People · United States
Israel Rodriguez
2×2 · top 1.9% of 186,767 all-time · competing since March 2024 · 2024RODR20
Israel Rodriguez has been competing for 2 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 1.43, set at Christmas City Cubing PA 2024, puts him in the top 1.9% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 734th in the United States. Until November 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 5 competitions since March 2024, he has put 255 official solves on the record across twelve events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 10% around a typical one, steadier than 98% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. That figure sets aside his 3 DNFs. His 3×3 best has come down from 14.19 in March 2024 to 7.69, a 46% improvement. Israel 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 | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 1.43 | 2.56 | top 1.9% | 734 / 40,951 | |
| 3×3 | 7.69 | 8.31 | top 2.3% | 1,332 / 59,724 | |
| Pyraminx | 2.82 | 4.89 | top 3.1% | 818 / 28,708 | |
| 5×5 | 57.75 | 1:10.58 | top 4.4% | 366 / 9,401 | |
| 4×4 | 32.78 | 38.59 | top 4.8% | 754 / 19,072 | |
| Skewb | 3.02 | 5.98 | top 5.1% | 783 / 18,907 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 13.76 | 16.28 | top 5.7% | 790 / 15,683 | |
| Clock | 6.53 | 7.52 | top 9.2% | 717 / 8,927 | |
| 7×7 | 3:23.55 | 3:33.82 | top 17.5% | 487 / 3,184 | |
| 6×6 | 2:16.32 | 2:24.71 | top 18.6% | 660 / 4,196 | |
| Megaminx | 1:15.81 | 1:19.14 | top 19.1% | 1,303 / 7,841 | |
| Square-1 | 20.95 | 31.72 | top 30.1% | 1,948 / 6,743 |
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
- 30 Aug 2025Nine personal bests in one day at CubingUSA Mid-Atlantic Championship 2025.
- 8 Mar 2025Three personal bests in one day at New-Cumberland County 2025.
- 6 Oct 2024Four personal bests in one day at Christmas City Cubing PA 2024.
- 31 Aug 2024First sub-10 3×3: 9.93 at Pretzel Mania Summer 2024.
- 31 Aug 2024Four personal bests in one day at Pretzel Mania Summer 2024.
- 9 Mar 2024First competition: New-Cumberland County 2024. A 14.19 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- CubingUSA Mid-Atlantic Championship 2025 · 30 Aug 2025 — 9 personal bests set
- New-Cumberland County 2025 · 8 Mar 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- Christmas City Cubing PA 2024 · 6 Oct 2024 — 4 personal bests set
- Pretzel Mania Summer 2024 · 31 Aug 2024 — 4 personal bests set
- New-Cumberland County 2024 · 9 Mar 2024 — 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.
- Zach Ridall — met in 49 rounds, finished ahead 20 times
- Nico Ozsvath — met in 48 rounds, finished ahead 16 times
- Henry Kolstad — met in 47 rounds, finished ahead 39 times
Next targets
- A sub-1 2×2 single — 1,032 people have one; it is 0.43 away.
- A sub-6 3×3 single — 1,376 people have one; it is 1.69 away.
Targets move as he improves.