People · Republic of Korea
DongKeon Lee (이동건)
2×2 · top 3.6% of 186,767 all-time · competing since December 2023 · 2023LEED08
DongKeon Lee (이동건) has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 1.80, set at Daegu Autumn 2024, puts him in the top 3.6% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 100th in Republic of Korea. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 7 competitions since December 2023, he has put 151 official solves on the record across twelve events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 14% around a typical one, an early reading from 7 counted rounds. His 2×2 best has come down from 4.33 in December 2023 to 1.80, a 58% improvement. DongKeon 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 1.80 | 2.15 | top 3.6% | 100 / 2,319 | |
| 3×3 | 8.50 | 10.55 | top 3.7% | 225 / 4,352 | |
| Skewb | 2.95 | 7.45 | top 4.8% | 52 / 854 | |
| Pyraminx | 3.84 | 5.83 | top 6.9% | 114 / 1,271 | |
| 4×4 | 38.46 | 44.57 | top 10.3% | 203 / 1,308 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 30 moves | 33.33 | top 14.8% | 29 / 173 | |
| Megaminx | 1:13.13 | 1:15.32 | top 17.5% | 123 / 524 | |
| Square-1 | 19.07 | 22.37 | top 25.8% | 117 / 371 | |
| 5×5 | 1:30.58 | 1:33.88 | top 27.8% | 250 / 716 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 29.16 | 43.53 | top 44.7% | 560 / 966 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 2:52.10 | 3:08.21 | early days — 3 solves | 120 / 217 | |
| 3×3 Multi-Blind | 2 of 3 cubes · 24:26 | — | early days — 1 solve | 66 / 74 |
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, 2×2. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.
The story so far
- 8 Mar 2025First sub-10 3×3: 8.93 at Korea Newcomers PM 2025.
- 18 Jan 2025Five personal bests in one day at Happy Suseong 2025.
- 26 Oct 2024Four personal bests in one day at Daegu Autumn 2024.
- 15 Dec 2023First competition: Korean Championship 2023. A 12.04 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Korea Newcomers PM 2025 · 8 Mar 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- FMC Busan 2025 · 2 Mar 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Happy Suseong 2025 · 18 Jan 2025 — 5 personal bests set
- Silent Korea Winter 2024 · 28 Dec 2024
- Daegu Autumn 2024 · 26 Oct 2024 — 4 personal bests set
- Daegu Cold Winter 2024 · 3 Feb 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Korean Championship 2023 · 15 Dec 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.
- DongSoo Park (박동수) — met in 31 rounds, finished ahead once
- Ko Youngjin (고영진) — met in 29 rounds, finished ahead 11 times
- Choi Goho (최고호) — met in 27 rounds, finished ahead 18 times
Next targets
- A sub-1 2×2 single — 1,032 people have one; it is 0.80 away.
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 0.50 away.
Targets move as he improves.