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Farewell Cubing in Ankara 2023

Ankara · 23 December 2023 · 4 events · 32 competitors · 26 personal bests

Ahmet Çınar Ablak won four of the four events (3×3, 2×2, Pyraminx) and the closest final was the Skewb, won by Ahmet Çınar Ablak by 0.67 seconds. 32 competitors produced 26 personal bests, 5 of which still stand today, and eleven people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A national record

Bora Azizoğlu set the Skewb average national record: 3.06.

Four wins
Ahmet Çınar Ablak — 3×3, 2×2, Pyraminx, Skewb
0.67s
closest final — Skewb, Ahmet Çınar Ablak over Bora Azizoğlu
26
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Ahmet Çınar Ablak6.448.32
2×2Ahmet Çınar Ablak1.472.10
PyraminxAhmet Çınar Ablak3.454.27
SkewbAhmet Çınar Ablak3.323.72

The PB harvest

26 set · 5 still standing
  • Barış Karayol — 2×2 single 4.67: into the top 35.1% of the event's history.
  • Deniz Atalay — 3×3 single 27.23: into the top 57.3% of the event's history.
  • Ata Kerem Çevik — 3×3 single 27.32: into the top 57.5% of the event's history.
  • Ata Kerem Çevik — 2×2 single 8.16: into the top 68.8% of the event's history.
  • Alper Arıbaş — 3×3 single 41.77: into the top 78.8% of the event's history.

First-timers

Eleven 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

32 competitors · 182 results · 4 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 8.32 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

32 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.