People · Turkey
Deniz İlki
Pyraminx · top 5.4% of 129,321 all-time · competing since January 2026 · 2026ILKI01
Deniz İlki has been competing for 7 months. His best event is the Pyraminx: a personal-best single of 3.49, set at Loba April Ankara 2026, puts him in the top 5.4% of the 129,321 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 45th in Turkey. Until February 2008, no official Pyraminx solve in the world had been that fast. Across 4 competitions since January 2026, he has put 135 official solves on the record across six events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 11% around a typical one, an early reading from 8 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 21.14 in January 2026 to 13.53, a 36% improvement. Deniz has entered four competitions, more competitions than 78% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Turkey | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pyraminx | 3.49 | 8.26 | top 5.4% | 45 / 1,188 | |
| 2×2 | 2.76 | 5.42 | top 11.6% | 170 / 1,647 | |
| 3×3 | 13.53 | 16.97 | top 19.3% | 313 / 2,193 | |
| Skewb | 9.21 | 11.32 | top 49.8% | 253 / 649 | |
| 4×4 | 1:20.68 | — | early days — 2 solves | 211 / 463 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 40.81 | 47.22 | top 66.4% | 300 / 566 |
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 Apr 2026First sub-15 3×3: 13.53 at Loba April Ankara 2026.
- 11 Apr 2026Seven personal bests in one day at Loba April Ankara 2026.
- 7 Mar 2026First sub-20 3×3: 17.01 at Loba March Ankara 2026.
- 7 Mar 2026Five personal bests in one day at Loba March Ankara 2026.
- 24 Jan 2026First competition: Loba January Ankara 2026. A 23.22 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- 19 Mayıs Loba Ankara 2026 · 16 May 2026
- Loba April Ankara 2026 · 11 Apr 2026 — 7 personal bests set
- Loba March Ankara 2026 · 7 Mar 2026 — 5 personal bests set
- Loba January Ankara 2026 · 24 Jan 2026 — 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.
- İsmail Çınar Erdağ — met in 29 rounds, finished ahead 11 times
- Altuğ Ulutaş — met in 29 rounds, finished ahead once
- Onur Karahan — met in 29 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-3 Pyraminx single — 4,700 people have one; it is 0.49 away.
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.76 away.
Targets move as he improves.