People · Republic of Korea
Choi JiWon (최지원)
3×3 · top 5.5% of 284,439 all-time · competing since October 2023 · 2023JIWO01
Choi JiWon (최지원) has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 9.26, set at Korea Open 2026, puts him in the top 5.5% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 327th in Republic of Korea. Until February 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 3 competitions since October 2023, he has put 54 official solves on the record across four events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, an early reading from 7 counted rounds. Choi has entered three competitions, more competitions than 69% 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 | 9.26 | 11.61 | top 5.5% | 327 / 4,352 | |
| 2×2 | 3.19 | 4.22 | top 16.5% | 502 / 2,319 | |
| 4×4 | 48.28 | 58.97 | top 22.5% | 398 / 1,308 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 27.23 | 28.36 | top 39.9% | 510 / 966 |
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
- 29 Oct 2023First competition: Suncheon Fall 2023. A 9.68 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Korea Open 2026 · 15 Aug 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Seoul Open 2024 · 6 Jan 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Suncheon Fall 2023 · 29 Oct 2023
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.
- Woobin Hwang (황우빈) — met in 11 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
- Ko Youngjin (고영진) — met in 11 rounds, finished ahead once
- Han Joong Won (한중원) — met in 11 rounds, finished ahead once
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 1.26 away.
- A sub-3 2×2 single — 26,570 people have one; it is 0.19 away.
Targets move as he improves.