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Israel Championship 2026

Tel Aviv · 25 August 2026 · 13 events · 265 competitors · 386 personal bests

Ben Baron won six of the 13 events (3×3, 4×4, 5×5) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Yoav Vishne by 0.09 seconds. 265 competitors produced 386 personal bests, and 73 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A national record

Zecharya Moshavi set the 5×5 single national record: 42.34.

Six wins
Ben Baron — 3×3, 4×4, 5×5, 6×6, 7×7, 3×3 blindfolded
0.09s
closest final — 2×2, Yoav Vishne over Ben Matyas
386
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Ben Baron6.386.78
2×2Yoav Vishne1.091.33
4×4Ben Baron26.1026.89
5×5Ben Baron45.5748.82
6×6Ben Baron1:25.491:35.10
7×7Ben Baron2:22.432:29.68
3×3 blindfoldedBen Baron17.40—
3×3 one-handedYoel Khanin10.2512.17
ClockBen Matyas3.433.62
MegaminxYoel Khanin35.9338.78
PyraminxNetanel Pour2.092.57
SkewbAriel Benchetrit1.502.01
Square-1Guy Zarian6.238.48

The PB harvest

386 set · 386 still standing
  • Ron Borutsky — Skewb single 1.55: into the top 0.51% of the event's history.
  • Eliyahu Rozenfeld — 2×2 single 1.11: into the top 0.79% of the event's history.
  • Erez Katz — Pyraminx single 1.87: into the top 0.93% of the event's history.
  • Yehonatan Haim Polak — Skewb single 1.91: into the top 1.2% of the event's history.
  • Ronnie Peleg — 2×2 single 1.24: into the top 1.2% of the event's history.
  • Itai Hershberg — 2×2 single 1.32: into the top 1.4% of the event's history.
  • Itay Levin — 2×2 single 1.35: into the top 1.5% of the event's history.
  • Alon Benguigui — 2×2 single 1.39: into the top 1.7% of the event's history.

First-timers

73 people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 18,546 people who made their debut in 2026. Start here explains what a first competition is like.

Records watch

4 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

265 competitors · 2184 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 6.78 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

265 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.