People · Israel
Ben Golan
2×2 · top 6.7% of 189,179 all-time · competing since February 2024 · 2024GOLA01
Ben Golan has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 2.25, set at Cubing for Yuval Israel 2026, puts him in the top 6.7% of the 189,179 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 138th in Israel. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 6 competitions since February 2024, he has put 129 official solves on the record across seven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 16% around a typical one, an early reading from 5 counted rounds. His 2×2 best has come down from 4.72 in February 2024 to 2.25, a 52% improvement. Ben has entered six competitions, more competitions than 86% 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 | 2.25 | 3.19 | top 6.7% | 138 / 1,421 | |
| Pyraminx | 4.79 | 10.64 | top 11.9% | 151 / 973 | |
| 3×3 | 12.34 | 15.54 | top 15.1% | 397 / 2,044 | |
| Skewb | 6.61 | 8.96 | top 30.6% | 209 / 634 | |
| Clock | 12.87 | 14.09 | top 39.1% | 123 / 252 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 30.43 | 39.45 | top 47.7% | 348 / 678 | |
| 4×4 | 1:25.72 | — | early days — 2 solves | 399 / 659 |
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, 2×2. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.
The story so far
- 28 Sep 2026Three personal bests in one day at Cubing for Yuval Israel 2026.
- 25 Aug 2026First sub-20 3×3: 14.22 at Israel Championship 2026.
- 25 Aug 2026First sub-15 3×3: 14.22 at Israel Championship 2026.
- 25 Aug 2026Four personal bests in one day at Israel Championship 2026.
- 17 Feb 2024First competition: Weekend Cubing C Israel 2024. A 29.52 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Cubing for Yuval Israel 2026 · 28 Sep 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- Israel Championship 2026 · 25 Aug 2026 — 4 personal bests set
- Mike's Cubes 2024 · 26 May 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Israel Open 2024 · 24 Apr 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- CinemaCube Israel 2024 · 24 Mar 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Weekend Cubing C Israel 2024 · 17 Feb 2024
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.
- Omer Glasner — met in 24 rounds, finished ahead 14 times
- Omri Gavriel — met in 24 rounds, finished ahead 8 times
- Ron Borutsky — met in 24 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
Next targets
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 9,039 people have one; it is 0.25 away.
- A sub-4 Pyraminx single — 10,050 people have one; it is 0.79 away.
Targets move as he improves.