People · Republic of Korea
Geon U Kim (김건우)
3×3 · top 9.5% of 284,439 all-time · competing since May 2026 · 2026KIMG04
Geon U Kim (김건우) has been competing for 4 months. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 10.68, set at Seoul Summer 2026, puts him in the top 9.5% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 539th in Republic of Korea. Until August 2006, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 3 competitions since May 2026, he has put 55 official solves on the record across four events. His 3×3 best has come down from 14.63 in May 2026 to 10.68, a 27% improvement. Geon 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 | 10.68 | 17.69 | top 9.5% | 539 / 4,352 | |
| Pyraminx | 4.65 | 7.77 | top 11.1% | 178 / 1,271 | |
| 2×2 | 3.89 | 6.08 | top 25.1% | 759 / 2,319 | |
| 4×4 | 1:12.20 | 1:20.95 | top 49.0% | 808 / 1,308 |
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
- 16 May 2026First competition: Hamoye Jinju 2026. A 14.63 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Korea Open 2026 · 15 Aug 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Seoul Summer 2026 · 19 Jul 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Hamoye Jinju 2026 · 16 May 2026
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.
- YongGeal Lee (이용걸) — met in 11 rounds, finished ahead 7 times
- Keunsoo Heo (허근수) — met in 11 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
- Choi Goho (최고호) — met in 11 rounds, finished ahead once
Next targets
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,172 people have one; it is 0.68 away.
- A sub-4 Pyraminx single — 9,892 people have one; it is 0.65 away.
Targets move as he improves.