People · Republic of Korea
Hawon Song
3×3 · top 8.4% of 284,439 all-time · competing since August 2023 · 2023SONG17
Hawon Song has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 10.30, set at Land of Lincoln 2025, puts him in the top 8.4% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 474th in Republic of Korea. Until May 2007, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 3 competitions since August 2023, he has put 47 official solves on the record across four events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, an early reading from 7 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 15.38 in August 2023 to 10.30, a 33% improvement. Hawon 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 | 10.30 | 13.36 | top 8.4% | 474 / 4,352 | |
| 2×2 | 3.75 | 5.31 | top 23.3% | 698 / 2,319 | |
| Pyraminx | 10.92 | 22.83 | top 59.9% | 847 / 1,271 | |
| 4×4 | 1:30.60 | — | early days — 2 solves | 993 / 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
- 9 Dec 2023First sub-15 3×3: 13.54 at UIUC Fall 2023.
- 26 Aug 2023First competition: Lisle Summer 2023. A 16.01 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Land of Lincoln 2025 · 21 Jun 2025 — 1 personal best set
- UIUC Fall 2023 · 9 Dec 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Lisle Summer 2023 · 26 Aug 2023 — 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 his.
- August Lancaster — met in 7 rounds, never finished ahead
- Aaron Soley — met in 6 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
- Juliet Soley — met in 5 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
Next targets
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,172 people have one; it is 0.30 away.
- A sub-3 2×2 single — 26,570 people have one; it is 0.75 away.
Targets move as he improves.