People · Israel
Itay Kotzer
Skewb · top 16.8% of 74,164 all-time · competing since April 2025 · 2025KOTZ01
Itay Kotzer has been competing for a year. His best event is the Skewb: a personal-best single of 4.81, set at Cubing for Yuval Israel 2026, puts him in the top 16.8% of the 74,164 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 108th in Israel. Across 6 competitions since April 2025, he has put 79 official solves on the record across five events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 18% around a typical one, an early reading from 6 counted rounds. That figure sets aside his 2 DNFs. His 3×3 best has come down from 35.16 in April 2025 to 20.00, a 43% improvement. Itay 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skewb | 4.81 | 11.42 | top 16.8% | 108 / 634 | |
| 3×3 | 20.00 | 27.62 | top 40.0% | 965 / 2,044 | |
| 2×2 | 5.80 | 7.85 | top 48.8% | 782 / 1,421 | |
| Clock | 19.01 | — | early days — 3 solves | 172 / 252 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 1:08.96 | — | early days — 2 solves | 602 / 678 |
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
- 25 Aug 2026Three personal bests in one day at Israel Championship 2026.
- 5 Jul 2026First sub-30 3×3: 27.69 at Mike's Cubes Israel 2026.
- 15 Apr 2025First competition: Haifa Cubing 2025. A 35.16 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Cubing for Yuval Israel 2026 · 28 Sep 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Israel Championship 2026 · 25 Aug 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- Mike's Cubes Israel 2026 · 5 Jul 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- NR Hanukkah A Israel 2025 · 16 Dec 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Israel Championship 2025 · 25 Aug 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Haifa Cubing 2025 · 15 Apr 2025
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.
- Roy Tamir — met in 19 rounds, never finished ahead
- Ben Baron — met in 19 rounds, never finished ahead
- Itai Hershberg — met in 19 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-4 Skewb single — 8,121 people have one; it is 0.81 away.
- A sub-15 3×3 single — 70,740 people have one; it is 5.00 away.
Targets move as he improves.