People · United States
Jayden Kim
3×3 · top 3.1% of 284,439 all-time · competing since August 2022 · 2022KIMJ14
Jayden Kim has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 8.16, set at WisconsiNxN 2025, puts him in the top 3.1% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1,743rd in the United States. Until July 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 8 competitions since August 2022, he has put 198 official solves on the record across six events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 11% around a typical one, steadier than 90% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 11.99 in August 2022 to 8.16, a 32% improvement. Jayden 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 | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 8.16 | 9.35 | top 3.1% | 1,743 / 59,724 | |
| Pyraminx | 3.64 | 3.95 | top 6.0% | 1,548 / 28,708 | |
| 4×4 | 40.05 | 48.10 | top 12.2% | 1,800 / 19,072 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 18.10 | 23.86 | top 15.3% | 1,982 / 15,683 | |
| 2×2 | 3.40 | 4.16 | top 19.0% | 7,440 / 40,951 | |
| Skewb | 7.14 | 8.14 | top 34.7% | 5,876 / 18,907 |
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
- 19 Jul 2025Three personal bests in one day at WisconsiNxN 2025.
- 6 Jan 2024Four personal bests in one day at Milwaukee Cubing Mania 2024.
- 22 Apr 2023First sub-10 3×3: 8.64 at Swallow Spring 2023.
- 6 Aug 2022First competition: Milwaukee First 2022. A 11.99 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Wisconsin on Ice 2026 · 24 Jan 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Pyraminx in Pewaukee 2025 · 8 Nov 2025 — 1 personal best set
- WisconsiNxN 2025 · 19 Jul 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- Muske-GO 2024 · 6 Apr 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Milwaukee Cubing Mania 2024 · 6 Jan 2024 — 4 personal bests set
- Pyraminx in Pewaukee 2023 · 7 Oct 2023
- Swallow Spring 2023 · 22 Apr 2023 — 1 personal best set
- Milwaukee First 2022 · 6 Aug 2022 — 2 personal bests 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.
- Lucas Lippman-Bruno — met in 41 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
- Brian Johnson — met in 41 rounds, finished ahead once
- Carter Kucala — met in 41 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 0.16 away.
- A sub-3 Pyraminx single — 4,700 people have one; it is 0.64 away.
Targets move as he improves.