People · Republic of Korea
Hyung Chan Kim (김형찬)
3×3 · top 8.6% of 284,439 all-time · competing since January 2015 · 2015KIMH01
Hyung Chan Kim (김형찬) has been competing for 12 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 10.37, set at Korean Championship 2016, puts him in the top 8.6% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 492nd in Republic of Korea. Until February 2007, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 8 competitions since January 2015, he has put 181 official solves on the record across eleven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 16% around a typical one; 90% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 24.32 in January 2015 to 10.37, a 57% improvement. Hyung has entered eight competitions, more competitions than 90% 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 | 10.37 | 12.79 | top 8.6% | 492 / 4,352 | |
| 2×2 | 3.38 | 4.21 | top 18.7% | 562 / 2,319 | |
| Pyraminx | 7.80 | 8.92 | top 34.5% | 518 / 1,271 | |
| 4×4 | 58.61 | 1:04.00 | top 35.0% | 607 / 1,308 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 26.58 | 30.31 | top 38.3% | 485 / 966 | |
| Skewb | 8.82 | 10.34 | top 47.2% | 462 / 854 | |
| 5×5 | 2:02.51 | 2:17.64 | top 50.8% | 418 / 716 | |
| Square-1 | 33.13 | 40.10 | top 55.4% | 234 / 371 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 43 moves | — | early days — 1 solve | 117 / 173 | |
| Megaminx | 2:56.28 | — | early days — 2 solves | 408 / 524 | |
| Clock | 1:03.43 | — | early days — 2 solves | 532 / 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
- 12 Aug 2016Three personal bests in one day at Korean Championship 2016.
- 19 Dec 2015First sub-15 3×3: 12.72 at Korea Winter 2015.
- 19 Dec 2015Four personal bests in one day at Korea Winter 2015.
- 11 Apr 2015First sub-20 3×3: 18.75 at Spring Comes 2015.
- 24 Jan 2015First competition: Happy Sheep Year 2015. A 24.32 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Play Cube 2017 · 28 May 2017 — 1 personal best set
- 3x3x3 HanMaDang 2017 · 18 Feb 2017
- Korean Championship 2016 · 12 Aug 2016 — 3 personal bests set
- Cube Is Good 2016 · 22 May 2016 — 2 personal bests set
- Korea Winter 2015 · 19 Dec 2015 — 4 personal bests set
- Good Cube Show Korea 2015 · 30 May 2015 — 2 personal bests set
- Spring Comes 2015 · 11 Apr 2015 — 2 personal bests set
- Happy Sheep Year 2015 · 24 Jan 2015
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.
- Habin Kim (김하빈) — met in 37 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Choi Goho (최고호) — met in 32 rounds, finished ahead 11 times
- Yong Hyeon Jo (조용현) — met in 32 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
Next targets
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,172 people have one; it is 0.37 away.
- A sub-3 2×2 single — 26,570 people have one; it is 0.38 away.
Targets move as he improves.