People · Republic of Korea
Baekgeon Kim (김백건)
3×3 · top 4.8% of 284,439 all-time · competing since March 2026 · 2026KIMB01
Baekgeon Kim (김백건) has been competing for 6 months. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 8.98, set at Korea Open 2026, puts him in the top 4.8% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 285th in Republic of Korea. Until May 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 3 competitions since March 2026, he has put 43 official solves on the record across three events. His 3×3 best has come down from 16.64 in March 2026 to 8.98, a 46% improvement. Baekgeon has entered three competitions, more competitions than 69% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Republic of Korea | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 8.98 | 11.15 | top 4.8% | 285 / 4,352 | |
| 2×2 | 2.49 | 3.36 | top 8.8% | 259 / 2,319 | |
| Pyraminx | 4.63 | 5.86 | top 11.0% | 177 / 1,271 |
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
- 15 Aug 2026First sub-10 3×3: 8.98 at Korea Open 2026.
- 15 Aug 2026Five personal bests in one day at Korea Open 2026.
- 19 Jul 2026First sub-15 3×3: 10.91 at Seoul Summer 2026.
- 22 Mar 2026First competition: Seoul Spring 2026. A 16.64 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Korea Open 2026 · 15 Aug 2026 — 5 personal bests set
- Seoul Summer 2026 · 19 Jul 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Seoul Spring 2026 · 22 Mar 2026
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.
- JiYoo Oh (오지유) — met in 9 rounds, finished ahead 6 times
- Ko Youngjin (고영진) — met in 9 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
- Hyoungjoo Ahn (안형주) — met in 9 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 0.98 away.
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.49 away.
Targets move as he improves.