People · United Kingdom
Boaz Reuben
2×2 · top 1.6% of 186,767 all-time · competing since October 2022 · 2022REUB01
Boaz Reuben has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 1.37, set at Stevenage April 2025, puts him in the top 1.6% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 130th in the United Kingdom. Until November 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 28 competitions since October 2022, he has put 1,111 official solves on the record across twelve events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 11% around a typical one, steadier than 81% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 32.32 in October 2022 to 9.54, a 70% improvement. Boaz has entered 28 competitions, more competitions than 98% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United Kingdom | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 1.37 | 3.21 | top 1.6% | 130 / 4,895 | |
| Skewb | 3.06 | 6.26 | top 5.3% | 117 / 2,421 | |
| 3×3 | 9.54 | 11.95 | top 6.2% | 467 / 6,689 | |
| Square-1 | 11.91 | 16.74 | top 9.7% | 99 / 778 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 16.28 | 21.06 | top 10.9% | 213 / 1,851 | |
| 4×4 | 40.32 | 47.54 | top 12.5% | 291 / 2,071 | |
| Pyraminx | 5.26 | 7.79 | top 14.8% | 570 / 3,656 | |
| Clock | 8.96 | 10.08 | top 19.8% | 275 / 1,232 | |
| 5×5 | 1:22.05 | 1:29.64 | top 20.7% | 276 / 1,151 | |
| Megaminx | 1:36.38 | 1:58.37 | top 32.3% | 364 / 966 | |
| 6×6 | 3:08.46 | 3:30.61 | top 44.8% | 275 / 548 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 40 moves | 41.67 | early days — 3 solves | 196 / 372 |
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
- 27 Jun 2026Three personal bests in one day at Hampshire Summer 2026.
- 6 Jun 2026First sub-10 3×3: 9.54 at Bristol June 2026.
- 6 Jun 2026Four personal bests in one day at Bristol June 2026.
- 7 Mar 2026Three personal bests in one day at Wiltshire Spring 2026.
- 10 Jan 2026Three personal bests in one day at Stevenage January 2026.
- 8 Nov 2025Three personal bests in one day at Stevenage 10th Anniversary 2025.
Competitions
- Kewbz UK Championship 2026 · 28 Aug 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Kewbz UK Championship FMC 2026 · 16 Aug 2026
- Stevenage July 2026 · 11 Jul 2026
- Wiltshire Summer 2026 · 4 Jul 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Hampshire Summer 2026 · 27 Jun 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- Bristol June 2026 · 6 Jun 2026 — 4 personal bests set
- Brighton 3x3 Day 2026 · 18 Apr 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Stevenage March 2026 · 14 Mar 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Wiltshire Spring 2026 · 7 Mar 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- Stevenage January 2026 · 10 Jan 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- Wiltshire Winter 2025 · 13 Dec 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Stevenage 10th Anniversary 2025 · 8 Nov 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- Stevenage October 2025 · 11 Oct 2025 — 5 personal bests set
- Stevenage September 2025 · 6 Sep 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Stevenage June 2025 · 7 Jun 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- Stevenage April 2025 · 19 Apr 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- Stevenage January 2025 · 25 Jan 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Kewbz UK Open 2024 · 31 Aug 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- Mind Sports Olympiad London 2024 · 22 Aug 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Chichester Summer 2024 · 20 Jul 2024
- Stevenage June 2024 · 8 Jun 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Stevenage May 2024 · 11 May 2024 — 5 personal bests set
- Stevenage February 2024 · 10 Feb 2024 — 4 personal bests set
- Stevenage November 2023 · 25 Nov 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Stevenage July 2023 · 22 Jul 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Stevenage May 2023 · 20 May 2023 — 1 personal best set
- Stevenage January 2023 · 21 Jan 2023 — 5 personal bests set
- Stevenage Autumn B 2022 · 1 Oct 2022
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.
- Rufus Prabhu-Desai — met in 177 rounds, finished ahead 6 times
- Harry Allen — met in 169 rounds, finished ahead 10 times
- Adam Stringer — met in 151 rounds, finished ahead 71 times
Next targets
- A sub-1 2×2 single — 1,032 people have one; it is 0.37 away.
- A sub-3 Skewb single — 3,646 people have one; it is 0.06 away.
Targets move as he improves.