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Competitions · Turkey

Ankara July 2023

Ankara · 8 July 2023 · 9 events · 29 competitors · 37 personal bests

Ahmet Çınar Ablak won eight of the nine events (3×3, 2×2, 4×4) and the closest final was the Skewb, won by Ahmet Çınar Ablak by 0.01 seconds. 29 competitors produced 37 personal bests, 12 of which still stand today, and two people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Adal Aydin Son took a 3×3 one-handed single of 1:38.58 down to 40.98, 58 percent better in one day.

Eight wins
Ahmet Çınar Ablak — 3×3, 2×2, 4×4, 5×5, 3×3 one-handed, Clock, Skewb, Square-1
0.01s
closest final — Skewb, Ahmet Çınar Ablak over Bora Azizoğlu
37
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Ahmet Çınar Ablak7.427.86
2×2Ahmet Çınar Ablak1.602.03
4×4Ahmet Çınar Ablak28.3233.04
5×5Ahmet Çınar Ablak52.0056.85
3×3 one-handedAhmet Çınar Ablak13.7015.35
ClockAhmet Çınar Ablak8.899.12
PyraminxSamir Homsi3.924.78
SkewbAhmet Çınar Ablak3.944.57
Square-1Ahmet Çınar Ablak9.2011.35

The PB harvest

37 set · 12 still standing
  • Samir Homsi — Pyraminx single 1.93: into the top 1.0% of the event's history.
  • Samir Homsi — 3×3 one-handed single 11.77: into the top 2.7% of the event's history.
  • Mustafa Alparslan Kılıç — 3×3 single 11.65: into the top 12.7% of the event's history.
  • Muhammed Pusat Özçelik — Pyraminx single 5.13: into the top 14.0% of the event's history.
  • Ahmet Yusuf Uysal — 4×4 single 43.92: into the top 16.9% of the event's history.
  • Mustafa Kemal Keser — 3×3 single 13.66: into the top 19.8% of the event's history.
  • Zeki Hotoğlu — 3×3 one-handed single 20.33: into the top 21.4% of the event's history.
  • Emirhan Gökçe — Clock single 9.61: into the top 23.1% 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

29 competitors · 213 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 7.86 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

29 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.