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Israel Championship 2023

Emek Hefer · 17 July 2023 · 13 events · 269 competitors · 485 personal bests

Ben Baron won six of the 13 events (3×3, 5×5, 6×6) and the closest final was the Skewb, won by Yoav Vishne by 0.13 seconds. 269 competitors produced 485 personal bests, 148 of which still stand today, and 85 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A national record

Yoav Vishne set the 2×2 single national record: 0.95.

Six wins
Ben Baron — 3×3, 5×5, 6×6, 7×7, 3×3 blindfolded, Megaminx
0.13s
closest final — Skewb, Yoav Vishne over Andrey Che
485
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Ben Baron6.076.40
2×2Yoav Vishne1.181.34
4×4Zecharya Moshavi25.3527.13
5×5Ben Baron49.0554.14
6×6Ben Baron1:37.451:47.60
7×7Ben Baron2:52.662:54.74
3×3 blindfoldedBen Baron19.5323.51
3×3 one-handedAndrey Che9.5510.77
ClockBaruch Adler6.646.89
MegaminxBen Baron42.4943.53
PyraminxNetanel Pour2.002.51
SkewbYoav Vishne1.553.92
Square-1Libi Wohlfeiler Kahaty7.109.97

The PB harvest

485 set · 148 still standing
  • Yair Ron — Pyraminx single 2.93: into the top 3.4% of the event's history.
  • Yoav Mandelzweig — 2×2 single 1.86: into the top 3.9% of the event's history.
  • Bar Elor — 2×2 single 1.97: into the top 4.5% of the event's history.
  • Yotam Kugman — Pyraminx single 3.31: into the top 4.7% of the event's history.
  • Eran Bar Lev — 2×2 single 2.03: into the top 4.9% of the event's history.
  • Eviatar Hittin — 2×2 single 2.10: into the top 5.4% of the event's history.
  • Nadav Ayalon — 2×2 single 2.31: into the top 7.1% of the event's history.
  • Shmulik Kachuriner — 2×2 single 2.35: into the top 7.5% of the event's history.

First-timers

85 people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 37,591 people who made their debut in 2023. Start here explains what a first competition is like.

Records watch

13 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

269 competitors · 2219 results · 13 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 6.40 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

269 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.