People · United States
David Kim
3×3 · top 6.9% of 288,433 all-time · competing since July 2015 · 2015KIMD05
David Kim has been competing for 11 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 9.79, set at Wolfpack Quiet Qualifier 2018, puts him in the top 6.9% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 3,838th in the United States. Until October 2007, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 11 competitions since July 2015, he has put 269 official solves on the record across nine events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 9% around a typical one, steadier than 98% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 14.85 in July 2015 to 9.79, a 34% improvement. David has entered eleven competitions, more competitions than 93% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 9.79 | 11.24 | top 6.9% | 3,838 / 60,666 | |
| 2×2 | 2.42 | 4.22 | top 8.2% | 3,271 / 41,674 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 19.15 | 32.55 | top 18.3% | 2,384 / 15,900 | |
| 4×4 | 47.12 | 1:00.67 | top 21.0% | 3,238 / 19,354 | |
| Skewb | 5.77 | 11.01 | top 24.1% | 3,948 / 19,164 | |
| Pyraminx | 8.12 | 10.74 | top 37.2% | 10,733 / 29,168 | |
| 5×5 | 1:53.62 | 2:10.17 | top 45.2% | 3,785 / 9,537 | |
| Square-1 | 33.45 | 48.09 | top 55.9% | 3,744 / 6,846 | |
| Clock | 37.03 | 46.44 | top 91.3% | 8,383 / 9,172 |
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 Apr 2018First sub-10 3×3: 9.79 at Wolfpack Quiet Qualifier 2018.
- 27 May 2017Three personal bests in one day at EZ Cubes Spring 2017.
- 31 Jul 2015First competition: US Nationals 2015. A 14.85 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- CubingUSA Nationals 2019 · 1 Aug 2019 — 1 personal best set
- Greensboro Summer 2019 · 20 Jul 2019
- CubingUSA Southeast Championship 2019 · 27 Apr 2019 — 2 personal bests set
- Wolfpack Quiet Qualifier 2018 · 29 Apr 2018 — 2 personal bests set
- Wolfpack Winter 2018 · 21 Jan 2018 — 2 personal bests set
- Raleigh Rubik's Rally 2017 · 4 Nov 2017 — 1 personal best set
- CubingUSA Nationals 2017 · 7 Jul 2017 — 1 personal best set
- EZ Cubes Spring 2017 · 27 May 2017 — 3 personal bests set
- TJHSST Fall 2016 · 19 Nov 2016 — 1 personal best set
- Slow N Steady Fall 2016 · 24 Sep 2016 — 1 personal best set
- US Nationals 2015 · 31 Jul 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.
- Zachary Ochs — met in 44 rounds, finished ahead once
- Hunter Smith — met in 40 rounds, finished ahead 23 times
- Jacob Ambrose — met in 38 rounds, finished ahead 6 times
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 8,101 people have one; it is 1.79 away.
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 9,039 people have one; it is 0.42 away.
Targets move as he improves.