People · Turkey
Ömer Faruk Bircan
2×2 · top 0.92% of 186,767 all-time · competing since November 2019 · 2019BIRC02
Ömer Faruk Bircan has been competing for 7 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 1.16, set at Ankara December 2022, puts him in the top 0.92% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 8th in Turkey. Until November 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 9 competitions since November 2019, he has put 385 official solves on the record across eight events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 11% around a typical one, steadier than 86% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 20.11 in November 2019 to 8.55, a 57% improvement. He has entered nine competitions, more competitions than 91% 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 | 1.16 | 2.15 | top 0.92% | 8 / 1,647 | |
| 3×3 | 8.55 | 9.83 | top 3.8% | 50 / 2,193 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 13.29 | 16.82 | top 4.9% | 15 / 566 | |
| Megaminx | 59.65 | 1:06.33 | top 9.8% | 8 / 125 | |
| 4×4 | 43.65 | 51.58 | top 16.6% | 52 / 463 | |
| 5×5 | 1:20.60 | 1:34.79 | top 19.6% | 28 / 181 | |
| Pyraminx | 8.86 | 11.52 | top 43.6% | 416 / 1,188 | |
| Skewb | 13.53 | 16.67 | top 72.9% | 409 / 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
- 17 Dec 2022Four personal bests in one day at Ankara December 2022.
- 15 Oct 2022Three personal bests in one day at Qubes Don' Lie Ankara 2022.
- 20 Aug 2022Four personal bests in one day at Sınav Cube Weekend 2022.
- 25 Jun 2022Three personal bests in one day at Ankara Summer 2022.
- 29 Jan 2022First sub-10 3×3: 9.31 at Ankara Winter 2022.
- 29 Jan 2022Five personal bests in one day at Ankara Winter 2022.
Competitions
- Ankara July 2023 · 8 Jul 2023
- Ankara December 2022 · 17 Dec 2022 — 4 personal bests set
- Ankara Fall 2022 · 26 Nov 2022
- Qubes Don' Lie Ankara 2022 · 15 Oct 2022 — 3 personal bests set
- Sınav Cube Weekend 2022 · 20 Aug 2022 — 4 personal bests set
- Ankara Summer 2022 · 25 Jun 2022 — 3 personal bests set
- Ankara Winter 2022 · 29 Jan 2022 — 5 personal bests set
- Ankara Summer 2021 · 10 Jul 2021 — 2 personal bests set
- Ankara Bulut 2019 · 23 Nov 2019 — 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.
- Ahmet Çınar Ablak — met in 82 rounds, finished ahead 10 times
- Can Ersoy — met in 52 rounds, finished ahead 42 times
- Ahmet Nadir Yücekaya — met in 52 rounds, finished ahead 40 times
Next targets
- A sub-1 2×2 single — 1,032 people have one; it is 0.16 away.
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 0.55 away.
Targets move as he improves.