People · United States
Benjamin Yune Kim
3×3 · top 13.2% of 284,439 all-time · competing since November 2018 · 2018KIMB03
Benjamin Yune Kim has been competing for 8 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 11.80, set at Hono Luau Cube Off 2022, puts him in the top 13.2% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 7,074th in the United States. Across 2 competitions since November 2018, he has put 49 official solves on the record across five events. His 3×3 best has come down from 21.29 in November 2018 to 11.80, a 45% improvement. Benjamin has entered two competitions.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 11.80 | 14.44 | top 13.2% | 7,074 / 59,724 | |
| 4×4 | 57.46 | 1:02.22 | top 33.7% | 5,378 / 19,072 | |
| Pyraminx | 7.71 | 9.58 | top 33.8% | 9,536 / 28,708 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 27.61 | 29.43 | top 40.9% | 5,474 / 15,683 | |
| 5×5 | 1:56.81 | 2:14.72 | top 47.3% | 3,938 / 9,401 |
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
- 24 Sep 2022First sub-20 3×3: 11.80 at Hono Luau Cube Off 2022.
- 24 Sep 2022First sub-15 3×3: 11.80 at Hono Luau Cube Off 2022.
- 24 Sep 2022Three personal bests in one day at Hono Luau Cube Off 2022.
- 24 Nov 2018First competition: Hawaii 2018. A 21.29 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Hono Luau Cube Off 2022 · 24 Sep 2022 — 3 personal bests set
- Hawaii 2018 · 24 Nov 2018
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.
- Micah Platt — met in 9 rounds, finished ahead once
- Craig Dansie — met in 8 rounds, finished ahead 8 times
- David Akamine — met in 8 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
Next targets
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,172 people have one; it is 1.80 away.
- A sub-50 4×4 single — 20,746 people have one; it is 7.46 away.
Targets move as he improves.