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100 Years Republic Ankara 2023

Ankara · 28 October 2023 · 9 events · 23 competitors · 31 personal bests

Ahmet Çınar Ablak won seven of the nine events (3×3, 2×2, 4×4) and the closest final was the Clock, won by Zeki Hotoğlu by 0.67 seconds. 23 competitors produced 31 personal bests, 17 of which still stand today, and two people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Lavi Nazim Atik took a 3×3 single of 31.28 down to 19.07, 39 percent better in one day.

Seven wins
Ahmet Çınar Ablak — 3×3, 2×2, 4×4, 5×5, 3×3 one-handed, Pyraminx, Square-1
0.67s
closest final — Clock, Zeki Hotoğlu over Ahmet Çınar Ablak
31
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Ahmet Çınar Ablak6.427.33
2×2Ahmet Çınar Ablak1.672.65
4×4Ahmet Çınar Ablak29.6334.06
5×5Ahmet Çınar Ablak53.1758.23
3×3 one-handedAhmet Çınar Ablak13.5114.10
ClockZeki Hotoğlu7.578.87
PyraminxAhmet Çınar Ablak2.723.46
SkewbBora Azizoğlu2.864.28
Square-1Ahmet Çınar Ablak9.1411.60

The PB harvest

31 set · 17 still standing
  • Birkan Mayadağ — 3×3 single 8.26: into the top 3.3% of the event's history.
  • Birkan Mayadağ — 2×2 single 2.59: into the top 9.8% of the event's history.
  • Birkan Mayadağ — Square-1 single 12.37: into the top 10.6% of the event's history.
  • Emirhan Gökçe — Square-1 single 13.31: into the top 12.5% of the event's history.
  • Göktuğ Aydos — 3×3 single 14.93: into the top 24.2% of the event's history.
  • Jan Iyigun — Skewb single 6.20: into the top 27.3% of the event's history.
  • Demir Kılıçaslan — 3×3 single 18.38: into the top 35.3% of the event's history.
  • Lavi Nazim Atik — 3×3 single 19.07: into the top 37.3% of the event's history.

First-timers

Two people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 37,591 people who made their debut in 2023. Start here explains what a first competition is like.

Records watch

No national, continental or world records were set at this competition. That is true of most competitions.

The field

23 competitors · 162 results · 9 events.

Solve this final yourself

how this works →

The 3×3 final here ran on one scramble group, so these five sequences are exactly what the finalists faced. Ahmet Çınar Ablak won it with a 7.33 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

  1. 1U' L2 B2 R2 U' F2 D' R2 B' F' U2 B' U2 L' B2 D2 R' F R2
  2. 2R U2 R D R2 B' L2 U' L2 F2 L B2 R' D2 L' F2 U2 F2 L2 B2
  3. 3L2 F2 U2 F' L2 R2 F R2 B' R D R' D2 R' F2 U' F' D' R B'
  4. 4U R2 B2 D2 U2 F' R2 B2 L F D R' B U B D' L2 D'
  5. 5B2 U2 B L F2 L2 U' R2 U R2 D F2 L' R' D' B2 R' F' L'

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

23 competitors

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 final is a competition's last round; its order decides the podium · a DNF (did not finish) is an attempt with no valid result: a popped piece, an unsolved face, an over-limit memorisation · every solve starts from a computer-generated scramble, the same for every competitor in a round.