People · Republic of Korea
Jiwu Lee (이지우)
2×2 · top 5.7% of 186,767 all-time · competing since October 2022 · 2022LEEJ34
Jiwu Lee (이지우) has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 2.14, set at Robinson Lifestyle Suvarnabhumi Cube Battle 2025, puts him in the top 5.7% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 161st in Republic of Korea. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 14 competitions since October 2022, he has put 249 official solves on the record across seven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, steadier than 68% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 21.45 in October 2022 to 13.32, a 38% improvement. Jiwu has entered 14 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 | 2.14 | 4.28 | top 5.7% | 161 / 2,319 | |
| Clock | 8.34 | 9.61 | top 16.8% | 117 / 536 | |
| 3×3 | 13.32 | 16.05 | top 18.6% | 1,031 / 4,352 | |
| Pyraminx | 9.47 | 12.27 | top 48.8% | 707 / 1,271 | |
| 4×4 | 1:15.22 | 1:27.60 | top 51.8% | 854 / 1,308 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 33.31 | 40.81 | top 54.0% | 642 / 966 | |
| Skewb | 11.79 | 14.24 | top 65.0% | 594 / 854 |
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
- 9 Mar 2024First sub-15 3×3: 13.57 at Anyang Haseyo 2024.
- 20 Nov 2022First sub-20 3×3: 18.20 at KAIST Fall 2022.
- 29 Oct 2022First competition: Cubing SimCheong Open 2022. A 21.45 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Seoul Spring 2026 · 22 Mar 2026
- Cube Camp in Jeju 2026 · 21 Feb 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Ohio Championship 2025 · 20 Dec 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Flushing Glow at Night II 2025 · 15 Dec 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Robinson Lifestyle Suvarnabhumi Cube Battle 2025 · 29 Nov 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Uhseo Osong 2025 · 15 Nov 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Kansai Mega Day 2025 · 2 Nov 2025
- We Laugh Pohanghang 2025 · 14 Sep 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Anyang Haseyo 2024 · 9 Mar 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Korean Championship 2023 · 15 Dec 2023 — 1 personal best set
- Hamchang Open 2023 · 18 Nov 2023 — 1 personal best set
- Daegu Hot Spring 2023 · 15 Apr 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- KAIST Fall 2022 · 20 Nov 2022 — 1 personal best set
- Cubing SimCheong Open 2022 · 29 Oct 2022 — 1 personal best set
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 34 rounds, finished ahead once
- Choi Goho (최고호) — met in 32 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Minseo Gu (구민서) — met in 32 rounds, finished ahead once
Next targets
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.14 away.
- A sub-8 Clock single — 4,877 people have one; it is 0.34 away.
Targets move as he improves.