People · Turkey
Mert Aykol
Pyraminx · top 9.2% of 129,321 all-time · competing since December 2018 · 2018AYKO01
Mert Aykol has been competing for 8 years. His best event is the Pyraminx: a personal-best single of 4.31, set at Back to İstanbul 2022, puts him in the top 9.2% of the 129,321 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 81st in Turkey. Until September 2006, no official Pyraminx solve in the world had been that fast. Across 6 competitions since December 2018, he has put 174 official solves on the record across six events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 11% around a typical one, an early reading from 7 counted rounds. His Pyraminx best has come down from 6.38 in December 2018 to 4.31, a 32% improvement. Mert has entered six competitions, more competitions than 86% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Turkey | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pyraminx | 4.31 | 4.96 | top 9.2% | 81 / 1,188 | |
| Skewb | 6.09 | 8.65 | top 26.4% | 128 / 649 | |
| 2×2 | 4.74 | 5.83 | top 36.0% | 543 / 1,647 | |
| 3×3 | 25.21 | 29.74 | top 53.1% | 1,046 / 2,193 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 3:38.41 | — | early days — 2 solves | 20 / 43 | |
| Square-1 | 39.36 | 57.26 | top 64.6% | 93 / 149 |
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, Pyraminx. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.
The story so far
- 12 Mar 2022First sub-30 3×3: 25.21 at Back to İstanbul 2022.
- 12 Mar 2022Five personal bests in one day at Back to İstanbul 2022.
- 20 Apr 2019Five personal bests in one day at Eskişehir Spring 2019.
- 24 Mar 2019Four personal bests in one day at İstanbul Spring 2019.
- 23 Feb 2019Four personal bests in one day at Ankara Winter 2019.
- 1 Dec 2018First competition: İstanbul Winter 2018.
Competitions
- Back to İstanbul 2022 · 12 Mar 2022 — 5 personal bests set
- Eskişehir Spring 2019 · 20 Apr 2019 — 5 personal bests set
- İstanbul Spring 2019 · 24 Mar 2019 — 4 personal bests set
- Ankara Winter 2019 · 23 Feb 2019 — 4 personal bests set
- Bursa Winter 2019 · 26 Jan 2019 — 2 personal bests set
- İstanbul Winter 2018 · 1 Dec 2018 — 1 personal best 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.
- Emir Yusuf Çiçekdemir — met in 28 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
- Ahmet Çınar Ablak — met in 27 rounds, finished ahead 7 times
- Acar Gök — met in 26 rounds, finished ahead 10 times
Next targets
- A sub-4 Pyraminx single — 9,892 people have one; it is 0.31 away.
- A sub-6 Skewb single — 18,841 people have one; it is 0.09 away.
Targets move as he improves.