People · Republic of Korea
Choi Young In (최영인)
2×2 · top 3.1% of 186,767 all-time · competing since July 2018 · 2018INCH01
Choi Young In (최영인) has been competing for 8 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 1.71, set at Play Cube X4 2019, puts him in the top 3.1% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 89th in Republic of Korea. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 6 competitions since July 2018, he has put 158 official solves on the record across nine events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, steadier than 64% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 13.45 in July 2018 to 8.46, a 37% improvement. Choi 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 1.71 | 2.37 | top 3.1% | 89 / 2,319 | |
| 3×3 | 8.46 | 10.51 | top 3.7% | 219 / 4,352 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 14.90 | 18.62 | top 7.9% | 110 / 966 | |
| 4×4 | 37.52 | 42.09 | top 9.3% | 184 / 1,308 | |
| 5×5 | 1:20.93 | 1:23.96 | top 19.9% | 195 / 716 | |
| Megaminx | 1:22.27 | 1:32.07 | top 23.3% | 157 / 524 | |
| Skewb | 6.71 | 9.15 | top 31.3% | 319 / 854 | |
| Square-1 | 23.20 | 26.74 | top 35.2% | 158 / 371 | |
| 6×6 | 2:55.18 | 2:57.63 | early days — 3 solves | 163 / 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
- 23 Feb 2019Three personal bests in one day at Seoul Winter 2019.
- 19 Jan 2019First sub-10 3×3: 9.03 at Korea Winter 2019.
- 20 Jul 2018First competition: Korean Championship 2018. A 13.45 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Korean Championship 2019 · 16 Aug 2019
- Play Cube X4 2019 · 11 May 2019 — 1 personal best set
- Cutory Blossom 2019 · 6 Apr 2019 — 1 personal best set
- Seoul Winter 2019 · 23 Feb 2019 — 3 personal bests set
- Korea Winter 2019 · 19 Jan 2019 — 1 personal best set
- Korean Championship 2018 · 20 Jul 2018
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.
- Jaemin Chang (장재민) — met in 32 rounds, finished ahead once
- DongSoo Park (박동수) — met in 30 rounds, finished ahead 7 times
- Ko Youngjin (고영진) — met in 29 rounds, finished ahead 26 times
Next targets
- A sub-1 2×2 single — 1,032 people have one; it is 0.71 away.
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 0.46 away.
Targets move as he improves.