People · Republic of Korea
Hong Seungbin
Skewb · top 1.2% of 73,281 all-time · competing since August 2014 · 2014SEUN01
Hong Seungbin has been competing for 12 years. His best event is the Skewb: a personal-best single of 1.93, set at Korea Winter 2015, puts him in the top 1.2% of the 73,281 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 16th in Republic of Korea. Until December 2014, no official Skewb solve in the world had been that fast. Across 9 competitions since August 2014, he has put 334 official solves on the record across twelve events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one; 61% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 15.67 in August 2014 to 6.92, a 56% improvement. Hong has entered nine competitions, more competitions than 91% 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skewb | 1.93 | 3.23 | top 1.2% | 16 / 854 | |
| 3×3 | 6.92 | 8.47 | top 1.2% | 73 / 4,352 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 11.77 | 14.17 | top 2.7% | 33 / 966 | |
| Pyraminx | 2.86 | 4.60 | top 3.2% | 58 / 1,271 | |
| 2×2 | 2.12 | 2.95 | top 5.6% | 155 / 2,319 | |
| 4×4 | 37.39 | 45.31 | top 9.1% | 177 / 1,308 | |
| 5×5 | 1:23.65 | 1:36.05 | top 22.1% | 204 / 716 | |
| Square-1 | 18.17 | 22.32 | top 23.8% | 104 / 371 | |
| Megaminx | 1:28.99 | 1:35.08 | top 27.5% | 179 / 524 | |
| 6×6 | 2:42.66 | 2:52.28 | top 32.2% | 142 / 329 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 40 moves | — | early days — 1 solve | 90 / 173 | |
| Clock | 20.85 | 25.95 | top 67.2% | 427 / 536 |
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
- 1 Feb 2020Four personal bests in one day at ByeolLae Open 2020.
- 18 Feb 2017Three personal bests in one day at 3x3x3 HanMaDang 2017.
- 19 Dec 2015Three personal bests in one day at Korea Winter 2015.
- 9 Oct 2015Four personal bests in one day at Korean KAIST Style 2015.
- 30 May 2015Four personal bests in one day at Good Cube Show Korea 2015.
- 7 Feb 2015First sub-10 3×3: 9.72 at Winter Cube Anniversary 2015.
Competitions
- ByeolLae Open 2020 · 1 Feb 2020 — 4 personal bests set
- 3x3x3 HanMaDang 2017 · 18 Feb 2017 — 3 personal bests set
- Korea Winter 2015 · 19 Dec 2015 — 3 personal bests set
- Korean KAIST Style 2015 · 9 Oct 2015 — 4 personal bests set
- Good Cube Show Korea 2015 · 30 May 2015 — 4 personal bests set
- Winter Cube Anniversary 2015 · 7 Feb 2015 — 3 personal bests set
- KAIST Fall 2014 · 27 Dec 2014 — 1 personal best set
- Korean Christmas Cup 2014 · 20 Dec 2014 — 1 personal best set
- Busan Summer 2014 · 30 Aug 2014 — 2 personal bests 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.
- Choi Goho (최고호) — met in 47 rounds, finished ahead 41 times
- Doyul Kim (김도율) — met in 45 rounds, finished ahead 28 times
- Jong-Ho Jeong (정종호) — met in 44 rounds, finished ahead 17 times
Next targets
- A sub-1 Skewb single — 35 people have one; it is 0.93 away.
- A sub-6 3×3 single — 1,376 people have one; it is 0.92 away.
Targets move as he improves.