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, 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 · 108 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 0.4% 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 18,546 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.