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Competitions · Greece

Thessalonicube 2016

Thessaloniki · 30 July 2016 · 8 events · 17 competitors · 27 personal bests

Antonie Paterakis won seven of the eight events (3×3, 2×2, 4×4) and the closest final was the 3×3, won by Antonie Paterakis by 0.49 seconds. 17 competitors produced 27 personal bests, 12 of which still stand today, and six people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A national record

Antonie Paterakis set the 7×7 single national record: 3:47.00.

Seven wins
Antonie Paterakis — 3×3, 2×2, 4×4, 5×5, 6×6, 7×7, 3×3 one-handed
0.49s
closest final — 3×3, Antonie Paterakis over Vasilis Vasileris
27
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Antonie Paterakis7.899.54
2×2Antonie Paterakis1.502.47
4×4Antonie Paterakis36.4540.58
5×5Antonie Paterakis1:05.081:19.81
6×6Antonie Paterakis2:34.992:47.95
7×7Antonie Paterakis3:47.004:18.14
3×3 blindfoldedAntonis Fourfaro (Αντώνης Φουρφαρο)5:14.476:05.08
3×3 one-handedAntonie Paterakis15.4116.98

The PB harvest

27 set · 12 still standing

First-timers

Six 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

3 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

17 competitors · 119 results · 8 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. Antonie Paterakis won it with a 9.54 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

17 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.