People · Republic of Korea
Jae Yong Lee (이재용)
3×3 · top 1.9% of 284,439 all-time · competing since December 2013 · 2013LEEJ04
Jae Yong Lee (이재용) has been competing for 13 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 7.45, set at Rubik's WCA World Championship 2023, puts him in the top 1.9% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 114th in Republic of Korea. Until July 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 10 competitions since December 2013, he has put 229 official solves on the record across eight events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 11% 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 16.73 in December 2013 to 7.45, a 55% improvement. Jae has entered ten competitions, more competitions than 92% 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 | 7.45 | 9.39 | top 1.9% | 114 / 4,352 | |
| 4×4 | 32.82 | 37.58 | top 4.8% | 100 / 1,308 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 17.44 | 23.18 | top 13.7% | 195 / 966 | |
| 5×5 | 1:29.15 | 1:33.56 | top 26.6% | 244 / 716 | |
| 2×2 | 4.99 | 6.23 | top 39.2% | 1,147 / 2,319 | |
| 6×6 | 3:17.57 | 3:34.81 | top 49.3% | 199 / 329 | |
| 7×7 | 5:52.38 | 5:59.86 | early days — 3 solves | 188 / 254 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 3:51.48 | — | top 66.1% | 163 / 217 |
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 2016Five personal bests in one day at Korean Championship 2016.
- 19 Dec 2015First sub-10 3×3: 9.41 at Korea Winter 2015.
- 19 Dec 2015Three personal bests in one day at Korea Winter 2015.
- 30 May 2015Four personal bests in one day at Good Cube Show Korea 2015.
- 20 Dec 2014First sub-15 3×3: 11.73 at Korean Christmas Cup 2014.
- 28 Dec 2013First competition: Korean Winter 2013. A 16.73 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Rubik's WCA World Championship 2023 · 12 Aug 2023 — 1 personal best set
- Korea Winter 2019 · 19 Jan 2019
- Korean Championship 2017 · 28 Jul 2017
- 3x3x3 HanMaDang 2017 · 18 Feb 2017
- Korean Championship 2016 · 12 Aug 2016 — 5 personal bests set
- Cube Is Good 2016 · 22 May 2016 — 1 personal best set
- Korea Winter 2015 · 19 Dec 2015 — 3 personal bests set
- Good Cube Show Korea 2015 · 30 May 2015 — 4 personal bests set
- Korean Christmas Cup 2014 · 20 Dec 2014 — 2 personal bests set
- Korean Winter 2013 · 28 Dec 2013
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.
- DongHwan Im (임동환) — met in 39 rounds, finished ahead 10 times
- Choi Goho (최고호) — met in 37 rounds, finished ahead 26 times
- Doyul Kim (김도율) — met in 37 rounds, finished ahead 9 times
Next targets
- A sub-6 3×3 single — 1,376 people have one; it is 1.45 away.
- A sub-30 4×4 single — 2,388 people have one; it is 2.82 away.
Targets move as he improves.