People · Republic of Korea
Ian Lee (이온)
3×3 · top 45.3% of 284,439 all-time · competing since December 2024 · 2024LEEI04
Ian Lee (이온) has been competing for a year. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 21.94, set at Seoul Winter 2026, puts him in the top 45.3% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 2,320th in Republic of Korea. Across 6 competitions since December 2024, he has put 71 official solves on the record across four events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 11% around a typical one, an early reading from 6 counted rounds. His 2×2 best has come down from 8.99 in December 2024 to 6.31, a 30% improvement. Ian 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 21.94 | 22.77 | top 45.3% | 2,320 / 4,352 | |
| 4×4 | 1:15.86 | 1:23.97 | top 52.4% | 867 / 1,308 | |
| 2×2 | 6.31 | 6.75 | top 54.1% | 1,509 / 2,319 | |
| Skewb | 14.51 | 16.84 | top 76.6% | 693 / 854 |
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, 2×2. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.
The story so far
- 13 Jul 2025First sub-30 3×3: 27.56 at Suwon Summer 2025.
- 14 Dec 2024First competition: Seoul Winter 2024. A 30.80 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Anyang Haseyo 2026 · 26 Apr 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Seoul Winter 2026 · 17 Jan 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Korea Open 2025 · 15 Aug 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Suwon Summer 2025 · 13 Jul 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Korea Newcomers PM 2025 · 8 Mar 2025
- Seoul Winter 2024 · 14 Dec 2024
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.
- Seung Hyuk Nahm (남승혁) — met in 15 rounds, never finished ahead
- Yul-Hok Sung (성열학) — met in 13 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
- Keunsoo Heo (허근수) — met in 13 rounds, finished ahead twice
Next targets
- A sub-20 3×3 single — 113,584 people have one; it is 1.94 away.
- A sub-1:00 4×4 single — 30,601 people have one; it is 15.86 away.
Targets move as he improves.