People · Republic of Korea
Hyunjin Kim (김현진)
3×3 · top 5.0% of 284,439 all-time · competing since May 2023 · 2023KIMH03
Hyunjin Kim (김현진) has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 9.05, set at Busan Spring 2024, puts him in the top 5.0% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 299th in Republic of Korea. Until May 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 3 competitions since May 2023, he has put 29 official solves on the record across one event. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 16% around a typical one, an early reading from 6 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 12.45 in May 2023 to 9.05, a 27% improvement. Hyunjin has entered three competitions, more competitions than 69% 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 | 9.05 | 11.83 | top 5.0% | 299 / 4,352 |
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
- 6 Apr 2024First sub-10 3×3: 9.05 at Busan Spring 2024.
- 7 May 2023First competition: Seoul Spring 2023. A 12.45 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Korea Open 2025 · 15 Aug 2025
- Busan Spring 2024 · 6 Apr 2024 — 2 personal bests 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.
- Oh Chang-Min (오창민) — met in 6 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
- DongGun Kim (김동건) — met in 6 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Yi Seung-Woo (이승우) — met in 6 rounds, finished ahead once
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 1.05 away.
Targets move as he improves.