Competitions · Greece
Greece Spring Open 2017
Piraeus · 10 April 2017 · 7 events · 49 competitors · 44 personal bests
Richard Tola won three of the seven events (3×3, 4×4, 5×5) and the closest final was the Pyraminx, won by Panos Gkotsis by 0.64 seconds. 49 competitors produced 44 personal bests, 23 of which still stand today, and 30 people held a competitor card for the first time.
Winners & podiums
| Event | Winner | Single | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | Richard Tola | 8.00 | 9.12 |
| 2×2 | Panos Gkotsis | 1.95 | 2.73 |
| 4×4 | Richard Tola | 37.78 | 38.17 |
| 5×5 | Richard Tola | 1:26.09 | 1:29.71 |
| 3×3 blindfolded | Basilis Katakouzinos | — | — |
| 3×3 one-handed | Panos Gkotsis | 18.27 | 20.26 |
| Pyraminx | Panos Gkotsis | 7.58 | 8.11 |
The PB harvest
44 set · 23 still standing- Giorgos Karagiannidis — 2×2 single 2.57: into the top 9.6% of the event's history.
- Aikaterini Lafara — 3×3 single 12.23: into the top 14.7% of the event's history.
- Giorgos Karagiannidis — Pyraminx single 5.25: into the top 14.8% of the event's history.
- Gikas Georgios — 3×3 single 14.29: into the top 22.0% of the event's history.
- Orestis Nakos Papadopoulos — Pyraminx single 6.77: into the top 26.0% of the event's history.
- Athanasios Papadopoulos — Pyraminx single 6.97: into the top 27.6% of the event's history.
- Dimitris Mesadakos — 3×3 single 16.02: into the top 27.9% of the event's history.
- Antonis Kokkinakis — Pyraminx single 7.19: into the top 29.4% of the event's history.
First-timers
30 people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 23,482 people who made their debut in 2017. Start here explains what a first competition is like.
Records watch
4 regional records were set at this competition.
The field
49 competitors · 249 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. Richard Tola won it with a 9.12 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.
- 1
U D F2 R L' D2 R2 F' B2 R F' U' R2 U' B2 R2 D B2 U' - 2
B2 L2 D2 R' U2 R F2 R' U2 F D' B' U2 F' D2 R2 F2 L' U R2 - 3
U B' L2 U' L U R F U' R' F' R2 F' L2 D2 R2 B U2 F' - 4
L' U' R2 D2 B' D' L D B D F2 R' U2 D2 B2 U2 D2 L - 5
U B' R D' F' D2 R B2 D2 L B2 R2 B2 U F2 L2 U' F2 R2 L2
solve 1
solve 2
solve 3
solve 4
solve 5
Race this final
Everyone who competed
49 competitors- Aggelos Anagnostou Sklavenitis
- Aggelos Arapai
- Aikaterini Lafara
- Alex Ialii
- Alexandros Gakis
- Alexandros Samaras
- Alkinoos Matrakas
- Anastassios Gerassis
- Antonis Kalantzakos
- Antonis Kokkinakis
- Antonis Xesternos
- Athanasios Papadopoulos
- Basilis Katakouzinos
- Bill Hatzopoulos
- Damianos Arvanitakis
- Dimitris Kasimatis
- Dimitris Litsas
- Dimitris Magkaniaris
- Dimitris Mariolis-Sapsakos
- Dimitris Mesadakos
- Dimitris Passas
- Dimitris Vlioras
- Giannis Grigoropoulos
- Gikas Georgios
- Giorgos Karagiannidis
- Haris Papadopoulos
- Ioannis Polyzos
- Jim Kakepakis
- John Chortis
- Konstantinos Vlachveis
- Makis Papadimitriou (Μάκης Παπαδημητριου)
- Marilena Tsakonopoulou
- Michalis Doulalas
- Nikos Michalopoulos
- Orestis Nakos Papadopoulos
- Panagiotis Vogiatzis
- Panayiotis Mousouras
- Panos Gkotsis
- Petros Rigas
- Richard Tola
- Rigas Tragoustis
- Sotiris Zaires
- Stefanos Sorotos
- Taxiarchis Vaxevanis
- Tzortzis Christidis
- Vasilis Prigkos
- Vladimir Novikov
- Xristos Panaritis
- Zois Lefkidis
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.