Competitions · Israel
New Year Israel 2026
Be'er Ya'akov · 1 January 2026 · 5 events · 35 competitors · 39 personal bests
Ben Baron won two of the five events (4×4, 3×3 blindfolded) and the closest final was the 4×4, won by Ben Baron by 0.26 seconds. 35 competitors produced 39 personal bests, 24 of which still stand today, and two people held a competitor card for the first time.
Winners & podiums
| Event | Winner | Single | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4×4 | Ben Baron | 27.35 | 28.81 |
| 6×6 | Matanya Greenwald | 1:32.46 | 1:37.38 |
| 3×3 blindfolded | Ben Baron | 16.12 | 18.43 |
| Clock | Matanya Greenwald | 4.57 | 5.67 |
| Square-1 | Guy Zarian | 6.92 | 8.15 |
The PB harvest
39 set · 24 still standing- Ben Baron — 3×3 blindfolded single 14.85: into the top 0.14% of the event's history.
- Matanya Greenwald — 4×4 single 24.90: into the top 0.68% of the event's history.
- Yair Ron — Square-1 single 6.29: into the top 0.99% of the event's history.
- Hallel Ben-Meir — 4×4 single 27.57: into the top 1.6% of the event's history.
- Roy Tamir — 6×6 single 1:35.80: into the top 3.0% of the event's history.
- Ofer Horev — 4×4 single 32.51: into the top 4.6% of the event's history.
- Yoav Atsmon — Clock single 5.10: into the top 4.7% of the event's history.
- Yoel Khanin — Clock single 5.12: into the top 4.7% of the event's history.
First-timers
Two 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
2 regional records were set at this competition.
The field
35 competitors · 191 results · 5 events.
Everyone who competed
35 competitors- Amit Sheffer
- Amitai Ziv
- Ben Baron
- Dan Boharon
- Dov Harazi
- Eitan Collett
- Eliyahu Rozenfeld
- Geffen Koren
- Guy Zarian
- Hallel Ben-Meir
- Inbar Segal
- Itamar Barak
- Jesse Arnon
- Lavi Amsterdam
- Matanya Greenwald
- Michael Dvir
- Neta Shmuel Adorian
- Niko Ronkainen
- Noam Katz
- Ofek Egozi
- Ofer Horev
- Ohev Nassi
- Omer Kedar
- Omri Juran
- Omri Kehila
- Or Shahar
- Orly Yahalom
- Ravid Tuaf
- Roy Tamir
- Tuval Stone
- Yair Ron
- Yoad Yahalom Weiss
- Yoav Atsmon
- Yoav Vishne
- Yoel Khanin
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.