People · Republic of Korea
Gaon Yoon (윤가온)
2×2 · top 0.33% of 186,767 all-time · competing since December 2024 · 2024YOON11
Gaon Yoon (윤가온) has been competing for a year. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 0.87, set at Ansan Favorites 2026, puts him in the top 0.33% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 6th in Republic of Korea. Until November 2011, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 12 competitions since December 2024, he has put 359 official solves on the record across twelve events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 14% around a typical one; 73% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 14.98 in December 2024 to 7.62, a 49% improvement. Gaon has entered twelve competitions, more competitions than 94% 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 | 0.87 | 2.72 | top 0.33% | 6 / 2,319 | |
| 3×3 | 7.62 | 9.11 | top 2.2% | 128 / 4,352 | |
| Pyraminx | 2.59 | 3.73 | top 2.4% | 45 / 1,271 | |
| 4×4 | 33.85 | 41.41 | top 5.7% | 122 / 1,308 | |
| Megaminx | 51.59 | 54.30 | top 5.8% | 46 / 524 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 15.40 | 18.43 | top 8.9% | 125 / 966 | |
| 5×5 | 1:10.19 | 1:20.55 | top 11.7% | 124 / 716 | |
| Skewb | 4.64 | 9.53 | top 15.5% | 166 / 854 | |
| 7×7 | 3:39.98 | 3:55.32 | top 23.5% | 84 / 254 | |
| Clock | 10.85 | 12.15 | top 29.4% | 197 / 536 | |
| 6×6 | 2:43.44 | 3:00.01 | early days — 3 solves | 144 / 329 | |
| Square-1 | 49.39 | — | early days — 2 solves | 299 / 371 |
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
- 15 Aug 2026Six personal bests in one day at Korea Open 2026.
- 15 Aug 2025First sub-10 3×3: 8.88 at Korea Open 2025.
- 15 Aug 2025Seven personal bests in one day at Korea Open 2025.
- 13 Jul 2025Three personal bests in one day at Suwon Summer 2025.
- 29 Jun 2025Three personal bests in one day at Osan Summer 2025.
- 14 Dec 2024First competition: Seoul Winter 2024. A 14.98 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Korea Open 2026 · 15 Aug 2026 — 6 personal bests set
- Seoul Summer 2026 · 19 Jul 2026
- Uhseo Osong 2026 · 13 Jun 2026
- Seoul Spring 2026 · 22 Mar 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Ansan Favorites 2026 · 7 Feb 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Korea Open 2025 · 15 Aug 2025 — 7 personal bests set
- Suwon Summer 2025 · 13 Jul 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- Osan Summer 2025 · 29 Jun 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- Please Minx Korea 2025 · 5 Apr 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Korea Newcomers AM 2025 · 8 Mar 2025
- Anyang Haseyo 2025 · 8 Feb 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Seoul Winter 2024 · 14 Dec 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.
- Minjun Kim (김민준) — met in 73 rounds, finished ahead 6 times
- Ko Youngjin (고영진) — met in 67 rounds, finished ahead 30 times
- Choi Goho (최고호) — met in 64 rounds, finished ahead 38 times
Next targets
- A sub-6 3×3 single — 1,376 people have one; it is 1.62 away.
- A sub-2 Pyraminx single — 1,476 people have one; it is 0.59 away.
Targets move as he improves.