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Greece Spring Open 2016

Piraeus · 25 April 2016 · 7 events · 33 competitors · 46 personal bests

Billy Palaiologos won five of the seven events (3×3, 4×4, 5×5) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Panos Gkotsis by 0.09 seconds. 33 competitors produced 46 personal bests, 17 of which still stand today, and 14 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A national record

George Chrysostomides set the 2×2 single national record: 6.24.

Five wins
Billy Palaiologos — 3×3, 4×4, 5×5, 3×3 one-handed, Pyraminx
0.09s
closest final — 2×2, Panos Gkotsis over Billy Palaiologos
46
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Billy Palaiologos10.1110.67
2×2Panos Gkotsis2.423.70
4×4Billy Palaiologos37.0138.42
5×5Billy Palaiologos1:11.081:18.13
3×3 blindfoldedPanos Gkotsis5:54.48
3×3 one-handedBilly Palaiologos13.9817.70
PyraminxBilly Palaiologos6.257.81

The PB harvest

46 set · 17 still standing
  • Billy Palaiologos — 3×3 single 8.31: into the top 3.4% of the event's history.
  • Billy Palaiologos — 3×3 one-handed single 13.98: into the top 6.1% of the event's history.
  • Billy Palaiologos — 4×4 single 34.81: into the top 6.5% of the event's history.
  • Thanasis Spiliotis — 3×3 single 11.03: into the top 10.6% of the event's history.
  • Dimitris Passas — 3×3 single 11.36: into the top 11.6% of the event's history.
  • Billy Palaiologos — 5×5 single 1:11.08: into the top 12.4% of the event's history.
  • Thanasis Spiliotis — 2×2 single 3.22: into the top 16.8% of the event's history.
  • Aliki Tzoutza — 3×3 single 15.87: into the top 27.4% of the event's history.

First-timers

14 people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 17,946 people who made their debut in 2016. Start here explains what a first competition is like.

Records watch

2 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

33 competitors · 159 results · 7 events.

Solve this final yourself

how this works →

The 3×3 final here ran on one scramble group, so these five sequences are exactly what the finalists faced. Billy Palaiologos won it with a 10.67 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

  1. 1U2 R2 B2 R2 U B2 D F2 U B' L2 F' D R2 D L2 D' L' F
  2. 2U B' R2 B2 U' F2 B2 D F' U' F' R L B2 U2 R' D2
  3. 3F2 U2 R2 U2 L2 F2 D2 R2 B' R2 U B' L' R' B L2 R B2 D' U'
  4. 4U2 R2 D U2 F2 D' U F2 R' B2 D2 B' L' D' U' B2 U2 F2
  5. 5F2 U' L2 R2 F2 R2 D' R2 D2 B U2 R D' U2 L' B2 L R2 U' B

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

33 competitors

Reading this page: a single is one solve's time · an average is the middle three of five solves, best and worst discarded · a PB is a personal best · a final is a competition's last round; its order decides the podium · a DNF (did not finish) is an attempt with no valid result: a popped piece, an unsolved face, an over-limit memorisation · every solve starts from a computer-generated scramble, the same for every competitor in a round.