People · Republic of Korea
Jihan Kim (김지한)
2×2 · top 12.1% of 189,179 all-time · competing since February 2025 · 2025KIMJ02
Jihan Kim (김지한) has been competing for a year. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 2.80, set at Ansan Favorites 2026, puts him in the top 12.1% of the 189,179 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 362nd in Republic of Korea. Across 8 competitions since February 2025, he has put 88 official solves on the record across four events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 9% around a typical one, an early reading from 6 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 38.15 in February 2025 to 25.83, a 32% improvement. Jihan 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 | Republic of Korea | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 2.80 | 10.15 | top 12.1% | 362 / 2,334 | |
| Skewb | 7.44 | 16.75 | top 37.1% | 389 / 874 | |
| 3×3 | 25.83 | 30.57 | top 54.5% | 2,762 / 4,390 | |
| Pyraminx | 10.69 | 12.41 | top 58.3% | 837 / 1,294 |
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 2025First sub-30 3×3: 25.83 at Korea Open 2025.
- 8 Feb 2025First competition: Anyang Haseyo 2025. A 38.15 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Ansan Autumn 2026 · 19 Sep 2026
- Seoul Summer 2026 · 19 Jul 2026
- Seoul Spring 2026 · 22 Mar 2026
- Ansan Favorites 2026 · 7 Feb 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Korea Open 2025 · 15 Aug 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Please Minx Korea 2025 · 5 Apr 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Korea Newcomers PM 2025 · 8 Mar 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Anyang Haseyo 2025 · 8 Feb 2025
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.
- Yijun Kim (김이준) — met in 17 rounds, never finished ahead
- Joohan Kim (김주한) — met in 17 rounds, never finished ahead
- Yoochan Hong (홍유찬) — met in 16 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 9,039 people have one; it is 0.80 away.
- A sub-6 Skewb single — 19,128 people have one; it is 1.44 away.
Targets move as he improves.