People · Romania
Kaan Ulkusal
3×3 · top 10.7% of 284,439 all-time · competing since January 2016 · 2016ULKU02
Kaan Ulkusal has been competing for 11 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 11.07, set at Bacau Easter Open 2018, puts him in the top 10.7% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 144th in Romania. Across 13 competitions since January 2016, he has put 532 official solves on the record across twelve events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, steadier than 62% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 15.81 in January 2016 to 11.07, a 30% improvement. Kaan 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 | Romania | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 11.07 | 13.88 | top 10.7% | 144 / 1,574 | |
| 2×2 | 3.45 | 5.30 | top 19.6% | 226 / 1,214 | |
| 4×4 | 49.15 | 56.34 | top 23.7% | 92 / 578 | |
| Skewb | 6.80 | 9.90 | top 32.1% | 112 / 401 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 25.29 | 28.44 | top 35.0% | 110 / 411 | |
| Pyraminx | 8.12 | 12.81 | top 37.2% | 286 / 825 | |
| 5×5 | 1:42.77 | 1:50.77 | top 37.4% | 73 / 225 | |
| 6×6 | 3:16.63 | 3:49.88 | top 48.9% | 49 / 128 | |
| 7×7 | 5:31.02 | 6:09.59 | top 59.9% | 47 / 95 | |
| Square-1 | 49.79 | 1:31.09 | top 75.9% | 111 / 158 | |
| Megaminx | 4:18.56 | — | early days — 3 solves | 199 / 243 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 8:47.38 | — | early days — 2 solves | 73 / 76 |
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 Feb 2019Three personal bests in one day at U.R.A. Big Blind and FMC 2019.
- 19 Aug 2017Three personal bests in one day at Constanța Cube Days 2017.
- 8 Apr 2017Four personal bests in one day at U.R.A. Easter Open 2017.
- 5 Nov 2016Five personal bests in one day at U.R.A. Back to School 2016.
- 20 Aug 2016Three personal bests in one day at Constanta Rubik Open 2016.
- 23 Apr 2016First sub-15 3×3: 14.66 at U.R.A. Spring 2016.
Competitions
- U.R.A. Big Blind and FMC 2019 · 16 Feb 2019 — 3 personal bests set
- Romanian National Day 2018 · 30 Nov 2018
- Sebes Autumn 2018 · 13 Oct 2018
- Bacau Easter Open 2018 · 24 Mar 2018 — 2 personal bests set
- Slobozia Winter Open 2018 · 27 Jan 2018
- Craiova Rubik Open 2017 · 18 Nov 2017 — 1 personal best set
- Constanța Cube Days 2017 · 19 Aug 2017 — 3 personal bests set
- U.R.A. Easter Open 2017 · 8 Apr 2017 — 4 personal bests set
- Slobozia Spring Open 2017 · 12 Mar 2017
- U.R.A. Back to School 2016 · 5 Nov 2016 — 5 personal bests set
- Constanta Rubik Open 2016 · 20 Aug 2016 — 3 personal bests set
- U.R.A. Spring 2016 · 23 Apr 2016 — 6 personal bests set
- U.R.A. Rubik Open 2016 · 16 Jan 2016 — 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.
- Haluk Ulkusal — met in 116 rounds, finished ahead 23 times
- Martin Fronescu — met in 109 rounds, never finished ahead
- Mihai Căpăţinescu — met in 106 rounds, finished ahead 36 times
Next targets
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,172 people have one; it is 1.07 away.
- A sub-3 2×2 single — 26,570 people have one; it is 0.45 away.
Targets move as he improves.