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Back to School Ankara 2024

Ankara · 21 September 2024 · 7 events · 34 competitors · 46 personal bests

Ahmet Çınar Ablak won six of the seven events (3×3, 2×2, 4×4) and the closest final was the Clock, won by Ahmet Çınar Ablak by 0.17 seconds. 34 competitors produced 46 personal bests, 11 of which still stand today, and nine people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Mehmet Faruk Yılmaz took a 2×2 single of 13.56 down to 4.70, 65 percent better in one day.

Six wins
Ahmet Çınar Ablak — 3×3, 2×2, 4×4, 3×3 one-handed, Clock, Pyraminx
0.17s
closest final — Clock, Ahmet Çınar Ablak over Zeki Hotoğlu
46
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Ahmet Çınar Ablak7.177.92
2×2Ahmet Çınar Ablak1.521.69
4×4Ahmet Çınar Ablak27.4732.04
3×3 one-handedAhmet Çınar Ablak11.9013.13
ClockAhmet Çınar Ablak7.949.23
PyraminxAhmet Çınar Ablak2.703.84
SkewbBora Azizoğlu2.893.94

The PB harvest

46 set · 11 still standing

First-timers

Nine people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 32,954 people who made their debut in 2024. 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

34 competitors · 201 results · 7 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 7.92 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

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.