People · Republic of Korea
Gibaek Lee (이기백)
3×3 · top 2.2% of 284,439 all-time · competing since September 2024 · 2024LEEG06
Gibaek Lee (이기백) has been competing for 2 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 7.68, set at Korea Open 2026, puts him in the top 2.2% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 132nd in Republic of Korea. Until July 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 8 competitions since September 2024, he has put 209 official solves on the record across ten events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 14% around a typical one; 69% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 10.42 in September 2024 to 7.68, a 26% improvement. Gibaek has entered eight competitions, more competitions than 90% 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 | 7.68 | 9.30 | top 2.2% | 132 / 4,352 | |
| 2×2 | 1.56 | 2.42 | top 2.4% | 74 / 2,319 | |
| Clock | 5.70 | 6.76 | top 6.3% | 40 / 536 | |
| 4×4 | 41.22 | 49.47 | top 13.5% | 252 / 1,308 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 18.63 | 23.13 | top 16.8% | 242 / 966 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 1:51.83 | — | top 30.6% | 81 / 217 | |
| Pyraminx | 7.41 | 9.72 | top 31.2% | 469 / 1,271 | |
| Skewb | 7.64 | 8.38 | top 38.6% | 390 / 854 | |
| 5×5 | 1:45.92 | 2:03.78 | top 39.9% | 344 / 716 | |
| 6×6 | 4:58.39 | — | early days — 1 solve | 283 / 329 |
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 2025Five personal bests in one day at Korea Open 2025.
- 14 Dec 2024First sub-10 3×3: 9.22 at Seoul Winter 2024.
- 21 Sep 2024First competition: Brown Fall Seongnam 2024. A 10.42 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Korea Open 2026 · 15 Aug 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Anyang Haseyo 2026 · 26 Apr 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Ansan Favorites 2026 · 7 Feb 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Seoul Winter 2026 · 17 Jan 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Korea Open 2025 · 15 Aug 2025 — 5 personal bests set
- Anyang Haseyo 2025 · 8 Feb 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Seoul Winter 2024 · 14 Dec 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Brown Fall Seongnam 2024 · 21 Sep 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 43 rounds, finished ahead 10 times
- Hyunmin Roh (노현민) — met in 42 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
- Geunyeong Lee (이근영) — met in 41 rounds, finished ahead 10 times
Next targets
- A sub-6 3×3 single — 1,376 people have one; it is 1.68 away.
- A sub-1 2×2 single — 1,032 people have one; it is 0.56 away.
Targets move as he improves.