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Turkish Ankara Open 2014

Ankara · 10 May 2014 · 7 events · 56 competitors · 61 personal bests

Erik Akkersdijk won six of the seven events (3×3, 4×4, 5×5) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Doğaç Eldenk by 1.37 seconds. 56 competitors produced 61 personal bests, 14 of which still stand today, and 30 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A national record

İskender Aznavur set the 3×3 blindfolded single national record: 2:57.66.

Six wins
Erik Akkersdijk — 3×3, 4×4, 5×5, 3×3 blindfolded, 3×3 one-handed, Pyraminx
1.37s
closest final — 2×2, Doğaç Eldenk over Emin Çelikkan
61
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Erik Akkersdijk9.2110.71
2×2Doğaç Eldenk3.083.41
4×4Erik Akkersdijk35.0538.01
5×5Erik Akkersdijk1:09.551:10.87
3×3 blindfoldedErik Akkersdijk1:46.62
3×3 one-handedErik Akkersdijk18.1021.36
PyraminxErik Akkersdijk5.596.62

The PB harvest

61 set · 14 still standing

First-timers

30 people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 9,275 people who made their debut in 2014. Start here explains what a first competition is like.

Records watch

6 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

56 competitors · 249 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. Erik Akkersdijk won it with a 10.71 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

56 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.