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Ankara Fall 2022

Ankara · 26 November 2022 · 8 events · 30 competitors · 33 personal bests

Ahmet Çınar Ablak won eight of the eight events (3×3, 2×2, 4×4) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Ahmet Çınar Ablak by 1.98 seconds. 30 competitors produced 33 personal bests, 6 of which still stand today, and eleven people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Yağız Efe Dönmez took a 3×3 single of 38.69 down to 22.63, 42 percent better in one day.

Eight wins
Ahmet Çınar Ablak — 3×3, 2×2, 4×4, 5×5, 6×6, 7×7, 3×3 one-handed, Clock
1.98s
closest final — 2×2, Ahmet Çınar Ablak over Ahmet Yusuf Uysal
33
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Ahmet Çınar Ablak6.598.18
2×2Ahmet Çınar Ablak1.432.83
4×4Ahmet Çınar Ablak28.5931.55
5×5Ahmet Çınar Ablak52.7058.79
6×6Ahmet Çınar Ablak1:38.431:46.49
7×7Ahmet Çınar Ablak2:41.992:45.50
3×3 one-handedAhmet Çınar Ablak14.2014.73
ClockAhmet Çınar Ablak7.949.88

The PB harvest

33 set · 6 still standing
  • Umut Coşan — 3×3 single 8.44: into the top 3.6% of the event's history.
  • Demir Tellioğlu — 3×3 single 18.23: into the top 34.8% of the event's history.
  • Birkan Mayadağ — 3×3 one-handed single 27.65: into the top 41.0% of the event's history.
  • Bartu Tali — 2×2 single 6.35: into the top 54.5% of the event's history.
  • Bartu Tali — 3×3 single 29.87: into the top 62.3% of the event's history.
  • Sebile Yağmur Ablak — 3×3 single 1:03.99: into the top 93.1% of the event's history.

First-timers

Eleven people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 26,245 people who made their debut in 2022. 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

30 competitors · 155 results · 8 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 8.18 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

30 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.