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Israel Special 2018

Kfar Saba · 2 April 2018 · 7 events · 28 competitors · 17 personal bests

Ben Baron won five of the seven events (3×3 blindfolded, 3×3 Fewest Moves, Megaminx) and the closest final was the Pyraminx, won by Ophir Raz by 2.62 seconds. 28 competitors produced 17 personal bests, 7 of which still stand today, and six people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A national record

Ben Baron set the Square-1 single national record: 16.65.

Five wins
Ben Baron — 3×3 blindfolded, 3×3 Fewest Moves, Megaminx, Square-1, 3×3 Multi-Blind
2.62s
closest final — Pyraminx, Ophir Raz over Ben Baron
17
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3 blindfoldedBen Baron1:57.18
3×3 Fewest MovesBen Baron36 moves
MegaminxBen Baron1:02.381:04.86
PyraminxOphir Raz3.795.00
Square-1Ben Baron17.2919.50
4×4 blindfoldedDaniel Atlas10:20.00
3×3 Multi-BlindBen Baron6 of 7 cubes · 52:22

The PB harvest

17 set · 7 still standing
  • Ophir Raz — Pyraminx single 3.74: into the top 6.4% of the event's history.
  • Carmel Magen — Pyraminx single 7.43: into the top 31.4% of the event's history.
  • Lia Sobel — Square-1 single 23.59: into the top 36.0% of the event's history.
  • Lia Sobel — Megaminx single 2:29.20: into the top 60.7% of the event's history.
  • Ron Libman — Square-1 single 43.84: into the top 69.8% of the event's history.
  • Yuval Porat — Square-1 single 56.85: into the top 81.6% of the event's history.
  • Rotem Ifrach — Megaminx single 3:41.34: into the top 86.3% of the event's history.

First-timers

Six people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 26,076 people who made their debut in 2018. Start here explains what a first competition is like.

Records watch

5 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

28 competitors · 123 results · 7 events.

Everyone who competed

28 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.