People · Republic of Korea
Hwa Rang Kim (김화랑)
2×2 · top 64.4% of 186,767 all-time · competing since May 2023 · 2023KIMH02
Hwa Rang Kim (김화랑) has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 7.51, set at Daegu Cold Winter 2024, puts him in the top 64.4% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1,712th in Republic of Korea. Across 6 competitions since May 2023, he has put 59 official solves on the record across three events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 17% around a typical one, an early reading from 5 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 1:09.47 in May 2023 to 32.02, a 54% improvement. Hwa has entered six competitions, more competitions than 86% 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 | 7.51 | 13.23 | top 64.4% | 1,712 / 2,319 | |
| 3×3 | 32.02 | 34.48 | top 65.9% | 3,246 / 4,352 | |
| 5×5 | 4:57.67 | 5:37.21 | top 96.8% | 699 / 716 |
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
- 3 Feb 2024Three personal bests in one day at Daegu Cold Winter 2024.
- 15 Dec 2023First sub-60 3×3: 47.15 at Korean Championship 2023.
- 7 May 2023First competition: Seoul Spring 2023. A 1:09.47 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Korean Championship 2024 · 15 Aug 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Anyang Haseyo 2024 · 9 Mar 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Daegu Cold Winter 2024 · 3 Feb 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- Korean Championship 2023 · 15 Dec 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Ansan Autumn 2023 · 24 Sep 2023 — 1 personal best set
- Seoul Spring 2023 · 7 May 2023
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.
- Ko Youngjin (고영진) — met in 12 rounds, never finished ahead
- Minseo Gu (구민서) — met in 12 rounds, never finished ahead
- Keunsoo Heo (허근수) — met in 12 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-6 2×2 single — 95,042 people have one; it is 1.51 away.
- A sub-30 3×3 single — 177,856 people have one; it is 2.02 away.
Targets move as he improves.