People · Republic of Korea
Chawon Kang (강차원)
3×3 · top 7.1% of 288,433 all-time · competing since December 2015 · 2015KANG11
Chawon Kang (강차원) has been competing for 11 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 9.85, set at Cubedu Korea 2018, puts him in the top 7.1% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 416th in Republic of Korea. Until October 2007, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 7 competitions since December 2015, he has put 174 official solves on the record across twelve events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one; 59% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 11.53 in December 2015 to 9.85, a 15% improvement. Chawon has entered seven competitions, more competitions than 88% 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 | 9.85 | 11.40 | top 7.1% | 416 / 4,390 | |
| 4×4 | 40.11 | 49.92 | top 12.3% | 240 / 1,316 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 22.04 | 26.65 | top 26.2% | 355 / 981 | |
| 2×2 | 4.00 | 4.13 | top 26.5% | 805 / 2,334 | |
| Clock | 11.14 | 20.33 | top 30.6% | 206 / 541 | |
| 5×5 | 1:43.04 | 1:50.73 | top 37.7% | 329 / 725 | |
| Skewb | 7.78 | 9.89 | top 39.7% | 404 / 874 | |
| Pyraminx | 11.37 | 14.35 | top 63.1% | 895 / 1,294 | |
| Megaminx | 2:40.59 | — | early days — 2 solves | 387 / 526 | |
| 6×6 | 4:10.10 | 4:40.11 | top 69.0% | 251 / 335 | |
| 7×7 | 6:39.70 | — | early days — 1 solve | 217 / 256 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 59 moves | — | early days — 1 solve | 165 / 173 |
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 Jan 2018First sub-10 3×3: 9.85 at Cubedu Korea 2018.
- 12 Aug 2016Six personal bests in one day at Korean Championship 2016.
- 19 Dec 2015First competition: Korea Winter 2015. A 11.53 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Cubedu Korea 2018 · 26 Jan 2018 — 1 personal best set
- Korean Championship 2017 · 28 Jul 2017 — 2 personal bests set
- Play Cube 2017 · 28 May 2017
- 3x3x3 HanMaDang 2017 · 18 Feb 2017
- Korean Championship 2016 · 12 Aug 2016 — 6 personal bests set
- Cube Is Good 2016 · 22 May 2016
- Korea Winter 2015 · 19 Dec 2015
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.
- Minseo Gu (구민서) — met in 43 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
- Choi Goho (최고호) — met in 34 rounds, finished ahead 16 times
- Habin Kim (김하빈) — met in 34 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 8,101 people have one; it is 1.85 away.
- A sub-40 4×4 single — 10,370 people have one; it is 0.11 away.
Targets move as he improves.