Competitions · Israel

Mike's Cubes Israel 2026

Pardes Hana-Karkur · 5 July 2026 · 6 events · 75 competitors · 80 personal bests

Ben Baron won four of the six events (3×3, 3×3 blindfolded, Skewb) and the closest final was the Skewb, won by Ben Baron by 0.12 seconds. 75 competitors produced 80 personal bests, 50 of which still stand today, and 16 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A national record

Ben Baron set the Skewb single national record: 1.33.

Four wins

Ben Baron — 3×3, 3×3 blindfolded, Skewb, 4×4 blindfolded

0.12s

closest final — Skewb, Ben Baron over Ohev Nassi

personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

Event	Winner	Single	Average
3×3	Ben Baron	5.38	6.30
2×2	Yoav Vishne	0.91	1.24
3×3 blindfolded	Ben Baron	14.94	—
Pyraminx	Netanel Pour	1.96	2.56
Skewb	Ben Baron	1.33	2.93
4×4 blindfolded	Ben Baron	2:09.92	—

The PB harvest

80 set · 50 still standing

Bar Elor — 3×3 single 5.23: into the top 0.17% of the event's history.
Ben Baron — Skewb single 1.33: into the top 0.25% of the event's history.
Ronnie Peleg — 3×3 single 5.53: into the top 0.26% of the event's history.
Yoav Vishne — 3×3 blindfolded single 15.86: into the top 0.36% of the event's history.
Yehonatan Haim Polak — 3×3 single 6.15: into the top 0.58% of the event's history.
Yehonatan Haim Polak — 2×2 single 1.03: into the top 0.62% of the event's history.
Omer Kedar — Pyraminx single 1.83: into the top 0.87% of the event's history.
Gal Kaplan — 3×3 single 6.56: into the top 0.91% of the event's history.

First-timers

16 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

3 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

75 competitors · 373 results · 6 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 6.30 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

75 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.