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Competitions · Turkey

19 Mayıs Samsun 2026

Samsun · 19 May 2026 · 4 events · 32 competitors · 29 personal bests

Muhammed Abdulkadir Fatih Gereken won three of the four events (2×2, Pyraminx, Skewb) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Muhammed Abdulkadir Fatih Gereken by 0.99 seconds. 32 competitors produced 29 personal bests, 28 of which still stand today, and 17 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Alp Çubukçu took a 2×2 single of 25.31 down to 13.96, 45 percent better in one day.

Three wins
Muhammed Abdulkadir Fatih Gereken — 2×2, Pyraminx, Skewb
0.99s
closest final — 2×2, Muhammed Abdulkadir Fatih Gereken over Deniz Yiğit
29
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Deniz Yiğit8.829.88
2×2Muhammed Abdulkadir Fatih Gereken2.704.08
PyraminxMuhammed Abdulkadir Fatih Gereken2.695.49
SkewbMuhammed Abdulkadir Fatih Gereken3.785.40

The PB harvest

29 set · 28 still standing

First-timers

17 people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 18,546 people who made their debut in 2026. 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

32 competitors · 107 results · 4 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. Deniz Yiğit won it with a 9.88 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

32 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.