People · Israel
Yuval Naftali
2×2 · top 3.8% of 189,179 all-time · competing since October 2023 · 2023NAFT01
Yuval Naftali has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 1.84, set at Israel Championship 2024, puts him in the top 3.8% of the 189,179 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 71st in Israel. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 6 competitions since October 2023, he has put 128 official solves on the record across seven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 16% around a typical one; 91% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. That figure sets aside his 3 DNFs. His 3×3 best has come down from 20.45 in October 2023 to 8.73, a 57% improvement. Yuval 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 1.84 | 4.26 | top 3.8% | 71 / 1,421 | |
| 3×3 | 8.73 | 12.11 | top 4.3% | 124 / 2,044 | |
| Pyraminx | 5.71 | 11.16 | top 17.9% | 218 / 973 | |
| Skewb | 6.42 | 12.74 | top 29.2% | 195 / 634 | |
| 4×4 | 1:00.51 | 1:05.01 | top 37.1% | 248 / 659 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 29.76 | 34.45 | top 46.2% | 335 / 678 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 50 moves | — | early days — 1 solve | 98 / 115 |
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 2025First sub-10 3×3: 8.73 at Israel Championship 2025.
- 25 Aug 2025Five personal bests in one day at Israel Championship 2025.
- 17 Feb 2024First sub-20 3×3: 11.04 at Weekend Cubing C Israel 2024.
- 17 Feb 2024First sub-15 3×3: 11.04 at Weekend Cubing C Israel 2024.
- 1 Oct 2023First competition: Cubing for Yuval 2023. A 20.45 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Israel Championship 2025 · 25 Aug 2025 — 5 personal bests set
- Around the Clock Israel 2024 · 5 Sep 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Israel Championship 2024 · 18 Aug 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Israel Open 2024 · 24 Apr 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Weekend Cubing C Israel 2024 · 17 Feb 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Cubing for Yuval 2023 · 1 Oct 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.
- Matanya Greenwald — met in 27 rounds, finished ahead once
- Roy Tamir — met in 27 rounds, never finished ahead
- Ben Baron — met in 27 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-1 2×2 single — 1,050 people have one; it is 0.84 away.
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 8,101 people have one; it is 0.73 away.
Targets move as he improves.