People · Turkey
Mert Ali Köroğlu
2×2 · top 3.2% of 186,767 all-time · competing since April 2026 · 2026KORO01
Mert Ali Köroğlu has been competing for 4 months. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 1.73, set at Bursa Summer 2026, puts him in the top 3.2% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 35th in Turkey. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 3 competitions since April 2026, he has put 113 official solves on the record across seven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 11% around a typical one, an early reading from 6 counted rounds. His 2×2 best has come down from 4.48 in April 2026 to 1.73, a 61% improvement. Mert has entered three competitions, more competitions than 69% 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 | 1.73 | 5.98 | top 3.2% | 35 / 1,647 | |
| Pyraminx | 4.66 | 7.75 | top 11.2% | 100 / 1,188 | |
| 3×3 | 12.56 | 14.60 | top 15.9% | 256 / 2,193 | |
| Skewb | 7.53 | 14.91 | top 37.7% | 187 / 649 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 31.47 | 38.18 | top 50.0% | 214 / 566 | |
| 4×4 | 1:16.17 | — | early days — 2 solves | 192 / 463 | |
| Clock | 19.15 | 24.08 | top 62.2% | 99 / 172 |
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
- 4 Jul 2026Five personal bests in one day at Bursa Summer 2026.
- 25 Apr 2026First competition: İstanbul April 2026. A 14.91 3×3 single to start from.
- 25 Apr 2026Three personal bests in one day at İstanbul April 2026.
Competitions
- Bursa Summer 2026 · 4 Jul 2026 — 5 personal bests set
- 19 Mayıs Samsun 2026 · 19 May 2026 — 1 personal best set
- İstanbul April 2026 · 25 Apr 2026 — 3 personal bests 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.
- Ahmet Çınar Ablak — met in 19 rounds, never finished ahead
- Ömer Çavuş — met in 19 rounds, never finished ahead
- Toprak Berva Yıldırım — met in 18 rounds, finished ahead 10 times
Next targets
- A sub-1 2×2 single — 1,032 people have one; it is 0.73 away.
- A sub-4 Pyraminx single — 9,892 people have one; it is 0.66 away.
Targets move as he improves.