People · Republic of Korea
Jiwan Bae (배지완)
3×3 · top 36.4% of 288,433 all-time · competing since November 2025 · 2025BAEJ01
Jiwan Bae (배지완) has been competing for 11 months. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 18.71, set at Okay Okcheon 2026, puts him in the top 36.4% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1,914th in Republic of Korea. Across 4 competitions since November 2025, he has put 43 official solves on the record across five events. His 3×3 best has come down from 42.80 in November 2025 to 18.71, a 56% improvement. Jiwan has entered four competitions, more competitions than 78% 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 | 18.71 | 20.52 | top 36.4% | 1,914 / 4,390 | |
| Pyraminx | 9.24 | 16.87 | top 46.9% | 701 / 1,294 | |
| 4×4 | 1:49.20 | 2:02.17 | top 76.3% | 1,115 / 1,316 | |
| 5×5 | 3:31.03 | — | early days — 2 solves | 649 / 725 | |
| Skewb | 35.85 | — | early days — 2 solves | 866 / 874 |
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
- 17 Oct 2026First sub-20 3×3: 18.71 at Okay Okcheon 2026.
- 16 May 2026First sub-30 3×3: 25.52 at Hamoye Jinju 2026.
- 16 May 2026Three personal bests in one day at Hamoye Jinju 2026.
- 15 Nov 2025First competition: Uhseo Osong 2025. A 42.80 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Okay Okcheon 2026 · 17 Oct 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Hamoye Jinju 2026 · 16 May 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- Ansan Favorites 2026 · 7 Feb 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Uhseo Osong 2025 · 15 Nov 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.
- Hyunjo Kim (김현조) — met in 9 rounds, finished ahead once
- Keunsoo Heo (허근수) — met in 9 rounds, never finished ahead
- MinGwan Yeo (여민관) — met in 9 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-15 3×3 single — 70,740 people have one; it is 3.71 away.
- A sub-8 Pyraminx single — 47,369 people have one; it is 1.24 away.
Targets move as he improves.