Competitions · Israel

Aficube B 2022

Beit Berl · 19 April 2022 · 7 events · 93 competitors · 65 personal bests

Ben Baron won seven of the seven events (3×3, 5×5, 6×6) and the closest final was the Pyraminx, won by Ben Baron by 1.14 seconds. 93 competitors produced 65 personal bests, 15 of which still stand today, and 56 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A national record

Ben Baron set the 3×3 single national record: 5.20.

Seven wins

Ben Baron — 3×3, 5×5, 6×6, 3×3 blindfolded, 3×3 one-handed, Clock, Pyraminx

1.14s

closest final — Pyraminx, Ben Baron over Netanel Pour

personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

Event	Winner	Single	Average
3×3	Ben Baron	5.20	7.37
5×5	Ben Baron	51.02	57.02
6×6	Ben Baron	1:49.56	1:54.23
3×3 blindfolded	Ben Baron	26.10	—
3×3 one-handed	Ben Baron	9.12	12.53
Clock	Ben Baron	9.16	12.27
Pyraminx	Ben Baron	2.38	3.90

The PB harvest

65 set · 15 still standing

Yoni Strassberg — 3×3 single 7.72: into the top 2.3% of the event's history.
Erel Frishman — 3×3 single 10.54: into the top 9.1% of the event's history.
Yahal Pais — Pyraminx single 5.63: into the top 17.3% of the event's history.
Mati Shabtay — 3×3 single 13.44: into the top 19.0% of the event's history.
Adir Kanuk — 3×3 single 14.23: into the top 21.8% of the event's history.
Zayit Siege — 5×5 single 1:24.09: into the top 22.5% of the event's history.
Idan Chen — 3×3 one-handed single 22.09: into the top 26.3% of the event's history.
Evgeny Chak — 5×5 single 1:31.83: into the top 28.8% of the event's history.

First-timers

56 people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 26,245 people who made their debut in 2022. Start here explains what a first competition is like.

Records watch

5 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

93 competitors · 374 results · 7 events.

Solve this final yourself

how this works →

The 3×3 final here ran on one scramble group, so these five sequences are exactly what the finalists faced. Ben Baron won it with a 7.37 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

1D R2 D2 B2 D2 L F' R D B2 L F2 U2 F2 D2 R2 F2 R F
2F' R2 L2 B2 U R' U2 R' U2 B R2 F' D2 F2 D2 L2 F L' B
3F' R2 B2 L2 R2 U2 R2 F D2 F2 L F' L2 U' F2 R2 U' L B' L'
4U F' B2 R2 D2 B' L F R2 D' B2 R D2 R D2 B2 L' B2 R2
5R2 L D2 L F U2 D B L' U2 F2 B2 L B2 L D' F' L'

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

93 competitors

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 final is a competition's last round; its order decides the podium · a DNF (did not finish) is an attempt with no valid result: a popped piece, an unsolved face, an over-limit memorisation · every solve starts from a computer-generated scramble, the same for every competitor in a round.