People · Israel
Ellie Tsikanovski
Pyraminx · top 2.1% of 129,321 all-time · competing since October 2023 · 2023TSIK02
Ellie Tsikanovski has been competing for 3 years. Her best event is the Pyraminx: a personal-best single of 2.47, set at Israel Championship 2024, puts her in the top 2.1% of the 129,321 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 21st in Israel. Until January 2011, no official Pyraminx solve in the world had been that fast. Across 5 competitions since October 2023, she has put 154 official solves on the record across nine events. Solve to solve, her 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, an early reading from 9 counted rounds. Her 3×3 best has come down from 18.90 in October 2023 to 11.61, a 39% improvement. Ellie 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pyraminx | 2.47 | 8.32 | top 2.1% | 21 / 957 | |
| 2×2 | 2.82 | 3.91 | top 12.2% | 236 / 1,401 | |
| 3×3 | 11.61 | 12.47 | top 12.5% | 331 / 2,022 | |
| Megaminx | 1:41.93 | 1:52.90 | top 35.7% | 106 / 263 | |
| 4×4 | 59.91 | 1:10.56 | top 36.4% | 243 / 659 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 26.05 | 29.36 | top 37.0% | 258 / 658 | |
| Skewb | 8.27 | 8.80 | top 43.3% | 285 / 618 | |
| 5×5 | 1:55.30 | 2:06.63 | top 46.2% | 155 / 345 | |
| 6×6 | 4:52.52 | — | early days — 1 solve | 110 / 127 |
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
- 31 Dec 2024Three personal bests in one day at Hannukubing Israel 2024.
- 21 Oct 2024Three personal bests in one day at Cubing for Yuval 2024.
- 18 Aug 2024First sub-15 3×3: 14.20 at Israel Championship 2024.
- 18 Aug 2024Eight personal bests in one day at Israel Championship 2024.
- 1 Oct 2023First competition: Cubing for Yuval 2023. A 18.90 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Cubing Carnival Israel 2025 · 16 Mar 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Hannukubing Israel 2024 · 31 Dec 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- Cubing for Yuval 2024 · 21 Oct 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- Israel Championship 2024 · 18 Aug 2024 — 8 personal bests set
- Cubing for Yuval 2023 · 1 Oct 2023 — 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 her.
- Ari Moshe Gold — met in 34 rounds, finished ahead 6 times
- Amitai Ziv — met in 34 rounds, finished ahead once
- Chaim Goldin — met in 34 rounds, finished ahead once
Next targets
- A sub-2 Pyraminx single — 1,476 people have one; it is 0.47 away.
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.82 away.
Targets move as she improves.