People · Republic of Korea
Hwamok Cho
3×3 · top 3.5% of 288,433 all-time · competing since March 2023 · 2023CHOH01
Hwamok Cho has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 8.37, set at Eagle of the East Azerbaijan 2024, puts him in the top 3.5% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 208th in Republic of Korea. Until July 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 4 competitions since March 2023, he has put 131 official solves on the record across eight events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 15% around a typical one, an early reading from 9 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 14.04 in March 2023 to 8.37, a 40% improvement. Hwamok has entered four competitions, more competitions than 78% 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 | 8.37 | 11.98 | top 3.5% | 208 / 4,390 | |
| 2×2 | 3.14 | 5.11 | top 16.0% | 491 / 2,334 | |
| Pyraminx | 7.08 | 10.69 | top 28.5% | 440 / 1,294 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 24.05 | 33.52 | top 31.7% | 420 / 981 | |
| Skewb | 10.45 | 19.42 | top 57.8% | 556 / 874 | |
| 4×4 | 1:30.68 | 1:42.23 | top 64.2% | 1,000 / 1,316 | |
| Megaminx | 3:31.11 | — | early days — 2 solves | 456 / 526 | |
| 5×5 | 4:41.65 | — | early days — 2 solves | 705 / 725 |
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
- 17 Feb 2024First sub-10 3×3: 9.97 at Eagle of the East Azerbaijan 2024.
- 17 Feb 2024Four personal bests in one day at Eagle of the East Azerbaijan 2024.
- 18 Nov 2023Four personal bests in one day at Azerbaijan Nationals 2023.
- 18 Mar 2023First competition: ADA Open 2023. A 16.15 3×3 single to start from.
- 18 Mar 2023First sub-15 3×3: 14.04 at ADA Open 2023.
Competitions
- Eagle of the East Azerbaijan 2024 · 17 Feb 2024 — 4 personal bests set
- Azerbaijan Nationals 2023 · 18 Nov 2023 — 4 personal bests set
- ADA Fall 2023 · 9 Sep 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- ADA Open 2023 · 18 Mar 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.
- Onyu Cho — met in 28 rounds, finished ahead 8 times
- Elmir Mirzəyev — met in 26 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
- Fazil Quliyev — met in 24 rounds, finished ahead 7 times
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 8,101 people have one; it is 0.37 away.
- A sub-3 2×2 single — 27,049 people have one; it is 0.14 away.
Targets move as he improves.