People · Turkey
Ardan Kaya
2×2 · top 7.7% of 186,767 all-time · competing since June 2022 · 2022KAYA02
Ardan Kaya has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 2.37, set at Vienna Frühling 2026, puts him in the top 7.7% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 112th in Turkey. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 5 competitions since June 2022, he has put 165 official solves on the record across nine events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 11% around a typical one, steadier than 92% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 23.28 in June 2022 to 15.70, a 33% improvement. Ardan has entered five competitions, more competitions than 83% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Turkey | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 2.37 | 4.27 | top 7.7% | 112 / 1,647 | |
| 3×3 | 15.70 | 18.83 | top 26.8% | 455 / 2,193 | |
| Skewb | 8.54 | 13.95 | top 45.3% | 226 / 649 | |
| Pyraminx | 9.40 | 12.23 | top 48.2% | 471 / 1,188 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 33.90 | 46.39 | top 55.2% | 240 / 566 | |
| 4×4 | 1:22.03 | 1:24.25 | top 57.6% | 219 / 463 | |
| Clock | 22.10 | — | early days — 2 solves | 119 / 172 | |
| 5×5 | 3:01.19 | — | early days — 2 solves | 148 / 181 | |
| Square-1 | 54.59 | 1:02.18 | top 80.0% | 117 / 149 |
Percentile against all competitors ever ranked in each event, a fairer measure than raw rank, because the pools differ by a factor of ten.
The line so far
Best single per competition, 3×3. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.
The story so far
- 16 May 2026Five personal bests in one day at Vienna Frühling 2026.
- 28 Sep 2024First sub-20 3×3: 17.00 at Back To School İstanbul A 2024.
- 28 Sep 2024Four personal bests in one day at Back To School İstanbul A 2024.
- 15 Jul 2022Three personal bests in one day at Edukent Weekend 2022.
- 25 Jun 2022First competition: Ankara Summer 2022. A 23.28 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Vienna Frühling 2026 · 16 May 2026 — 5 personal bests set
- Back To School İstanbul A 2024 · 28 Sep 2024 — 4 personal bests set
- Back to İstanbul 2023 · 8 Jul 2023
- Edukent Weekend 2022 · 15 Jul 2022 — 3 personal bests set
- Ankara Summer 2022 · 25 Jun 2022 — 1 personal best set
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 DNF (did not finish) is an attempt with no valid result: a popped piece, an unsolved face, an over-limit memorisation · top X% compares against everyone ever ranked in that event, which is fairer than raw rank because event pools differ tenfold.
The circuit
The people whose scorecards keep turning up next to his.
- Muhammed Volkan Güngör — met in 27 rounds, finished ahead once
- Alikhan Zhanybekov — met in 26 rounds, never finished ahead
- Mert Sağdınç — met in 22 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.37 away.
- A sub-15 3×3 single — 69,493 people have one; it is 0.70 away.
Targets move as he improves.