Competitions · Turkey
Rotacube Gaziantep Open 2025
Gaziantep · 29 November 2025 · 5 events · 27 competitors · 7 personal bests
Ömer Çetinkaya won four of the five events (3×3, 2×2, 3×3 one-handed) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Ömer Çetinkaya by 1.83 seconds. 27 competitors produced 7 personal bests, 6 of which still stand today, and 21 people held a competitor card for the first time.
The moment
The day's biggest improvement
Arel Karatağ took a 2×2 single of 19.83 down to 10.46, 47 percent better in one day.
Winners & podiums
| Event | Winner | Single | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | Ömer Çetinkaya | 8.45 | 9.08 |
| 2×2 | Ömer Çetinkaya | 3.66 | 3.92 |
| 4×4 | Ahmed Fadıl | 1:03.04 | 1:24.26 |
| 3×3 one-handed | Ömer Çetinkaya | 13.94 | 16.81 |
| Pyraminx | Ömer Çetinkaya | 7.65 | 8.33 |
The PB harvest
7 set · 6 still standing- Defne Vera Özer — 3×3 single 9.04: into the top 4.9% of the event's history.
- Defne Vera Özer — 3×3 one-handed single 19.19: into the top 18.3% of the event's history.
- Sati Jabbouli — 3×3 single 16.74: into the top 30.2% of the event's history.
- Defne Vera Özer — Pyraminx single 8.14: into the top 37.4% of the event's history.
- İskender Aznavur — Pyraminx single 9.31: into the top 47.5% of the event's history.
- Sati Jabbouli — 2×2 single 6.74: into the top 58.2% of the event's history.
First-timers
21 people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 28,483 people who made their debut in 2025. 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
27 competitors · 93 results · 5 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. Ömer Çetinkaya won it with a 9.08 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.
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B R F' L2 B2 L B L' U D' L2 F2 R2 B2 U2 B' D2 B - 2
R' F' D F2 D' U' L2 U2 R U L2 B F' D' L2 U' B2 - 3
L' U F U2 L D' B2 R' U' F D' R2 B2 U2 F2 B2 R2 U2 R - 4
B2 F2 D2 F2 U L2 U F2 D' F' D B' R' F' L' D B2 L F D - 5
B' D' U2 F2 R2 D L2 R2 U' F' R2 D2 L B' L2 F U2 F'
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Race this final
Everyone who competed
27 competitors- Abdurrahman Efe Eşkin
- Ahmed Fadıl
- Arel Karatağ
- Defne Vera Özer
- Emir Karapınar
- Emir Yaylacık
- Esat Mermerkaya
- Hakan Eren Çelikel
- Hüseyin Kayra Pak
- İbrahim Yıldız
- İclal Nur Kardeş
- İskender Aznavur
- Mehmet Alp Çetin
- Mehmet Doruk Yalçın
- Mete Kemal Yılmaz
- Metehan Karalar
- Muhammed Eymen Tan
- Ömer Çetinkaya
- Poyraz Karaoğlu
- Sati Jabbouli
- Talha Bora Somsur
- Tarık Emre Özdemir
- Teym Fadıl
- Tolga Özbaykuş
- Vehbi Ergören
- Yusuf Arjin Aydın
- Zafer Özer
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.