People · United States
Michael Ben Raziel
3×3 · top 1.2% of 284,439 all-time · competing since April 2018 · 2018RAZI01
Michael Ben Raziel has been competing for 8 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 6.84, set at North Jersey Speedsolving B 2023, puts him in the top 1.2% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 721st in the United States. Until November 2010, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 19 competitions since April 2018, he has put 853 official solves on the record across 14 events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 11% around a typical one, steadier than 90% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 14.06 in April 2018 to 6.84, a 51% improvement. Michael has entered 19 competitions, more competitions than 97% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 6.84 | 8.69 | top 1.2% | 721 / 59,724 | |
| Pyraminx | 2.98 | 5.13 | top 3.6% | 946 / 28,708 | |
| 2×2 | 1.82 | 2.96 | top 3.7% | 1,444 / 40,951 | |
| Clock | 5.00 | 6.00 | top 4.4% | 361 / 8,927 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 13.74 | 16.88 | top 5.6% | 785 / 15,683 | |
| Skewb | 3.23 | 6.12 | top 6.2% | 955 / 18,907 | |
| 4×4 | 40.58 | 41.84 | top 12.8% | 1,885 / 19,072 | |
| Megaminx | 1:09.27 | 1:24.54 | top 15.2% | 1,034 / 7,841 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 1:17.81 | 2:25.86 | top 18.8% | 364 / 2,092 | |
| Square-1 | 17.09 | 25.01 | top 21.2% | 1,415 / 6,743 | |
| 5×5 | 1:26.08 | 1:32.59 | top 24.2% | 1,875 / 9,401 | |
| 3×3 Multi-Blind | 2 of 2 cubes · 12:18 | — | early days — 2 solves | 502 / 731 | |
| 6×6 | 4:02.36 | — | early days — 1 solve | 2,565 / 4,196 | |
| 7×7 | 6:05.74 | — | early days — 1 solve | 2,112 / 3,184 |
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
- 15 Apr 2023Three personal bests in one day at PBs in Palisades 2023.
- 5 Feb 2023Five personal bests in one day at Empire State Winter Whirl 2023.
- 5 Nov 2022Three personal bests in one day at Empire State Fall 2022.
- 16 Aug 2022Eight personal bests in one day at Israel Championship 2022.
- 2 Jul 2022Five personal bests in one day at New York Championship 2022.
- 27 May 2022Three personal bests in one day at CubingUSA Northeast Championship 2022.
Competitions
- Israel Championship 2023 · 17 Jul 2023 — 1 personal best set
- North Jersey Speedsolving B 2023 · 21 May 2023 — 1 personal best set
- PBs in Palisades 2023 · 15 Apr 2023 — 3 personal bests set
- Empire State Winter Whirl 2023 · 5 Feb 2023 — 5 personal bests set
- New York Yopen 2022 · 3 Dec 2022 — 2 personal bests set
- Empire State Fall 2022 · 5 Nov 2022 — 3 personal bests set
- Israel Championship 2022 · 16 Aug 2022 — 8 personal bests set
- New York Championship 2022 · 2 Jul 2022 — 5 personal bests set
- CubingUSA Northeast Championship 2022 · 27 May 2022 — 3 personal bests set
- Deerfield Winter 2022 · 12 Mar 2022 — 2 personal bests set
- Empire State Winter A 2022 · 15 Jan 2022 — 1 personal best set
- Empire State Fall 2019 · 12 Oct 2019
- Brooklyn 2019 · 25 May 2019 — 1 personal best set
- Liberty Science Center Open 2018 · 8 Dec 2018 — 2 personal bests set
- Princeton Fall 2018 · 29 Sep 2018 — 2 personal bests set
- Kew Forest Open 2018 · 22 Sep 2018 — 2 personal bests set
- Brooklyn 2018 · 8 Jul 2018 — 3 personal bests set
- CubingUSA Northeast Championship 2018 · 2 Jun 2018 — 3 personal bests set
- No Place For DNF Spring 2018 · 7 Apr 2018
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.
- Evan Liu — met in 91 rounds, finished ahead 20 times
- Lauren Phung — met in 65 rounds, finished ahead 13 times
- Daniel Goldstein — met in 58 rounds, finished ahead 57 times
Next targets
- A sub-6 3×3 single — 1,376 people have one; it is 0.84 away.
- A sub-2 Pyraminx single — 1,476 people have one; it is 0.98 away.
Targets move as he improves.