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Kıvanç Utku
Pyraminx · top 9.1% of 129,321 all-time · competing since September 2023 · 2023UTKU01
Kıvanç Utku has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the Pyraminx: a personal-best single of 4.28, set at Bursa June 2025, puts him in the top 9.1% of the 129,321 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 80th in Turkey. Until September 2006, no official Pyraminx solve in the world had been that fast. Across 5 competitions since September 2023, he has put 130 official solves on the record across nine events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 14% around a typical one, an early reading from 6 counted rounds. His 2×2 best has come down from 13.49 in September 2023 to 3.79, a 72% improvement. He has entered five competitions, more competitions than 83% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Turkey | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pyraminx | 4.28 | 12.24 | top 9.1% | 80 / 1,188 | |
| 2×2 | 3.79 | 5.26 | top 23.8% | 363 / 1,647 | |
| 3×3 | 16.22 | 18.06 | top 28.5% | 494 / 2,193 | |
| 4×4 | 1:04.95 | 1:10.08 | top 41.7% | 146 / 463 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 39.74 | 45.51 | top 64.9% | 287 / 566 | |
| Skewb | 11.95 | 14.21 | top 65.8% | 353 / 649 | |
| 5×5 | 2:38.90 | — | top 70.0% | 126 / 181 | |
| 6×6 | 7:50.13 | — | early days — 1 solve | 63 / 63 | |
| 7×7 | 12:50.00 | — | early days — 1 solve | 56 / 59 |
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, 2×2. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.
The story so far
- 21 Jun 2025First sub-20 3×3: 17.53 at Bursa June 2025.
- 21 Jun 2025Seven personal bests in one day at Bursa June 2025.
- 10 Mar 2024Five personal bests in one day at One Day İstanbul B 2024.
- 16 Dec 2023First sub-30 3×3: 24.05 at 100. Yıl MBA Cube Weekend 2023.
- 16 Dec 2023Four personal bests in one day at 100. Yıl MBA Cube Weekend 2023.
- 2 Sep 2023First competition: Otantik Weekend 2023. A 41.06 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Bursa June 2025 · 21 Jun 2025 — 7 personal bests set
- Bursa Mother's Day 2024 · 11 May 2024 — 1 personal best set
- One Day İstanbul B 2024 · 10 Mar 2024 — 5 personal bests set
- 100. Yıl MBA Cube Weekend 2023 · 16 Dec 2023 — 4 personal bests set
- Otantik Weekend 2023 · 2 Sep 2023
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.
- Toprak Berva Yıldırım — met in 31 rounds, finished ahead 8 times
- Kuzey Sönmez — met in 28 rounds, finished ahead 11 times
- Melisa Şen — met in 28 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-4 Pyraminx single — 9,892 people have one; it is 0.28 away.
- A sub-3 2×2 single — 26,570 people have one; it is 0.79 away.
Targets move as he improves.