People · Turkey
Mehmet Selim Gürcan
2×2 · top 3.2% of 186,767 all-time · competing since April 2023 · 2023GURC01
Mehmet Selim Gürcan has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 1.72, set at Loba January Ankara 2026, puts him in the top 3.2% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 33rd in Turkey. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 7 competitions since April 2023, he has put 238 official solves on the record across seven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one, steadier than 51% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 35.92 in April 2023 to 14.41, a 60% improvement. Mehmet has entered seven competitions, more competitions than 88% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Turkey | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 1.72 | 5.47 | top 3.2% | 33 / 1,647 | |
| Pyraminx | 5.12 | 10.13 | top 13.9% | 129 / 1,188 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 19.94 | 28.91 | top 20.3% | 67 / 566 | |
| 3×3 | 14.41 | 16.40 | top 22.4% | 376 / 2,193 | |
| Clock | 14.54 | 18.88 | top 46.1% | 67 / 172 | |
| 4×4 | 1:22.82 | — | top 58.2% | 222 / 463 | |
| Skewb | 10.62 | 15.46 | top 58.7% | 299 / 649 |
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.
- 25 May 2024First sub-15 3×3: 14.41 at Cube Clash in Ankara 2024.
- 25 May 2024Four personal bests in one day at Cube Clash in Ankara 2024.
- 2 Mar 2024Three personal bests in one day at Welcome Spring in Ankara 2024.
- 14 Oct 2023First sub-30 3×3: 19.66 at Ankara October 2023.
- 14 Oct 2023First sub-20 3×3: 19.66 at Ankara October 2023.
Competitions
- Loba January Ankara 2026 · 24 Jan 2026 — 5 personal bests set
- Cube Clash in Ankara 2024 · 25 May 2024 — 4 personal bests set
- Welcome Spring in Ankara 2024 · 2 Mar 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- Farewell Cubing in Ankara 2023 · 23 Dec 2023 — 1 personal best set
- Just One Day Ankara 2023 · 19 Nov 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Ankara October 2023 · 14 Oct 2023 — 3 personal bests set
- Ankara April 2023 · 15 Apr 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.
- Alim Jahangırov — met in 50 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Onur Karahan — met in 44 rounds, never finished ahead
- Ahmet Çınar Ablak — met in 43 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-1 2×2 single — 1,032 people have one; it is 0.72 away.
- A sub-5 Pyraminx single — 17,019 people have one; it is 0.12 away.
Targets move as he improves.