People · United States
Cahit Ege Balci
3×3 · top 16.2% of 284,439 all-time · competing since May 2023 · 2023BALC01
Cahit Ege Balci has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 12.66, set at UCSD March A 2026, puts him in the top 16.2% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 8,706th in the United States. Across 7 competitions since May 2023, he has put 57 official solves on the record across three events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, an early reading from 8 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 38.79 in May 2023 to 12.66, a 67% improvement. Cahit has entered seven competitions, more competitions than 88% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 12.66 | 15.47 | top 16.2% | 8,706 / 59,724 | |
| 2×2 | 7.16 | 8.04 | top 61.7% | 25,391 / 40,951 | |
| 5×5 | 4:14.30 | — | early days — 3 solves | 8,862 / 9,401 |
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
- 11 May 2025First sub-15 3×3: 13.15 at UCSD Maybe 2025.
- 8 Mar 2025First sub-20 3×3: 16.11 at SoCal Speedcubing at Super STEM Saturday 2025.
- 7 Oct 2023First sub-30 3×3: 29.58 at UCSD Extravaganza 2023.
- 6 May 2023First competition: Gonna Need a Bigger Cube SD 2023. A 38.79 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- UCSD March A 2026 · 1 Mar 2026 — 1 personal best set
- UCSD Maybe 2025 · 11 May 2025 — 1 personal best set
- SoCal Speedcubing at Super STEM Saturday 2025 · 8 Mar 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Super Duper San Diego 2024 · 28 Sep 2024 — 1 personal best set
- CubingUSA Western Championship 2024 · 2 Aug 2024 — 1 personal best set
- UCSD Extravaganza 2023 · 7 Oct 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Gonna Need a Bigger Cube SD 2023 · 6 May 2023
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.
- Shane Grogan — met in 12 rounds, never finished ahead
- Alex Lehman — met in 12 rounds, never finished ahead
- Graham Siggins — met in 11 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 39,535 people have one; it is 0.66 away.
- A sub-6 2×2 single — 95,042 people have one; it is 1.16 away.
Targets move as he improves.