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Turkish Nationals 2023

Ankara · 10 August 2023 · 16 events · 50 competitors · 133 personal bests

Ahmet Çınar Ablak won nine of the 16 events (3×3, 2×2, 4×4) and the closest final was the Pyraminx, won by Ahmet Çınar Ablak by 0.01 seconds. 50 competitors produced 133 personal bests, 63 of which still stand today, and four people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A national record

Ahmet Çınar Ablak set the 3×3 single national record: 5.01.

Nine wins
Ahmet Çınar Ablak — 3×3, 2×2, 4×4, 5×5, 7×7, 3×3 Fewest Moves, 3×3 one-handed, Megaminx, Pyraminx
0.01s
closest final — Pyraminx, Ahmet Çınar Ablak over Ali Atmali
133
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Ahmet Çınar Ablak6.067.98
2×2Ahmet Çınar Ablak1.351.64
4×4Ahmet Çınar Ablak26.4931.01
5×5Ahmet Çınar Ablak55.8858.07
6×6Kerem Eroğlu1:42.131:47.83
7×7Ahmet Çınar Ablak2:25.582:34.84
3×3 blindfoldedAmaanah Shaibu1:18.63—
3×3 Fewest MovesAhmet Çınar Ablak29 moves30.33
3×3 one-handedAhmet Çınar Ablak12.4517.06
ClockSarp Abaç6.767.31
MegaminxAhmet Çınar Ablak45.8248.98
PyraminxAhmet Çınar Ablak3.183.93
SkewbBora Azizoğlu3.584.20
Square-1Utku Yılmaz8.7510.88
4×4 blindfoldedAlikhan Zhanybekov——
3×3 Multi-BlindAmaanah Shaibu5 of 6 cubes · 26:34—

The PB harvest

133 set · 63 still standing
  • Orkun Efe Dahar — Pyraminx single 1.70: into the top 0.67% of the event's history.
  • Nihat Sarp Ustaömer — Pyraminx single 2.28: into the top 1.7% of the event's history.
  • Ahmet Çınar Ablak — Square-1 single 7.50: into the top 2.4% of the event's history.
  • Bora Azizoğlu — Pyraminx single 2.64: into the top 2.6% of the event's history.
  • Alikhan Zhanybekov — Pyraminx single 2.95: into the top 3.5% of the event's history.
  • Can Ersoy — Pyraminx single 3.07: into the top 3.9% of the event's history.
  • Alikhan Zhanybekov — Square-1 single 9.29: into the top 4.9% of the event's history.
  • Kerem Durak — Pyraminx single 3.55: into the top 5.7% of the event's history.

First-timers

Four 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

12 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

50 competitors · 554 results · 16 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 7.98 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

50 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.