Competitions · Turkey

Loba January Ankara 2026

Ankara · 24 January 2026 · 8 events · 77 competitors · 113 personal bests

Ahmet Çınar Ablak won six of the eight events (3×3, 2×2, 4×4) and the closest final was the Skewb, won by Bora Azizoğlu by 0.04 seconds. 77 competitors produced 113 personal bests, 83 of which still stand today, and 26 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A national record

Ahmet Çınar Ablak set the 3×3 average national record: 6.68.

Six wins

Ahmet Çınar Ablak — 3×3, 2×2, 4×4, 5×5, 3×3 one-handed, Pyraminx

0.04s

closest final — Skewb, Bora Azizoğlu over Amirali Rajab Pourmoghaddam

113

personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

Event	Winner	Single	Average
3×3	Ahmet Çınar Ablak	6.47	7.51
2×2	Ahmet Çınar Ablak	1.25	2.41
4×4	Ahmet Çınar Ablak	25.49	28.19
5×5	Ahmet Çınar Ablak	46.59	50.42
3×3 one-handed	Ahmet Çınar Ablak	10.75	12.59
Clock	Kerem Karaer	5.04	7.14
Pyraminx	Ahmet Çınar Ablak	2.66	2.83
Skewb	Bora Azizoğlu	1.77	3.13

The PB harvest

113 set · 83 still standing

Bora Azizoğlu — Skewb single 1.77: into the top 0.86% of the event's history.
Amirali Rajab Pourmoghaddam — Skewb single 1.78: into the top 0.88% of the event's history.
Onur Karahan — 3×3 single 6.65: into the top 0.98% of the event's history.
Alim Jahangırov — 3×3 single 7.09: into the top 1.4% of the event's history.
Asset Agabekov — Pyraminx single 2.38: into the top 1.9% of the event's history.
Amirali Rajab Pourmoghaddam — Pyraminx single 2.50: into the top 2.2% of the event's history.
Onur Karahan — Pyraminx single 2.64: into the top 2.6% of the event's history.
Onur Karahan — 2×2 single 1.67: into the top 2.9% of the event's history.

First-timers

26 people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 18,546 people who made their debut in 2026. Start here explains what a first competition is like.

Records watch

1 regional record was set at this competition.

The field

77 competitors · 512 results · 8 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 7.51 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

77 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.