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Kerem Gelir

2×2 · top 2.7% of 186,767 all-time · competing since July 2022 · 2022GELI01

Kerem Gelir has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 1.63, set at 100 Years Republic İstanbul 2023, puts him in the top 2.7% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 24th in Turkey. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 9 competitions since July 2022, he has put 229 official solves on the record across three events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, steadier than 79% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 2×2 best has come down from 3.38 in July 2022 to 1.63, a 52% improvement. Kerem has entered nine competitions, more competitions than 91% of everyone who has ever competed.

2×2
best event — top 2.7% of 186,767 all-time
1.63
signature single · 100 Years Republic İstanbul 2023
229
official solves on the record
12%
solve-to-solve spread · steadier than 79% of the field

Standing, event by event

vs everyone ever ranked
EventPB singlePB averageAll-time standingTurkey
2×21.633.23
top 2.7%24 / 1,647
3×311.0813.06
top 10.7%156 / 2,193
4×41:03.311:10.62
top 39.9%139 / 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

Edukent Weekend 2022: 3.38Sweet November İstanbul 2022: 2.92Back to İstanbul 2023: 2.14100 Years Republic İstanbul 2023: 1.63Turkish Nationals 2024: 1.92İstanbul December 2024: 3.06Bursa Büyükşehir Zeka Küpü 2024: 2.25İstanbul January 2025: 1.93İstanbul Mid Summer 2025: 2.481.633.3815 Jul 20225 Jul 2025

Best single per competition, 2×2. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.

The story so far

Competitions

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.

Next targets

  • A sub-1 2×2 single — 1,032 people have one; it is 0.63 away.
  • A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,172 people have one; it is 1.08 away.

Targets move as he improves.