Competitions · Israel

Haifa Cubing 2025

Haifa · 15 April 2025 · 7 events · 167 competitors · 225 personal bests

Ben Baron won six of the seven events (3×3, 2×2, 4×4) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Ben Baron by 0.36 seconds. 167 competitors produced 225 personal bests, 94 of which still stand today, and 41 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Yehonatan Haim Polak took a Square-1 single of 1:34.22 down to 15.51, 84 percent better in one day.

Six wins

Ben Baron — 3×3, 2×2, 4×4, 3×3 blindfolded, 3×3 one-handed, Megaminx

0.36s

closest final — 2×2, Ben Baron over Yehonatan Haim Polak

225

personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

Event	Winner	Single	Average
3×3	Ben Baron	5.88	6.56
2×2	Ben Baron	1.08	1.97
4×4	Ben Baron	24.56	26.34
3×3 blindfolded	Ben Baron	17.03	18.88
3×3 one-handed	Ben Baron	7.67	10.72
Megaminx	Ben Baron	35.25	37.29
Square-1	Netanel Pour	6.68	9.03

The PB harvest

225 set · 94 still standing

Mark Sander — 3×3 single 5.63: into the top 0.3% of the event's history.
Niv Dvorkin — 3×3 single 5.85: into the top 0.4% of the event's history.
Elisha Schuster — 3×3 single 7.16: into the top 1.5% of the event's history.
Ethan Twizer — 3×3 single 7.23: into the top 1.6% of the event's history.
Yoav Atsmon — 3×3 single 8.05: into the top 2.9% of the event's history.
Erez Orlovsky — Square-1 single 7.91: into the top 2.9% of the event's history.
Ofek Weinstock — 3×3 single 8.40: into the top 3.5% of the event's history.
Baruch Adler — 3×3 single 8.61: into the top 4.0% of the event's history.

First-timers

41 people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 28,483 people who made their debut in 2025. Start here explains what a first competition is like.

Records watch

No national, continental or world records were set at this competition. That is true of most competitions.

The field

167 competitors · 998 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 6.56 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

167 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.