People · Turkey
Kerem Karaer
Clock · top 4.5% of 32,048 all-time · competing since January 2024 · 2024KARA01
Kerem Karaer has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the Clock: a personal-best single of 5.04, set at Loba January Ankara 2026, puts him in the top 4.5% of the 32,048 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 3rd in Turkey. Until April 2015, no official Clock solve in the world had been that fast. Across 15 competitions since January 2024, he has put 552 official solves on the record across eleven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 14% around a typical one; 67% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 42.88 in January 2024 to 11.41, a 73% improvement. Kerem has entered 15 competitions, more competitions than 95% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Turkey | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clock | 5.04 | 7.14 | top 4.5% | 3 / 172 | |
| 3×3 | 11.41 | 13.64 | top 11.8% | 178 / 2,193 | |
| 2×2 | 2.79 | 4.67 | top 11.9% | 176 / 1,647 | |
| Pyraminx | 4.81 | 8.05 | top 12.0% | 111 / 1,188 | |
| Skewb | 4.78 | 7.72 | top 16.5% | 72 / 649 | |
| 4×4 | 1:04.22 | 1:09.58 | top 40.9% | 142 / 463 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 30.07 | 32.86 | top 46.8% | 192 / 566 | |
| Square-1 | 32.83 | 45.61 | top 54.7% | 75 / 149 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 48 moves | — | early days — 1 solve | 47 / 72 | |
| 5×5 | 2:55.48 | — | top 76.6% | 140 / 181 | |
| Megaminx | 3:16.44 | — | early days — 1 solve | 110 / 125 |
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
- 24 Jan 2026Five personal bests in one day at Loba January Ankara 2026.
- 6 Dec 2025Four personal bests in one day at Loba Ankara December 2025.
- 5 Apr 2025Five personal bests in one day at Ankara April 2025.
- 7 Dec 2024First sub-15 3×3: 12.55 at End of Year Ankara 2024.
- 7 Dec 2024Four personal bests in one day at End of Year Ankara 2024.
- 14 Nov 2024Four personal bests in one day at Turkish Nationals 2024.
Competitions
- Loba April Ankara 2026 · 11 Apr 2026
- Loba March Ankara 2026 · 7 Mar 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Loba January Ankara 2026 · 24 Jan 2026 — 5 personal bests set
- Loba Ankara December 2025 · 6 Dec 2025 — 4 personal bests set
- Ankara April 2025 · 5 Apr 2025 — 5 personal bests set
- End of Year Ankara 2024 · 7 Dec 2024 — 4 personal bests set
- Turkish Nationals 2024 · 14 Nov 2024 — 4 personal bests set
- Back to School Ankara 2024 · 21 Sep 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- İstanbul Small B 2024 · 18 Aug 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Bursa Summer 2024 · 3 Aug 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Ankara June 2024 · 29 Jun 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Cube Clash in Ankara 2024 · 25 May 2024 — 5 personal bests set
- New Beginnings in Ankara 2024 · 4 May 2024 — 6 personal bests set
- Welcome Spring in Ankara 2024 · 2 Mar 2024 — 4 personal bests set
- Say Hi to Cubing in Ankara 2024 · 27 Jan 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.
- Alim Jahangırov — met in 108 rounds, finished ahead 12 times
- Ahmet Çınar Ablak — met in 105 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Ömer Eymen Akar — met in 87 rounds, finished ahead 9 times
Next targets
- A sub-5 Clock single — 1,421 people have one; it is 0.04 away.
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,172 people have one; it is 1.41 away.
Targets move as he improves.