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Turkish Nationals 2025

İstanbul · 7 August 2025 · 14 events · 110 competitors · 191 personal bests

Ahmet Çınar Ablak won nine of the 14 events (3×3, 2×2, 4×4) and the closest final was the Skewb, won by Can Uzun by 0.09 seconds. 110 competitors produced 191 personal bests, 118 of which still stand today, and twelve people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A national record

Ahmet Çınar Ablak set the 5×5 single national record: 44.73.

Nine wins
Ahmet Çınar Ablak — 3×3, 2×2, 4×4, 5×5, 3×3 Fewest Moves, 3×3 one-handed, Megaminx, Pyraminx, Square-1
0.09s
closest final — Skewb, Can Uzun over Bora Azizoğlu
191
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Ahmet Çınar Ablak6.987.53
2×2Ahmet Çınar Ablak1.671.83
4×4Ahmet Çınar Ablak24.6728.30
5×5Ahmet Çınar Ablak46.8250.88
6×6Kerem Eroğlu1:33.541:40.61
7×7Kerem Eroğlu2:26.602:31.58
3×3 blindfoldedRemo Pihel1:52.46—
3×3 Fewest MovesAhmet Çınar Ablak29 moves30.67
3×3 one-handedAhmet Çınar Ablak12.2712.55
ClockCan Uzun5.187.51
MegaminxAhmet Çınar Ablak46.9148.70
PyraminxAhmet Çınar Ablak1.942.57
SkewbCan Uzun2.753.18
Square-1Ahmet Çınar Ablak9.2111.29

The PB harvest

191 set · 118 still standing
  • Ahmet Çınar Ablak — 3×3 one-handed single 7.80: into the top 0.17% of the event's history.
  • Ahmet İhsan Özkan — 3×3 single 5.56: into the top 0.27% of the event's history.
  • Can Uzun — Skewb single 1.46: into the top 0.4% of the event's history.
  • Timur Demirci — Skewb single 1.71: into the top 0.75% of the event's history.
  • Emir Yusuf Çiçekdemir — Pyraminx single 1.77: into the top 0.78% of the event's history.
  • Ugnius Lesnik — Pyraminx single 2.02: into the top 1.2% of the event's history.
  • James Efe Şengül — Pyraminx single 2.81: into the top 3.0% of the event's history.
  • James Efe Şengül — 3×3 single 8.37: into the top 3.5% of the event's history.

First-timers

Twelve 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

17 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

110 competitors · 1049 results · 14 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 7.53 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

110 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.