People · Republic of Korea
Hyun-woo An
3×3 · top 6.0% of 288,433 all-time · competing since May 2016 · 2016ANHY01
Hyun-woo An has been competing for 10 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 9.46, set at Seoul Summer 2026, puts him in the top 6.0% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 359th in Republic of Korea. Until February 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 4 competitions since May 2016, he has put 88 official solves on the record across five events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one, an early reading from 7 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 14.73 in May 2016 to 9.46, a 36% improvement. He 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 | 9.46 | 11.69 | top 6.0% | 359 / 4,390 | |
| 4×4 | 36.84 | 40.82 | top 8.6% | 170 / 1,316 | |
| 2×2 | 3.12 | 4.37 | top 15.7% | 484 / 2,334 | |
| Pyraminx | 7.78 | 10.46 | top 34.4% | 529 / 1,294 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 33.08 | 43.93 | top 53.6% | 652 / 981 |
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
- 2 May 2026First sub-10 3×3: 9.83 at West-Fries Open 2026.
- 2 May 2026Four personal bests in one day at West-Fries Open 2026.
- 22 Feb 2026Three personal bests in one day at Amsterdam Open 2026.
- 22 May 2016First competition: Cube Is Good 2016. A 14.73 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Seoul Summer 2026 · 19 Jul 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- West-Fries Open 2026 · 2 May 2026 — 4 personal bests set
- Amsterdam Open 2026 · 22 Feb 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- Cube Is Good 2016 · 22 May 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.
- Marc Dullemond — met in 11 rounds, finished ahead 9 times
- Merijn Bossink — met in 11 rounds, finished ahead 9 times
- Sibbe van der Kemp — met in 11 rounds, finished ahead 9 times
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 8,101 people have one; it is 1.46 away.
- A sub-30 4×4 single — 2,465 people have one; it is 6.84 away.
Targets move as he improves.