People · Republic of Korea
Jihan Kim (김지한)
2×2 · top 16.1% of 186,767 all-time · competing since July 2022 · 2022KIMJ10
Jihan Kim (김지한) has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 3.16, set at Ansan Autumn 2023, puts him in the top 16.1% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 490th in Republic of Korea. Across 14 competitions since July 2022, he has put 203 official solves on the record across seven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 14% around a typical one; 66% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 23.05 in July 2022 to 12.85, a 44% improvement. Jihan has entered 14 competitions, more competitions than 95% 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 3.16 | 4.58 | top 16.1% | 490 / 2,319 | |
| 3×3 | 12.85 | 14.90 | top 16.9% | 949 / 4,352 | |
| 4×4 | 54.33 | 1:05.35 | top 29.9% | 527 / 1,308 | |
| Clock | 11.44 | 15.01 | top 32.2% | 213 / 536 | |
| Megaminx | 1:44.82 | 1:50.87 | top 37.5% | 245 / 524 | |
| Pyraminx | 8.72 | 10.98 | top 42.4% | 629 / 1,271 | |
| 5×5 | 2:22.25 | 2:39.04 | top 62.1% | 498 / 716 |
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
- 15 Aug 2024Four personal bests in one day at Korean Championship 2024.
- 12 Aug 2023First sub-15 3×3: 14.05 at Rubik's WCA World Championship 2023.
- 12 Aug 2022First sub-20 3×3: 19.92 at Korean Championship 2022.
- 23 Jul 2022First competition: Seoul Summer 2022. A 23.05 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Seoul Winter 2026 · 17 Jan 2026
- Seoul Winter 2024 · 14 Dec 2024
- Korean Championship 2024 · 15 Aug 2024 — 4 personal bests set
- Prime Cubing Day Seoul 2024 · 15 Jun 2024
- Seoul Open 2024 · 6 Jan 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Korean Championship 2023 · 15 Dec 2023 — 1 personal best set
- Ansan Autumn 2023 · 24 Sep 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Rubik's WCA World Championship 2023 · 12 Aug 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Seoul Spring 2023 · 7 May 2023 — 1 personal best set
- Daegu Hot Spring 2023 · 15 Apr 2023
- KAIST Fall 2022 · 20 Nov 2022 — 1 personal best set
- Daegu Hot Autumn 2022 · 17 Sep 2022 — 2 personal bests set
- Korean Championship 2022 · 12 Aug 2022 — 2 personal bests set
- Seoul Summer 2022 · 23 Jul 2022
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.
- MinGwan Yeo (여민관) — met in 42 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
- Minseo Gu (구민서) — met in 42 rounds, finished ahead once
- Ko Youngjin (고영진) — met in 41 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-3 2×2 single — 26,570 people have one; it is 0.16 away.
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 39,535 people have one; it is 0.85 away.
Targets move as he improves.