People · Republic of Korea
Ian Rhee
3×3 · top 4.1% of 284,439 all-time · competing since December 2022 · 2022RHEE02
Ian Rhee has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 8.67, set at UCSD TritoNxN 2026, puts him in the top 4.1% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 245th in Republic of Korea. Until July 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 6 competitions since December 2022, he has put 99 official solves on the record across five events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 10% around a typical one, steadier than 93% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 11.60 in December 2022 to 8.67, a 25% 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 | 8.67 | 10.86 | top 4.1% | 245 / 4,352 | |
| 2×2 | 2.60 | 4.35 | top 9.9% | 541 / 2,319 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 19.14 | 29.48 | top 18.2% | 0 / 966 | |
| 4×4 | 54.30 | 1:06.24 | top 29.9% | 526 / 1,308 | |
| Skewb | 11.79 | 18.22 | top 65.0% | 0 / 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, 3×3. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.
The story so far
- 4 Apr 2026Three personal bests in one day at UCSD TritoNxN 2026.
- 11 Feb 2024First sub-10 3×3: 9.59 at Triton Tricubealon 2024.
- 11 Feb 2024Four personal bests in one day at Triton Tricubealon 2024.
- 31 Dec 2022First competition: San Diego's Final Cube-Down 2022. A 14.47 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- UCSD TritoNxN 2026 · 4 Apr 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- UCSD March B 2026 · 1 Mar 2026
- Triton Tricubealon 2024 · 11 Feb 2024 — 4 personal bests set
- UCSD Extravaganza 2023 · 7 Oct 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Cozy Cubing Poway 2023 · 29 Jan 2023
- San Diego's Final Cube-Down 2022 · 31 Dec 2022 — 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.
- Graham Siggins — met in 21 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Shane Grogan — met in 21 rounds, finished ahead once
- Colvin Davis — met in 17 rounds, finished ahead 14 times
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 0.67 away.
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.60 away.
Targets move as he improves.