People · Turkey
Ayberk Balkan
Skewb · top 4.6% of 73,281 all-time · competing since May 2022 · 2022BALK01
Ayberk Balkan has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the Skewb: a personal-best single of 2.92, set at İstanbul April 2026, puts him in the top 4.6% of the 73,281 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 18th in Turkey. Until February 2014, no official Skewb solve in the world had been that fast. Across 9 competitions since May 2022, he has put 307 official solves on the record across six events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 11% around a typical one, steadier than 88% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 2×2 best has come down from 9.36 in May 2022 to 2.02, a 78% improvement. Ayberk has entered nine competitions, more competitions than 91% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Turkey | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skewb | 2.92 | 5.09 | top 4.6% | 18 / 649 | |
| 2×2 | 2.02 | 4.45 | top 4.9% | 68 / 1,647 | |
| Pyraminx | 5.02 | 8.68 | top 13.3% | 120 / 1,188 | |
| 3×3 | 15.90 | 18.10 | top 27.4% | 470 / 2,193 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 42.00 | 55.62 | top 68.1% | 304 / 566 | |
| 4×4 | 1:41.14 | — | top 71.4% | 310 / 463 |
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, 2×2. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.
The story so far
- 4 Jul 2026Three personal bests in one day at Bursa Summer 2026.
- 25 Apr 2026Six personal bests in one day at İstanbul April 2026.
- 3 Aug 2024First sub-20 3×3: 18.92 at Bursa Summer 2024.
- 3 Aug 2024Three personal bests in one day at Bursa Summer 2024.
- 2 Sep 2023Three personal bests in one day at Otantik Weekend 2023.
- 8 Jul 2023Three personal bests in one day at Back to İstanbul 2023.
Competitions
- Bursa Summer 2026 · 4 Jul 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- İstanbul April 2026 · 25 Apr 2026 — 6 personal bests set
- Bursa Summer 2024 · 3 Aug 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- One Day İstanbul B 2024 · 10 Mar 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Otantik Weekend 2023 · 2 Sep 2023 — 3 personal bests set
- Back to İstanbul 2023 · 8 Jul 2023 — 3 personal bests set
- Qubes Don' Lie Bursa 2022 · 8 Oct 2022 — 2 personal bests set
- Edukent Weekend 2022 · 15 Jul 2022 — 5 personal bests set
- Bursa Open 2022 · 7 May 2022
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.
- Ahmet Çınar Ablak — met in 53 rounds, finished ahead once
- Toprak Berva Yıldırım — met in 42 rounds, finished ahead 26 times
- Melisa Şen — met in 42 rounds, finished ahead 6 times
Next targets
- A sub-2 Skewb single — 1,013 people have one; it is 0.92 away.
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.02 away.
Targets move as he improves.