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Thessaloniki Open 2022

Thessaloniki · 9 July 2022 · 14 events · 49 competitors · 83 personal bests

Mihnea Andrei Panţu won five of the 14 events (4×4, 5×5, 6×6) and the closest final was the 3×3, won by Vasilis Prigkos by 0.29 seconds. 49 competitors produced 83 personal bests, 13 of which still stand today, and 21 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A national record

Mihnea Andrei Panţu set the Clock single national record: 8.22.

Five wins
Mihnea Andrei Panţu — 4×4, 5×5, 6×6, 7×7, 3×3 one-handed
0.29s
closest final — 3×3, Vasilis Prigkos over Mihnea Andrei Panţu
83
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Vasilis Prigkos9.079.44
2×2Vasilis Prigkos2.433.10
4×4Mihnea Andrei Panţu34.6035.88
5×5Mihnea Andrei Panţu1:02.951:08.85
6×6Mihnea Andrei Panţu1:50.272:02.97
7×7Mihnea Andrei Panţu2:56.023:13.29
3×3 blindfoldedKonstantinos Vlachveis1:46.43—
3×3 one-handedMihnea Andrei Panţu15.2616.11
ClockNiko Ronkainen6.066.78
MegaminxNikolaos Zikos54.1656.01
PyraminxNiko Ronkainen3.724.66
SkewbNiko Ronkainen3.624.32
Square-1Matei Mălin Niţă17.2719.80
3×3 Multi-BlindKonstantinos Vlachveis3 of 6 cubes · 52:10—

The PB harvest

83 set · 13 still standing
  • Dimitris Litsas — 2×2 single 2.17: into the top 6.0% of the event's history.
  • Matei Mălin Niţă — 3×3 single 11.89: into the top 13.5% of the event's history.
  • Dimitris Pavlou — 3×3 single 12.18: into the top 14.5% of the event's history.
  • Dimitris Pavlou — 3×3 one-handed single 19.03: into the top 17.9% of the event's history.
  • Konstantinos Pantoulas — Pyraminx single 5.72: into the top 18.0% of the event's history.
  • Matei Mălin Niţă — Pyraminx single 5.93: into the top 19.5% of the event's history.
  • Orion Elafros — 3×3 single 14.30: into the top 22.0% of the event's history.
  • Dimitris Pavlou — 2×2 single 4.16: into the top 28.5% of the event's history.

First-timers

21 people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 26,245 people who made their debut in 2022. Start here explains what a first competition is like.

Records watch

2 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

49 competitors · 495 results · 14 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. Vasilis Prigkos won it with a 9.44 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

49 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.