People · Israel
Itay Yahav
2×2 · top 6.8% of 189,179 all-time · competing since August 2026 · 2026YAHA01
Itay Yahav has been competing for 2 months. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 2.27, set at Israel Championship 2026, puts him in the top 6.8% of the 189,179 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 141st in Israel. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 3 competitions since August 2026, he has put 82 official solves on the record across eleven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, an early reading from 5 counted rounds. Itay has entered three competitions, more competitions than 69% 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 | 2.27 | 2.88 | top 6.8% | 141 / 1,421 | |
| 3×3 | 11.03 | 12.47 | top 10.6% | 286 / 2,044 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 17.32 | 21.54 | top 13.4% | 98 / 678 | |
| Skewb | 4.41 | 8.87 | top 13.9% | 91 / 634 | |
| Megaminx | 1:35.06 | 1:39.37 | top 31.5% | 90 / 264 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 2:00.16 | — | top 33.5% | 69 / 157 | |
| Pyraminx | 7.69 | 11.66 | top 33.7% | 380 / 973 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 37 moves | — | early days — 2 solves | 54 / 115 | |
| Square-1 | 38.42 | 45.84 | top 63.4% | 166 / 255 | |
| 4×4 blindfolded | 13:20.00 | — | early days — 1 solve | 19 / 28 | |
| 3×3 Multi-Blind | 2 of 3 cubes · 17:20 | — | early days — 2 solves | 49 / 57 |
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
- 28 Sep 2026Three personal bests in one day at Cubing for Yuval Israel 2026.
- 16 Aug 2026First competition: Israel PBQ Championship 2026.
Competitions
- Cubing for Yuval Israel 2026 · 28 Sep 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- Israel Championship 2026 · 25 Aug 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Israel PBQ Championship 2026 · 16 Aug 2026
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.
- Itamar Turm — met in 22 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Ben Baron — met in 22 rounds, never finished ahead
- Mark Sander — met in 22 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 9,039 people have one; it is 0.27 away.
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,606 people have one; it is 1.03 away.
Targets move as he improves.