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CubingTR 10 Years 2023

Ankara · 29 April 2023 · 10 events · 38 competitors · 39 personal bests

Ahmet Çınar Ablak won nine of the ten events (3×3, 2×2, 4×4) and the closest final was the Skewb, won by Bora Azizoğlu by 0.32 seconds. 38 competitors produced 39 personal bests, 8 of which still stand today, and eight people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Mustafa Doruk Kapancı took a 2×2 single of 9.43 down to 4.92, 48 percent better in one day.

Nine wins
Ahmet Çınar Ablak — 3×3, 2×2, 4×4, 5×5, 3×3 one-handed, Clock, Megaminx, Pyraminx, Square-1
0.32s
closest final — Skewb, Bora Azizoğlu over Ahmet Çınar Ablak
39
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Ahmet Çınar Ablak6.737.26
2×2Ahmet Çınar Ablak1.662.28
4×4Ahmet Çınar Ablak30.4532.15
5×5Ahmet Çınar Ablak58.0659.60
3×3 one-handedAhmet Çınar Ablak11.3814.15
ClockAhmet Çınar Ablak8.048.77
MegaminxAhmet Çınar Ablak53.0854.36
PyraminxAhmet Çınar Ablak2.735.10
SkewbBora Azizoğlu2.984.97
Square-1Ahmet Çınar Ablak7.8710.62

The PB harvest

39 set · 8 still standing

First-timers

Eight 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

38 competitors · 227 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 7.26 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

38 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.