People · Turkey
Sami Kaymak
2×2 · top 3.3% of 186,767 all-time · competing since June 2024 · 2024KAYM01
Sami Kaymak has been competing for 2 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 1.74, set at Bursa Summer 2026, puts him in the top 3.3% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 38th in Turkey. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 5 competitions since June 2024, he has put 203 official solves on the record across eight events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, steadier than 76% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 23.74 in June 2024 to 11.64, a 51% improvement. Sami has entered five competitions, more competitions than 83% 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 | 1.74 | 4.50 | top 3.3% | 38 / 1,647 | |
| 3×3 | 11.64 | 13.49 | top 12.6% | 195 / 2,193 | |
| 4×4 | 42.09 | 49.72 | top 14.6% | 44 / 463 | |
| Skewb | 5.04 | 5.60 | top 18.5% | 88 / 649 | |
| Pyraminx | 6.61 | 9.31 | top 24.7% | 212 / 1,188 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 22.40 | 25.39 | top 27.1% | 97 / 566 | |
| Clock | 11.10 | 14.78 | top 30.6% | 43 / 172 | |
| 5×5 | 1:40.21 | 1:46.02 | top 35.6% | 58 / 181 |
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
- 4 Jul 2026Six personal bests in one day at Bursa Summer 2026.
- 18 Oct 2025First sub-15 3×3: 12.08 at Ankara Gloria October 2025.
- 18 Oct 2025Seven personal bests in one day at Ankara Gloria October 2025.
- 25 Jan 2025First sub-20 3×3: 16.08 at Ankara Cube Weekend 2025.
- 25 Jan 2025Five personal bests in one day at Ankara Cube Weekend 2025.
- 10 Aug 2024Seven personal bests in one day at Ankara August 2024.
Competitions
- Bursa Summer 2026 · 4 Jul 2026 — 6 personal bests set
- Ankara Gloria October 2025 · 18 Oct 2025 — 7 personal bests set
- Ankara Cube Weekend 2025 · 25 Jan 2025 — 5 personal bests set
- Ankara August 2024 · 10 Aug 2024 — 7 personal bests set
- Ankara June 2024 · 29 Jun 2024 — 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 45 rounds, never finished ahead
- Ömer Eymen Akar — met in 39 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Zeki Hotoğlu — met in 34 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
Next targets
- A sub-1 2×2 single — 1,032 people have one; it is 0.74 away.
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,172 people have one; it is 1.64 away.
Targets move as he improves.