Competitions · Israel

Israel Open 2024

Ashdod · 24 April 2024 · 7 events · 169 competitors · 281 personal bests

Ben Baron won three of the seven events (3×3, 3×3 blindfolded, Megaminx) and the closest final was the Pyraminx, won by Rotem Kagan by 0.09 seconds. 169 competitors produced 281 personal bests, 86 of which still stand today, and 24 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A national record

Ben Baron set the 3×3 average national record: 6.18.

Three wins

Ben Baron — 3×3, 3×3 blindfolded, Megaminx

0.09s

closest final — Pyraminx, Rotem Kagan over Netanel Pour

281

personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

Event	Winner	Single	Average
3×3	Ben Baron	5.31	6.69
2×2	Ori Biton	2.17	2.46
4×4	Zecharya Moshavi	24.05	25.29
3×3 blindfolded	Ben Baron	31.11	—
Megaminx	Ben Baron	40.04	45.02
Pyraminx	Rotem Kagan	2.01	2.54
Skewb	Ariel Benchetrit	1.62	2.57

The PB harvest

281 set · 86 still standing

Rotem Kagan — 3×3 single 6.78: into the top 1.1% of the event's history.
Dan Boharon — 2×2 single 1.50: into the top 2.2% of the event's history.
Omer Glasner — Pyraminx single 2.70: into the top 2.7% of the event's history.
Ori Biton — Pyraminx single 2.88: into the top 3.2% of the event's history.
Kfir Havivi — Pyraminx single 3.03: into the top 3.7% of the event's history.
Nir Arzi Arviv — 2×2 single 1.83: into the top 3.7% of the event's history.
Baruch Adler — Pyraminx single 3.19: into the top 4.3% of the event's history.
Yakov Alexandrovich — Pyraminx single 3.28: into the top 4.6% of the event's history.

First-timers

24 people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 32,954 people who made their debut in 2024. Start here explains what a first competition is like.

Records watch

2 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

169 competitors · 1263 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 6.69 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

169 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.