People · Israel
Tom Kotlyar
Pyraminx · top 36.9% of 129,321 all-time · competing since July 2023 · 2023KOTL01
Tom Kotlyar has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the Pyraminx: a personal-best single of 8.09, set at Mike's Cubes Israel 2026, puts him in the top 36.9% of the 129,321 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 412th in Israel. Across 10 competitions since July 2023, he has put 122 official solves on the record across four events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 20% around a typical one, an early reading from 8 counted rounds. That figure sets aside his 4 DNFs. His 2×2 best has come down from 1:24.00 in July 2023 to 15.31, an 82% improvement. Tom has entered ten competitions, more competitions than 92% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Israel | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pyraminx | 8.09 | 15.04 | top 36.9% | 412 / 957 | |
| 3×3 | 57.94 | 1:03.70 | top 90.6% | 1,907 / 2,022 | |
| 2×2 | 15.31 | 25.42 | top 91.0% | 1,330 / 1,401 | |
| Skewb | 25.75 | 30.10 | top 95.3% | 595 / 618 |
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, 2×2. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.
The story so far
- 16 Mar 2025First sub-60 3×3: 57.94 at Cubing Carnival Israel 2025.
- 16 Mar 2025Three personal bests in one day at Cubing Carnival Israel 2025.
- 17 Jul 2023First competition: Israel Championship 2023. A 2:07.16 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Mike's Cubes Israel 2026 · 5 Jul 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Cyprus Cubing League IV 2025 · 25 Oct 2025
- Cubing for Yuval Israel 2025 · 8 Oct 2025
- Mike's Cubes Israel 2025 · 6 Apr 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Cubing Carnival Israel 2025 · 16 Mar 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- Hannukubing Israel 2024 · 31 Dec 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Israel Championship 2024 · 18 Aug 2024
- Mike's Cubes 2024 · 26 May 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Weekend Cubing C Israel 2024 · 17 Feb 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Israel Championship 2023 · 17 Jul 2023
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.
- Rakefet Stone — met in 26 rounds, finished ahead 6 times
- Ben Baron — met in 24 rounds, never finished ahead
- Tuval Stone — met in 24 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-8 Pyraminx single — 46,752 people have one; it is 0.09 away.
- A sub-50 3×3 single — 244,718 people have one; it is 7.94 away.
Targets move as he improves.