People · Republic of Korea
Esther Kim (김에스더)
3×3 · top 6.0% of 284,439 all-time · competing since December 2014 · 2014KIME02
Esther Kim (김에스더) has been competing for 12 years. Her best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 9.47, set at Ayase 2019, puts her in the top 6.0% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 359th in Republic of Korea. Until February 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 3 competitions since December 2014, she has put 54 official solves on the record across three events. Solve to solve, her 3×3 times vary about 11% around a typical one, an early reading from 7 counted rounds. Her 3×3 best has come down from 14.43 in December 2014 to 9.47, a 34% improvement. Esther 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 | 9.47 | 13.56 | top 6.0% | 359 / 4,352 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 27.93 | 31.72 | top 41.8% | 531 / 966 | |
| 2×2 | 6.00 | 8.11 | top 50.9% | 1,439 / 2,319 |
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 Feb 2019First sub-10 3×3: 9.47 at Ayase 2019.
- 27 Dec 2014First competition: KAIST Fall 2014. A 16.96 3×3 single to start from.
- 27 Dec 2014First sub-15 3×3: 14.43 at KAIST Fall 2014.
Competitions
- Ayase 2019 · 2 Feb 2019 — 2 personal bests set
- Winter Cube Anniversary 2015 · 7 Feb 2015 — 2 personal bests set
- KAIST Fall 2014 · 27 Dec 2014 — 1 personal best set
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 her.
- Daniel White — met in 7 rounds, finished ahead 7 times
- Hyoeun Shin (신효은) — met in 7 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
- JaeSeong Choe (최재성) — met in 7 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 1.47 away.
- A sub-25 3×3 one-handed single — 25,198 people have one; it is 2.93 away.
Targets move as she improves.