People · Israel
Asaf Rotshtein
2×2 · top 1.6% of 186,767 all-time · competing since December 2022 · 2022ROTS01
Asaf Rotshtein has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 1.36, set at Cubing for Yuval 2023, puts him in the top 1.6% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 29th in Israel. Until November 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 5 competitions since December 2022, he has put 160 official solves on the record across six events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 14% around a typical one, an early reading from 9 counted rounds. That figure sets aside his 4 DNFs. His 3×3 best has come down from 13.68 in December 2022 to 10.02, a 27% improvement. Asaf has entered five competitions, more competitions than 83% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Israel | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 1.36 | 3.67 | top 1.6% | 29 / 1,401 | |
| Pyraminx | 2.24 | 5.37 | top 1.6% | 18 / 957 | |
| 3×3 | 10.02 | 12.22 | top 7.5% | 199 / 2,022 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 19.25 | 24.03 | top 18.5% | 133 / 658 | |
| 4×4 | 1:01.86 | 1:05.81 | top 38.5% | 257 / 659 | |
| Skewb | 9.69 | 14.08 | top 53.0% | 345 / 618 |
Percentile against all competitors ever ranked in each event, a fairer measure than raw rank, because the pools differ by a factor of ten.
The line so far
Best single per competition, 3×3. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.
The story so far
- 1 Oct 2023Three personal bests in one day at Cubing for Yuval 2023.
- 17 Jul 2023Six personal bests in one day at Israel Championship 2023.
- 21 Dec 2022First competition: NR Hanukkah: Sq-1 & Skewb 2022. A 16.85 3×3 single to start from.
- 21 Dec 2022First sub-15 3×3: 13.68 at NR Hanukkah: Sq-1 & Skewb 2022.
Competitions
- Israel Winter Open A 2024 · 11 Jan 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Cubing for Yuval 2023 · 1 Oct 2023 — 3 personal bests set
- Israel Championship 2023 · 17 Jul 2023 — 6 personal bests set
- Puriminx C 2023 · 8 Mar 2023 — 1 personal best set
- NR Hanukkah: Sq-1 & Skewb 2022 · 21 Dec 2022 — 1 personal best set
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 DNF (did not finish) is an attempt with no valid result: a popped piece, an unsolved face, an over-limit memorisation · top X% compares against everyone ever ranked in that event, which is fairer than raw rank because event pools differ tenfold.
The circuit
The people whose scorecards keep turning up next to his.
- Uri Roitgrund — met in 33 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
- Netanel Pour — met in 33 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
- Itai Werner — met in 31 rounds, finished ahead 6 times
Next targets
- A sub-1 2×2 single — 1,032 people have one; it is 0.36 away.
- A sub-2 Pyraminx single — 1,476 people have one; it is 0.24 away.
Targets move as he improves.