People · Turkey
Taylan Karakurt
2×2 · top 16.6% of 186,767 all-time · competing since August 2024 · 2024KARA17
Taylan Karakurt has been competing for 2 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 3.20, set at Ankara April 2025, puts him in the top 16.6% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 243rd in Turkey. Across 10 competitions since August 2024, he has put 212 official solves on the record across nine events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 15% around a typical one; 83% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. That figure sets aside his 3 DNFs. His 3×3 best has come down from 40.24 in August 2024 to 16.12, a 60% improvement. Taylan has entered ten competitions, more competitions than 92% 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 | 3.20 | 5.86 | top 16.6% | 243 / 1,647 | |
| 3×3 | 16.12 | 19.72 | top 28.2% | 484 / 2,193 | |
| Skewb | 7.27 | 10.52 | top 35.8% | 178 / 649 | |
| Pyraminx | 8.00 | 13.29 | top 36.2% | 326 / 1,188 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 32.07 | 37.47 | top 51.3% | 222 / 566 | |
| Megaminx | 2:14.99 | — | early days — 2 solves | 57 / 125 | |
| Square-1 | 33.62 | 48.94 | top 56.2% | 79 / 149 | |
| Clock | 17.52 | 20.33 | top 57.2% | 91 / 172 | |
| 4×4 | 1:31.52 | — | top 64.7% | 271 / 463 |
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
- 31 May 2025First sub-20 3×3: 16.12 at İstanbul May 2025.
- 31 May 2025Five personal bests in one day at İstanbul May 2025.
- 12 Apr 2025Four personal bests in one day at İstanbul April 2025.
- 5 Apr 2025Six personal bests in one day at Ankara April 2025.
- 8 Feb 2025Three personal bests in one day at MBA February 2025.
- 11 Jan 2025Three personal bests in one day at İstanbul Welcome 2025.
Competitions
- FMC Asia 2025 · 27 Jul 2025
- Ankara June B 2025 · 29 Jun 2025
- İstanbul May 2025 · 31 May 2025 — 5 personal bests set
- İstanbul April 2025 · 12 Apr 2025 — 4 personal bests set
- Ankara April 2025 · 5 Apr 2025 — 6 personal bests set
- MBA February 2025 · 8 Feb 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- İstanbul Welcome 2025 · 11 Jan 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- İstanbul December 2024 · 14 Dec 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Turkish Nationals 2024 · 14 Nov 2024 — 1 personal best set
- İstanbul Small B 2024 · 18 Aug 2024
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.
- Kamer Cem Aytepeli — met in 35 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
- Toprak Berva Yıldırım — met in 35 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
- Timur Demirci — met in 35 rounds, finished ahead once
Next targets
- A sub-3 2×2 single — 26,570 people have one; it is 0.20 away.
- A sub-15 3×3 single — 69,493 people have one; it is 1.12 away.
Targets move as he improves.