People · Israel
Zohar Burstein
Pyraminx · top 8.4% of 129,321 all-time · competing since April 2023 · 2023BURS01
Zohar Burstein has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the Pyraminx: a personal-best single of 4.14, set at Israel Open 2024, puts him in the top 8.4% of the 129,321 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 106th in Israel. Until February 2008, no official Pyraminx solve in the world had been that fast. Across 5 competitions since April 2023, he has put 123 official solves on the record across six events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 11% around a typical one, an early reading from 8 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 24.57 in April 2023 to 14.88, a 39% improvement. Zohar has entered five competitions, more competitions than 83% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Israel | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pyraminx | 4.14 | 7.40 | top 8.4% | 106 / 957 | |
| 3×3 | 14.88 | 17.09 | top 24.0% | 605 / 2,022 | |
| 2×2 | 3.99 | 4.87 | top 26.4% | 457 / 1,401 | |
| Skewb | 6.62 | 13.26 | top 30.6% | 206 / 618 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 46.07 | — | early days — 2 solves | 494 / 658 | |
| Square-1 | 50.08 | — | early days — 2 solves | 197 / 248 |
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
- 16 Feb 2024First sub-20 3×3: 15.42 at Weekend Cubing A Israel 2024.
- 16 Feb 2024First sub-15 3×3: 14.93 at Weekend Cubing A Israel 2024.
- 16 Feb 2024Three personal bests in one day at Weekend Cubing A Israel 2024.
- 3 Apr 2023First competition: Kubiat HaNegev B 2023. A 24.57 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Israel Championship 2024 · 18 Aug 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Israel Open 2024 · 24 Apr 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- CinemaCube Israel 2024 · 24 Mar 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Weekend Cubing A Israel 2024 · 16 Feb 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- Kubiat HaNegev B 2023 · 3 Apr 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.
- Eyal Freifeld — met in 26 rounds, finished ahead once
- Mark Sander — met in 26 rounds, never finished ahead
- Luna Sarfati — met in 24 rounds, finished ahead twice
Next targets
- A sub-4 Pyraminx single — 9,892 people have one; it is 0.14 away.
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 39,535 people have one; it is 2.88 away.
Targets move as he improves.