People · Turkey
Poyraz Aden Ataacar
2×2 · top 2.9% of 186,767 all-time · competing since October 2023 · 2023ATAA02
Poyraz Aden Ataacar has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 1.66, set at Turkish Nationals 2024, puts him in the top 2.9% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 26th in Turkey. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 9 competitions since October 2023, he has put 158 official solves on the record across four events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 16% around a typical one; 91% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. That figure sets aside his 3 DNFs. His 2×2 best has come down from 13.10 in October 2023 to 1.66, an 87% improvement. Poyraz 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 | 1.66 | 6.04 | top 2.9% | 26 / 1,647 | |
| Pyraminx | 5.11 | 10.22 | top 13.9% | 127 / 1,188 | |
| 3×3 | 19.31 | 27.47 | top 38.0% | 690 / 2,193 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 1:57.22 | — | early days — 1 solve | 563 / 566 |
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
- 5 Jul 2025First sub-20 3×3: 19.31 at İstanbul Mid Summer 2025.
- 14 Nov 2024Three personal bests in one day at Turkish Nationals 2024.
- 16 Dec 2023First sub-30 3×3: 27.16 at 100. Yıl MBA Cube Weekend 2023.
- 16 Dec 2023Three personal bests in one day at 100. Yıl MBA Cube Weekend 2023.
- 28 Oct 2023First competition: 100 Years Republic İstanbul 2023. A 30.46 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- İstanbul Mid Summer 2025 · 5 Jul 2025 — 1 personal best set
- İstanbul February Weekend 2025 · 22 Feb 2025 — 1 personal best set
- MBA February 2025 · 8 Feb 2025
- İstanbul Welcome 2025 · 11 Jan 2025
- Bursa Büyükşehir Zeka Küpü 2024 · 21 Dec 2024
- İstanbul December 2024 · 14 Dec 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Turkish Nationals 2024 · 14 Nov 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- 100. Yıl MBA Cube Weekend 2023 · 16 Dec 2023 — 3 personal bests set
- 100 Years Republic İstanbul 2023 · 28 Oct 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 34 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
- Ömer Çetinkaya — met in 25 rounds, finished ahead once
- Kayra Atlas Küçükdeveci — met in 24 rounds, finished ahead 6 times
Next targets
- A sub-1 2×2 single — 1,032 people have one; it is 0.66 away.
- A sub-5 Pyraminx single — 17,019 people have one; it is 0.11 away.
Targets move as he improves.