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Ankara Spring 2023

Ankara · 25 March 2023 · 10 events · 27 competitors · 30 personal bests

Ahmet Çınar Ablak won ten of the ten events (3×3, 2×2, 4×4) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Ahmet Çınar Ablak by 1.01 seconds. 27 competitors produced 30 personal bests, 3 of which still stand today, and nine people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Ege Emrul took a 2×2 single of 5.55 down to 3.46, 38 percent better in one day.

Ten wins
Ahmet Çınar Ablak — 3×3, 2×2, 4×4, 5×5, 6×6, 7×7, 3×3 one-handed, Clock, Megaminx, Square-1
1.01s
closest final — 2×2, Ahmet Çınar Ablak over Mehmet Efe Günay
30
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Ahmet Çınar Ablak5.348.36
2×2Ahmet Çınar Ablak1.622.22
4×4Ahmet Çınar Ablak29.9334.67
5×5Ahmet Çınar Ablak52.9855.92
6×6Ahmet Çınar Ablak1:34.101:42.96
7×7Ahmet Çınar Ablak2:41.552:49.22
3×3 one-handedAhmet Çınar Ablak12.1814.54
ClockAhmet Çınar Ablak8.458.92
MegaminxAhmet Çınar Ablak47.2350.06
Square-1Ahmet Çınar Ablak9.2813.01

The PB harvest

30 set · 3 still standing
  • Ege Emrul — 2×2 single 3.46: into the top 19.7% of the event's history.
  • Ege Emrul — 3×3 single 13.81: into the top 20.3% of the event's history.
  • Burak Kaya — 2×2 single 3.77: into the top 23.6% of the event's history.

First-timers

Nine 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

27 competitors · 155 results · 10 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. 1F2 D' B2 L2 U2 R2 F2 D' B2 L F' L R2 D' B2 R' B U F D'
  2. 2D2 R2 B' D' R D2 L' F2 R D F2 R2 U2 F2 R U2 D2 R'
  3. 3R2 D2 F' L2 B R2 B U2 R U B L2 F U2 L2 R D L B
  4. 4L2 B' L' D' F' U B D' R U' B2 D2 R D2 B2 R2 L B2 D2 R
  5. 5R2 U2 B2 L2 U' L2 U B L2 B2 U B F' D R' D L B2 D'

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

27 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.