People · Turkey
Can Akkaya
Pyraminx · top 1.2% of 129,321 all-time · competing since March 2024 · 2024AKKA01
Can Akkaya has been competing for 2 years. His best event is the Pyraminx: a personal-best single of 2.05, set at İstanbul December 2024, puts him in the top 1.2% of the 129,321 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 8th in Turkey. Until July 2011, no official Pyraminx solve in the world had been that fast. Across 13 competitions since March 2024, he has put 418 official solves on the record across ten events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 15% around a typical one; 85% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 40.07 in March 2024 to 12.60, a 69% improvement. Can has entered 13 competitions, more competitions than 94% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Turkey | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pyraminx | 2.05 | 6.37 | top 1.2% | 8 / 1,188 | |
| 2×2 | 2.19 | 4.39 | top 6.1% | 93 / 1,647 | |
| 3×3 | 12.60 | 16.02 | top 16.0% | 259 / 2,193 | |
| Clock | 9.52 | 14.14 | top 22.7% | 33 / 172 | |
| 4×4 | 1:06.75 | 1:20.32 | top 43.7% | 155 / 463 | |
| Skewb | 8.79 | 14.36 | top 47.0% | 241 / 649 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 32.46 | 39.87 | top 52.2% | 226 / 566 | |
| Megaminx | 2:34.90 | — | top 63.6% | 72 / 125 | |
| 5×5 | 2:26.30 | — | top 64.1% | 108 / 181 | |
| Square-1 | 1:15.82 | — | early days — 3 solves | 138 / 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
- 18 Oct 2025First sub-15 3×3: 14.22 at Take Your Time Ermelo 2025.
- 14 Dec 2024Five personal bests in one day at İstanbul December 2024.
- 14 Nov 2024Six personal bests in one day at Turkish Nationals 2024.
- 29 Sep 2024Three personal bests in one day at Back To School İstanbul B 2024.
- 22 Jun 2024First sub-20 3×3: 19.98 at Edinburgh Summer Open 2024.
- 22 Jun 2024Four personal bests in one day at Edinburgh Summer Open 2024.
Competitions
- Breda Open 2026 · 18 Apr 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Classic Cubing Capelle 2026 · 8 Mar 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Leersum Open 2026 · 10 Jan 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Pakje Open in Lent 2025 · 6 Dec 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Take Your Time Ermelo 2025 · 18 Oct 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- İstanbul Welcome 2025 · 11 Jan 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- İstanbul December 2024 · 14 Dec 2024 — 5 personal bests set
- Turkish Nationals 2024 · 14 Nov 2024 — 6 personal bests set
- Back To School İstanbul B 2024 · 29 Sep 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- Edinburgh Summer Open 2024 · 22 Jun 2024 — 4 personal bests set
- İzmir Open 2024 · 1 Jun 2024 — 6 personal bests set
- Bursa Mother's Day 2024 · 11 May 2024 — 4 personal bests set
- İstanbul Cube Day A 2024 · 23 Mar 2024
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.
- Anja Strydom — met in 43 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Ivo Stoutjesdijk — met in 43 rounds, finished ahead once
- Stijn de Gooijer — met in 43 rounds, finished ahead once
Next targets
- A sub-2 Pyraminx single — 1,476 people have one; it is 0.05 away.
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.19 away.
Targets move as he improves.