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Atatürk Cube Weekend 2023

Ankara · 19 May 2023 · 11 events · 35 competitors · 41 personal bests

Alexey Tsvetkov won six of the eleven events (3×3, 2×2, 3×3 one-handed) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Alexey Tsvetkov by 1.29 seconds. 35 competitors produced 41 personal bests, 6 of which still stand today, and five people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A national record

Ahmet Çınar Ablak set the Megaminx average national record: 49.16.

Six wins
Alexey Tsvetkov — 3×3, 2×2, 3×3 one-handed, Clock, Pyraminx, Skewb
1.29s
closest final — 2×2, Alexey Tsvetkov over Mehmet Efe Günay
41
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Alexey Tsvetkov6.917.64
2×2Alexey Tsvetkov1.221.44
4×4Ahmet Çınar Ablak28.0032.04
5×5Ahmet Çınar Ablak56.2859.04
3×3 blindfoldedAhmet Çınar Ablak2:17.33
3×3 Fewest MovesAhmet Çınar Ablak32 moves
3×3 one-handedAlexey Tsvetkov11.2812.58
ClockAlexey Tsvetkov5.976.55
MegaminxAhmet Çınar Ablak42.6949.16
PyraminxAlexey Tsvetkov1.792.03
SkewbAlexey Tsvetkov3.193.41

The PB harvest

41 set · 6 still standing
  • Deniz Onat Yüreğir — Pyraminx single 8.73: into the top 42.5% of the event's history.
  • Berat Yılmaz — Skewb single 9.52: into the top 51.9% of the event's history.
  • Dağhan Yılmaz — 3×3 one-handed single 32.38: into the top 52.0% of the event's history.
  • Asrın Göktaş — 2×2 single 6.34: into the top 54.4% of the event's history.
  • Kuzey Yilmaz — Pyraminx single 10.68: into the top 58.2% of the event's history.
  • Kuzey Yilmaz — Skewb single 11.53: into the top 63.7% of the event's history.

First-timers

Five 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

1 regional record was set at this competition.

The field

35 competitors · 287 results · 11 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. Alexey Tsvetkov won it with a 7.64 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

35 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.