People · Republic of Korea
Jiwon Mun (문지원)
2×2 · top 1.7% of 186,767 all-time · competing since May 2016 · 2016MUNJ03
Jiwon Mun (문지원) has been competing for 10 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 1.40, set at Daegu Autumn 2024, puts him in the top 1.7% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 44th in Republic of Korea. Until November 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 15 competitions since May 2016, he has put 244 official solves on the record across five events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, steadier than 69% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 23.72 in May 2016 to 10.32, a 56% improvement. Jiwon has entered 15 competitions, more competitions than 95% 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 | 1.40 | 2.33 | top 1.7% | 44 / 2,319 | |
| Pyraminx | 2.53 | 3.93 | top 2.3% | 44 / 1,271 | |
| 3×3 | 10.32 | 12.01 | top 8.4% | 479 / 4,352 | |
| 4×4 | 45.08 | 50.26 | top 18.4% | 336 / 1,308 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 23.80 | 26.31 | top 30.9% | 406 / 966 |
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.
- 28 Oct 2017First sub-20 3×3: 10.32 at CWR Fall 2017.
- 28 Oct 2017First sub-15 3×3: 10.32 at CWR Fall 2017.
- 22 May 2016First competition: Cube Is Good 2016. A 23.72 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Mirasierra Open 2026 · 25 Apr 2026
- Twists & Turns SFRAA 2026 · 28 Mar 2026
- Alcobendas Virgen de la Paz Open 2026 · 31 Jan 2026
- Tarancón Open 2026 · 17 Jan 2026
- Korea Open 2025 · 15 Aug 2025
- Seoul Winter 2024 · 14 Dec 2024
- Daegu Autumn 2024 · 26 Oct 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Rubik's WCA World Championship 2023 · 12 Aug 2023 — 3 personal bests set
- Daegu Hot Spring 2023 · 15 Apr 2023 — 1 personal best set
- Seoul Winter 2019 · 23 Feb 2019
- Korea Winter 2019 · 19 Jan 2019
- Korean Championship 2018 · 20 Jul 2018
- Cubedu Korea 2018 · 26 Jan 2018 — 2 personal bests set
- CWR Fall 2017 · 28 Oct 2017 — 2 personal bests set
- Cube Is Good 2016 · 22 May 2016
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 30 rounds, finished ahead 7 times
- Yoochan Hong (홍유찬) — met in 28 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
- Ko Youngjin (고영진) — met in 27 rounds, finished ahead 11 times
Next targets
- A sub-1 2×2 single — 1,032 people have one; it is 0.40 away.
- A sub-2 Pyraminx single — 1,476 people have one; it is 0.53 away.
Targets move as he improves.