People · Republic of Korea
Gyu-Min Kim (김규민)
2×2 · top 7.0% of 186,767 all-time · competing since February 2016 · 2016KIMG01
Gyu-Min Kim (김규민) has been competing for 11 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 2.29, set at Korean CWR Style 2017, puts him in the top 7.0% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 194th in Republic of Korea. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 13 competitions since February 2016, he has put 189 official solves on the record across eight events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 14% around a typical one; 75% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. That figure sets aside his 4 DNFs. His 3×3 best has come down from 29.84 in February 2016 to 14.22, a 52% improvement. He has entered 13 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 | 2.29 | 4.90 | top 7.0% | 194 / 2,319 | |
| 3×3 | 14.22 | 20.06 | top 21.7% | 1,182 / 4,352 | |
| 4×4 | 1:22.97 | 1:30.59 | top 58.3% | 937 / 1,308 | |
| Skewb | 13.95 | 16.69 | top 74.5% | 678 / 854 | |
| Pyraminx | 13.51 | 26.45 | top 75.5% | 1,027 / 1,271 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 1:00.81 | 1:10.19 | top 84.3% | 885 / 966 | |
| 5×5 | 4:32.57 | 4:59.49 | top 95.0% | 690 / 716 | |
| Megaminx | 8:52.65 | — | early days — 1 solve | 525 / 524 |
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
- 19 Jan 2019First sub-15 3×3: 14.22 at Korea Winter 2019.
- 20 Jul 2018Three personal bests in one day at Korean Championship 2018.
- 25 Nov 2017Three personal bests in one day at Jeju Open 2017.
- 18 Feb 2017First sub-20 3×3: 19.95 at 3x3x3 HanMaDang 2017.
- 13 Feb 2016First competition: Valentine in Daegu 2016. A 29.84 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Daegu Cold Winter 2024 · 3 Feb 2024
- Korea Winter 2019 · 19 Jan 2019 — 2 personal bests set
- Cutory Autumn Open 2018 · 17 Nov 2018 — 1 personal best set
- Korean Championship 2018 · 20 Jul 2018 — 3 personal bests set
- CWR Winter 2018 · 24 Feb 2018
- Cubedu Korea 2018 · 26 Jan 2018 — 2 personal bests set
- Korean CWR Style 2017 · 30 Dec 2017 — 1 personal best set
- Jeju Open 2017 · 25 Nov 2017 — 3 personal bests set
- Korean Championship 2017 · 28 Jul 2017 — 2 personal bests set
- KAIST Spring 2017 · 9 Apr 2017
- 3x3x3 HanMaDang 2017 · 18 Feb 2017 — 1 personal best set
- Busan Winter 2016 · 11 Dec 2016 — 1 personal best set
- Valentine in Daegu 2016 · 13 Feb 2016
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.
- Ilkyoo Choi (최일규) — met in 35 rounds, finished ahead 6 times
- Choi Goho (최고호) — met in 35 rounds, finished ahead twice
- DongSoo Park (박동수) — met in 35 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.29 away.
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 39,535 people have one; it is 2.22 away.
Targets move as he improves.