People · United States
Charles Kim
2×2 · top 16.6% of 186,767 all-time · competing since February 2024 · 2024KIMC03
Charles Kim has been competing for 2 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 3.20, set at Suwon Summer 2025, puts him in the top 16.6% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 6,516th in the United States. Across 5 competitions since February 2024, he has put 99 official solves on the record across six events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 11% around a typical one, an early reading from 8 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 17.41 in February 2024 to 13.27, a 24% improvement. Charles 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 3.20 | 4.88 | top 16.6% | 6,516 / 40,951 | |
| 3×3 | 13.27 | 13.67 | top 18.4% | 9,847 / 59,724 | |
| Pyraminx | 7.46 | 8.45 | top 31.7% | 8,855 / 28,708 | |
| 4×4 | 57.01 | 1:06.03 | top 33.1% | 5,285 / 19,072 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 34.39 | 42.15 | top 56.2% | 7,795 / 15,683 | |
| Megaminx | 4:18.41 | — | early days — 2 solves | 7,437 / 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
- 26 Oct 2024Five personal bests in one day at Temecula Valley Fall 2024.
- 8 Sep 2024First sub-15 3×3: 13.90 at Aliso Niguel Summer 2024.
- 8 Sep 2024Three personal bests in one day at Aliso Niguel Summer 2024.
- 24 Feb 2024First competition: Fullerton Winter 2024. A 17.41 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Suwon Summer 2025 · 13 Jul 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Temecula Valley Fall 2024 · 26 Oct 2024 — 5 personal bests set
- Aliso Niguel Summer 2024 · 8 Sep 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- Prime Cubing Day Seoul 2024 · 15 Jun 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Fullerton Winter 2024 · 24 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.
- Nathaneil Gaede — met in 15 rounds, finished ahead twice
- August Barnard — met in 15 rounds, never finished ahead
- Zayd Rokerya — met in 14 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
Next targets
- A sub-3 2×2 single — 26,570 people have one; it is 0.20 away.
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 39,535 people have one; it is 1.27 away.
Targets move as he improves.