People · United States
Alvin Kim
3×3 · top 36.0% of 284,439 all-time · competing since August 2023 · 2023KIMA05
Alvin Kim has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 18.63, set at La La Land 2024, puts him in the top 36.0% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 20,223rd in the United States. Across 5 competitions since August 2023, he has put 62 official solves on the record across four events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 10% around a typical one, an early reading from 7 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 28.51 in August 2023 to 18.63, a 35% improvement. Alvin has entered five competitions, more competitions than 83% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 18.63 | 20.30 | top 36.0% | 20,223 / 59,724 | |
| 2×2 | 5.28 | 8.40 | top 42.8% | 17,228 / 40,951 | |
| Pyraminx | 11.03 | 17.81 | top 60.8% | 17,861 / 28,708 | |
| Megaminx | 3:20.32 | — | top 80.9% | 6,421 / 7,841 |
Percentile against all competitors ever ranked in each event, a fairer measure than raw rank, because the pools differ by a factor of ten.
The line so far
Best single per competition, 3×3. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.
The story so far
- 27 Jan 2024First sub-20 3×3: 19.01 at University Heights Cubing Winter 2024.
- 19 Aug 2023First competition: Santa Ana Summer A 2023. A 28.51 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- La La Land 2024 · 31 Aug 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Los Angeles Newcomers 2024 · 30 Mar 2024
- University Heights Cubing Winter 2024 · 27 Jan 2024 — 1 personal best set
- UCSD Winter 2023 · 16 Dec 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Santa Ana Summer A 2023 · 19 Aug 2023
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 DNF (did not finish) is an attempt with no valid result: a popped piece, an unsolved face, an over-limit memorisation · top X% compares against everyone ever ranked in that event, which is fairer than raw rank because event pools differ tenfold.
The circuit
The people whose scorecards keep turning up next to his.
- Alex Lehman — met in 15 rounds, never finished ahead
- Ryan Fong — met in 15 rounds, never finished ahead
- Shane Grogan — met in 13 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-15 3×3 single — 69,493 people have one; it is 3.63 away.
- A sub-5 2×2 single — 73,413 people have one; it is 0.28 away.
Targets move as he improves.