Competitions · Cyprus
Nicosia Power Plant 2026
Nicosia · 9 May 2026 · 6 events · 22 competitors · 35 personal bests
Ilias Nikolaou won three of the six events (5×5, 3×3 one-handed, Square-1) and the closest final was the Skewb, won by Constantinos Kapelos by 0.24 seconds. 22 competitors produced 35 personal bests, 26 of which still stand today, and four people held a competitor card for the first time.
Winners & podiums
| Event | Winner | Single | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | Michael Eleftheriades | 7.64 | 8.02 |
| 5×5 | Ilias Nikolaou | 54.64 | 56.68 |
| 3×3 one-handed | Ilias Nikolaou | 10.49 | 14.45 |
| Pyraminx | Sotiris Kkaras | 3.44 | 4.75 |
| Skewb | Constantinos Kapelos | 3.89 | 5.64 |
| Square-1 | Ilias Nikolaou | 14.01 | 18.49 |
The PB harvest
35 set · 26 still standing- Sotiris Kkaras — 3×3 single 4.99: into the top 0.12% of the event's history.
- Ilias Nikolaou — 3×3 one-handed single 10.49: into the top 1.4% of the event's history.
- Theoharis Delidis — 3×3 single 7.13: into the top 1.5% of the event's history.
- Constantinos Kapelos — 3×3 single 7.93: into the top 2.7% of the event's history.
- Roman Zakoulov — Pyraminx single 3.52: into the top 5.5% of the event's history.
- Giorgos Sofroniou — Pyraminx single 3.67: into the top 6.2% of the event's history.
- George Alexander Rosleff — Skewb single 3.23: into the top 6.2% of the event's history.
- George Alexander Rosleff — 5×5 single 1:02.55: into the top 6.9% of the event's history.
First-timers
Four people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 18,546 people who made their debut in 2026. Start here explains what a first competition is like.
Records watch
2 regional records were set at this competition.
The field
22 competitors · 144 results · 6 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. Michael Eleftheriades won it with a 8.02 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.
- 1
U' B2 L' F D2 L2 D2 L2 F2 R' D2 B2 R2 U L2 B' U2 F' L2 U' - 2
L' F2 L R D2 B2 U2 F2 R D' R' F' L D2 L2 B2 F' D' F U2 - 3
U' D F B' L' D' F' L D B' R2 B' D2 L2 D2 B2 R2 D' R' - 4
L U2 B U' R2 F2 B' U' R U R' B2 R' L2 D2 R2 B2 F - 5
R2 U R2 D F2 D2 U2 L2 U2 L B' U' B' F' R F2 U F
solve 1
solve 2
solve 3
solve 4
solve 5
Race this final
Everyone who competed
22 competitors- Aaron Wonsok Choi
- Björn Moberg
- Christos Christofi
- Constantinos Kapelos
- Dionysis Paikousis
- George Alexander Rosleff
- Georgios Vasileiou
- Giorgos Sofroniou
- Igor Grudzinskii
- Ilias Nikolaou
- Kseniia Kuchaeva
- Marios Kasparis
- Michael Eleftheriades
- Michael Platonchev
- Michaelangelos Apostolou
- Roman Zakoulov
- Sara Moberg
- Shingen Isobe
- Sotiris Kkaras
- Stephan Jojo Panayiotou Boadu
- Stynos Antoniades
- Theoharis Delidis
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.