People · Republic of Korea
Jin Young Kim (김진영)
3×3 · top 5.4% of 284,439 all-time · competing since February 2018 · 2018KIMJ03
Jin Young Kim (김진영) has been competing for 8 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 9.22, set at Rubik's WCA World Championship 2023, puts him in the top 5.4% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 323rd in Republic of Korea. Until February 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 10 competitions since February 2018, he has put 266 official solves on the record across 15 events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 10% around a typical one, steadier than 95% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 14.84 in February 2018 to 9.22, a 38% improvement. Jin has entered ten competitions, more competitions than 92% 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 | 9.22 | 11.04 | top 5.4% | 323 / 4,352 | |
| 4×4 | 33.69 | 37.81 | top 5.5% | 117 / 1,308 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 14.37 | 17.56 | top 6.8% | 92 / 966 | |
| Skewb | 3.93 | 4.44 | top 10.4% | 109 / 854 | |
| Megaminx | 1:03.71 | 1:11.44 | top 11.9% | 76 / 524 | |
| Pyraminx | 4.89 | 7.34 | top 12.5% | 190 / 1,271 | |
| 2×2 | 2.96 | 4.49 | top 13.8% | 412 / 2,319 | |
| Square-1 | 14.79 | 17.06 | top 15.9% | 64 / 371 | |
| 5×5 | 1:18.50 | 1:23.97 | top 17.9% | 183 / 716 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 1:28.73 | — | top 22.6% | 61 / 217 | |
| 7×7 | 3:41.82 | 4:26.77 | top 24.1% | 87 / 254 | |
| 6×6 | 2:43.92 | 2:47.98 | top 33.0% | 146 / 329 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 39 moves | — | early days — 2 solves | 87 / 173 | |
| Clock | 22.70 | 26.12 | top 71.8% | 446 / 536 | |
| 5×5 blindfolded | 24:02.00 | — | early days — 1 solve | 28 / 33 |
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
- 12 Aug 2023Three personal bests in one day at Rubik's WCA World Championship 2023.
- 20 Jul 2019First sub-10 3×3: 9.81 at Cube Camp in Wonju 2019.
- 20 Jul 2019Three personal bests in one day at Cube Camp in Wonju 2019.
- 23 Feb 2019Seven personal bests in one day at Seoul Winter 2019.
- 19 Jan 2019Three personal bests in one day at Korea Winter 2019.
- 16 Dec 2018Five personal bests in one day at Busan Winter 2018.
Competitions
- Rubik's WCA World Championship 2023 · 12 Aug 2023 — 3 personal bests set
- Cube Camp in Wonju 2019 · 20 Jul 2019 — 3 personal bests set
- Seoul Winter 2019 · 23 Feb 2019 — 7 personal bests set
- Korea Winter 2019 · 19 Jan 2019 — 3 personal bests set
- Busan Winter 2018 · 16 Dec 2018 — 5 personal bests set
- FMC Asia 2018 · 8 Dec 2018
- Cutory Autumn Open 2018 · 17 Nov 2018 — 3 personal bests set
- Korean Championship 2018 · 20 Jul 2018 — 3 personal bests set
- Play Cube 2018 · 13 May 2018 — 2 personal bests set
- CWR Winter 2018 · 24 Feb 2018
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.
- DongSoo Park (박동수) — met in 57 rounds, finished ahead 8 times
- Ko Youngjin (고영진) — met in 50 rounds, finished ahead 30 times
- Choi Goho (최고호) — met in 47 rounds, finished ahead 29 times
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 1.22 away.
- A sub-30 4×4 single — 2,388 people have one; it is 3.69 away.
Targets move as he improves.