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Competitions · Turkey

Ankara April 2023

Ankara · 15 April 2023 · 12 events · 34 competitors · 53 personal bests

Ahmet Çınar Ablak won ten of the twelve events (3×3, 2×2, 4×4) and the closest final was the Pyraminx, won by Muammer Eray Işıklan by 0.24 seconds. 34 competitors produced 53 personal bests, 13 of which still stand today, and eight people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A national record

Mohammad Ahmad Abu Hussein set the 4×4 single national record: 37.61.

Ten wins
Ahmet Çınar Ablak — 3×3, 2×2, 4×4, 5×5, 6×6, 7×7, 3×3 one-handed, Megaminx, Skewb, Square-1
0.24s
closest final — Pyraminx, Muammer Eray Işıklan over Ahmet Çınar Ablak
53
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Ahmet Çınar Ablak6.908.36
2×2Ahmet Çınar Ablak1.902.22
4×4Ahmet Çınar Ablak30.1532.70
5×5Ahmet Çınar Ablak47.4552.40
6×6Ahmet Çınar Ablak1:47.161:49.39
7×7Ahmet Çınar Ablak2:23.652:38.71
3×3 one-handedAhmet Çınar Ablak13.7614.71
ClockSarp Abaç5.077.48
MegaminxAhmet Çınar Ablak51.2853.06
PyraminxMuammer Eray Işıklan3.545.32
SkewbAhmet Çınar Ablak3.035.75
Square-1Ahmet Çınar Ablak11.5511.87

The PB harvest

53 set · 13 still standing
  • Ahmet Yusuf Uysal — 2×2 single 1.91: into the top 4.2% of the event's history.
  • Sarp Abaç — Clock single 5.07: into the top 4.6% of the event's history.
  • Deniz Han Bilyay — Megaminx single 49.17: into the top 4.8% of the event's history.
  • Muammer Eray Işıklan — 3×3 single 12.37: into the top 15.2% of the event's history.
  • Umut Coşan — 6×6 single 2:16.73: into the top 18.8% of the event's history.
  • Bora Azizoğlu — 3×3 one-handed single 21.11: into the top 23.5% of the event's history.
  • Umut Coşan — 7×7 single 3:41.30: into the top 23.9% of the event's history.
  • Deniz Han Bilyay — Clock single 12.96: into the top 39.4% of the event's history.

First-timers

Eight 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

11 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

34 competitors · 244 results · 12 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 8.36 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

34 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.