People · Republic of Korea
Jihun Kim (김지훈)
2×2 · top 28.1% of 189,179 all-time · competing since June 2024 · 2024KIMJ27
Jihun Kim (김지훈) has been competing for 2 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 4.12, set at Okay Okcheon 2026, puts him in the top 28.1% of the 189,179 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 851st in Republic of Korea. Across 6 competitions since June 2024, he has put 59 official solves on the record across four events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 16% around a typical one, an early reading from 5 counted rounds. His 2×2 best has come down from 5.73 in August 2024 to 4.12, a 28% improvement. Jihun 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 4.12 | 4.60 | top 28.1% | 851 / 2,334 | |
| 3×3 | 17.66 | 20.07 | top 33.2% | 1,777 / 4,390 | |
| Skewb | 14.11 | 17.29 | top 75.2% | 698 / 874 | |
| Square-1 | 1:37.78 | — | early days — 1 solve | 378 / 383 |
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, 2×2. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.
The story so far
- 13 Jun 2026First sub-20 3×3: 19.14 at Uhseo Osong 2026.
- 22 Jun 2024First competition: Korea Qualifier - Seoul B 2024. A 23.85 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Okay Okcheon 2026 · 17 Oct 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Korea Open 2026 · 15 Aug 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Uhseo Osong 2026 · 13 Jun 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Daegu Autumn 2024 · 26 Oct 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Korean Championship 2024 · 15 Aug 2024
- Korea Qualifier - Seoul B 2024 · 22 Jun 2024
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.
- Ko Youngjin (고영진) — met in 13 rounds, finished ahead once
- JiYoo Oh (오지유) — met in 12 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
- Shim Jinbyeol (심진별) — met in 12 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
Next targets
- A sub-4 2×2 single — 50,215 people have one; it is 0.12 away.
- A sub-15 3×3 single — 70,740 people have one; it is 2.66 away.
Targets move as he improves.