People · United States
Darren Kim
3×3 · top 21.5% of 284,439 all-time · competing since November 2024 · 2024KIMD08
Darren Kim has been competing for a year. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 14.14, set at Belmont Spring 2026, puts him in the top 21.5% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 11,579th in the United States. Across 2 competitions since November 2024, he has put 15 official solves on the record across one event. His 3×3 best has come down from 27.03 in November 2024 to 14.14, a 48% improvement. Darren has entered two competitions.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 14.14 | 16.28 | top 21.5% | 11,579 / 59,724 |
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
- 2 May 2026First sub-20 3×3: 14.14 at Belmont Spring 2026.
- 2 May 2026First sub-15 3×3: 14.14 at Belmont Spring 2026.
- 3 Nov 2024First competition: Cool Down Berkeley 2024. A 27.03 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Belmont Spring 2026 · 2 May 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Cool Down Berkeley 2024 · 3 Nov 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.
- Ryan C. Lee — met in 3 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
- Chris Martin — met in 3 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Thomas Đặng Hoàng Thịnh — met in 3 rounds, finished ahead twice
Next targets
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 39,535 people have one; it is 2.14 away.
Targets move as he improves.