People · Republic of Korea
JiHo Yu (유지호)
3×3 · top 11.6% of 284,439 all-time · competing since March 2025 · 2025YUJI01
JiHo Yu (유지호) has been competing for a year. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 11.36, set at Korea Open 2026, puts him in the top 11.6% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 650th in Republic of Korea. Across 6 competitions since March 2025, he has put 97 official solves on the record across seven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 14% around a typical one, an early reading from 8 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 25.42 in March 2025 to 11.36, a 55% improvement. JiHo 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 | 11.36 | 13.68 | top 11.6% | 650 / 4,352 | |
| 2×2 | 3.47 | 4.63 | top 19.8% | 598 / 2,319 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 22.28 | 28.41 | top 26.8% | 358 / 966 | |
| 4×4 | 1:00.44 | 1:18.19 | top 36.9% | 635 / 1,308 | |
| Skewb | 11.49 | 13.11 | top 63.5% | 576 / 854 | |
| Clock | 20.44 | — | early days — 2 solves | 417 / 536 | |
| Megaminx | 3:43.46 | — | early days — 1 solve | 471 / 524 |
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 2026Three personal bests in one day at Korea Open 2026.
- 14 Sep 2025First sub-15 3×3: 11.56 at We Laugh Pohanghang 2025.
- 14 Sep 2025Three personal bests in one day at We Laugh Pohanghang 2025.
- 25 May 2025First sub-20 3×3: 16.76 at Daejeon Spring 2025.
- 8 Mar 2025First competition: Korea Newcomers PM 2025. A 25.42 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Korea Open 2026 · 15 Aug 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- Uhseo Osong 2025 · 15 Nov 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- We Laugh Pohanghang 2025 · 14 Sep 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- Osan Summer 2025 · 29 Jun 2025
- Daejeon Spring 2025 · 25 May 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Korea Newcomers PM 2025 · 8 Mar 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.
- JiYoo Oh (오지유) — met in 21 rounds, finished ahead once
- Kim Eden (김이든) — met in 21 rounds, finished ahead once
- Ko Youngjin (고영진) — met in 21 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,172 people have one; it is 1.36 away.
- A sub-3 2×2 single — 26,570 people have one; it is 0.47 away.
Targets move as he improves.