People · Republic of Korea
Byeong Wan Choi (최병완)
3×3 · top 9.3% of 284,439 all-time · competing since December 2012 · 2012CHOI07
Byeong Wan Choi (최병완) has been competing for 14 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 10.60, set at Korean Winter 2013, puts him in the top 9.3% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 529th in Republic of Korea. Until August 2006, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 6 competitions since December 2012, he has put 132 official solves on the record across eight events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, steadier than 78% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. That figure sets aside his 3 DNFs. Byeong has entered six competitions, more competitions than 86% 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 | 10.60 | 12.32 | top 9.3% | 529 / 4,352 | |
| 2×2 | 3.76 | 4.38 | top 23.5% | 705 / 2,319 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 25.03 | 25.84 | top 34.3% | 434 / 966 | |
| Square-1 | 23.93 | 31.40 | top 36.7% | 164 / 371 | |
| 4×4 | 1:03.18 | 1:06.30 | top 39.8% | 678 / 1,308 | |
| 5×5 | 1:51.54 | 1:58.83 | top 43.7% | 372 / 716 | |
| Clock | 15.93 | — | early days — 3 solves | 352 / 536 | |
| 6×6 | 4:59.04 | 5:34.36 | early days — 3 solves | 284 / 329 |
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
- 28 Dec 2013Five personal bests in one day at Korean Winter 2013.
- 22 Dec 2012First competition: Magics Korea 2012.
Competitions
- Happy Sheep Year 2015 · 24 Jan 2015
- Korean Christmas Cup 2014 · 20 Dec 2014
- Korea New Year 2014 · 12 Jan 2014 — 2 personal bests set
- Korean Winter 2013 · 28 Dec 2013 — 5 personal bests set
- Korean Style 2013 · 5 Jan 2013 — 1 personal best set
- Magics Korea 2012 · 22 Dec 2012
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.
- Sungho Hong (홍성호) — met in 26 rounds, finished ahead once
- Jong-Ho Jeong (정종호) — met in 25 rounds, never finished ahead
- Choi Goho (최고호) — met in 24 rounds, finished ahead 15 times
Next targets
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,172 people have one; it is 0.60 away.
- A sub-3 2×2 single — 26,570 people have one; it is 0.76 away.
Targets move as he improves.