Competitions · Greece

Thessaloniki Summer Open 2026

Thessaloniki · 25 July 2026 · 12 events · 58 competitors · 108 personal bests

George Tsilimenis won two of the twelve events (3×3, 3×3 one-handed) and the closest final was the Clock, won by Nikolaos Koutsivos (Νικόλαος Κουτσιβός) by 0.02 seconds. 58 competitors produced 108 personal bests, 106 of which still stand today, and six people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A national record

Victor Hadzhibeev set the Megaminx single national record: 44.86.

Two wins

George Tsilimenis — 3×3, 3×3 one-handed

0.02s

closest final — Clock, Nikolaos Koutsivos (Νικόλαος Κουτσιβός) over Panagiotis Christopoulos

108

personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

Event	Winner	Single	Average
3×3	George Tsilimenis	5.88	6.76
2×2	Konstantinos Topouzidis	1.24	1.77
4×4	Panagiotis Ioakeimidis	24.79	31.41
3×3 blindfolded	Thodoris Iatrou	30.05	36.21
3×3 one-handed	George Tsilimenis	10.21	11.21
Clock	Nikolaos Koutsivos (Νικόλαος Κουτσιβός)	4.53	5.20
Megaminx	Konstantinos Zaglanis	47.67	50.06
Pyraminx	Nikolas Baxevanis	1.80	2.47
Skewb	Andreas Mitzithras	2.80	3.15
Square-1	Nikolas Baxevanis	11.09	13.54
4×4 blindfolded	Thodoris Iatrou	4:20.48	—
3×3 Multi-Blind	Giannis Margaritis	10 of 13 cubes · 50:08	—

The PB harvest

108 set · 106 still standing

Kiriaki Aichmalotidou — 3×3 single 5.70: into the top 0.33% of the event's history.
George Tsilimenis — 3×3 single 5.85: into the top 0.41% of the event's history.
Andreas Mitzithras — 2×2 single 1.05: into the top 0.66% of the event's history.
Nikolas Baxevanis — Pyraminx single 1.80: into the top 0.83% of the event's history.
Konstantinos Topouzidis — 2×2 single 1.24: into the top 1.2% of the event's history.
Ilias Nikolaou — 2×2 single 1.25: into the top 1.2% of the event's history.
Chrysafis Anastasiadis (Χρυσάφης Αναστασιάδης) — 2×2 single 1.26: into the top 1.2% of the event's history.
Panagiotis Christopoulos — 3×3 single 7.08: into the top 1.4% of the event's history.

First-timers

Six people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 22,685 people who made their debut in 2026. Start here explains what a first competition is like.

Records watch

7 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

58 competitors · 592 results · 12 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. George Tsilimenis won it with a 6.76 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

58 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.