People · Republic of Korea
Chanyul Kim (김찬율)
3×3 · top 9.7% of 284,439 all-time · competing since February 2024 · 2024KIMC02
Chanyul Kim (김찬율) has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 10.74, set at Happy Suseong 2025, puts him in the top 9.7% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 552nd in Republic of Korea. Until August 2006, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 5 competitions since February 2024, he has put 61 official solves on the record across six events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 14% around a typical one, an early reading from 6 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 18.89 in February 2024 to 10.74, a 43% improvement. Chanyul 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 | Republic of Korea | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 10.74 | 12.87 | top 9.7% | 552 / 4,352 | |
| Skewb | 5.99 | 14.67 | top 25.6% | 255 / 854 | |
| 2×2 | 4.47 | 6.74 | top 32.5% | 966 / 2,319 | |
| 4×4 | 1:08.93 | 1:20.26 | top 45.8% | 760 / 1,308 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 31.48 | 39.09 | top 50.0% | 603 / 966 | |
| 5×5 | 4:17.65 | — | early days — 2 solves | 677 / 716 |
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
- 23 Nov 2024First sub-15 3×3: 13.68 at Hamchang Winter 2024.
- 3 Feb 2024First competition: Daegu Cold Winter 2024. A 18.89 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Korea Newcomers PM 2025 · 8 Mar 2025
- Happy Suseong 2025 · 18 Jan 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Hamchang Winter 2024 · 23 Nov 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Anyang Haseyo 2024 · 9 Mar 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Daegu Cold Winter 2024 · 3 Feb 2024
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.
- Seung Hyuk Nahm (남승혁) — met in 13 rounds, never finished ahead
- Minseo Gu (구민서) — met in 13 rounds, never finished ahead
- DongSoo Park (박동수) — met in 13 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,172 people have one; it is 0.74 away.
- A sub-5 Skewb single — 13,285 people have one; it is 0.99 away.
Targets move as he improves.