People · Republic of Korea
Jong-Beom Lim (임종범)
3×3 · top 4.9% of 284,439 all-time · competing since September 2023 · 2023LIMJ07
Jong-Beom Lim (임종범) has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 9.01, set at Korean Championship 2023, puts him in the top 4.9% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 291st in Republic of Korea. Until May 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 4 competitions since September 2023, he has put 70 official solves on the record across five events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 15% around a typical one, an early reading from 7 counted rounds. He 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 | 9.01 | 11.87 | top 4.9% | 291 / 4,352 | |
| 2×2 | 2.76 | 4.57 | top 11.6% | 337 / 2,319 | |
| Pyraminx | 5.92 | 8.18 | top 19.4% | 311 / 1,271 | |
| 4×4 | 1:21.26 | 1:28.93 | top 57.0% | 918 / 1,308 | |
| 5×5 | 2:51.85 | 3:58.53 | top 75.3% | 586 / 716 |
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
- 24 Sep 2023First competition: Ansan Autumn 2023.
Competitions
- Hillister Cube Hustle 2026 · 18 Jul 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Seoul Open 2024 · 6 Jan 2024
- Korean Championship 2023 · 15 Dec 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Ansan Autumn 2023 · 24 Sep 2023
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.
- Choi Goho (최고호) — met in 9 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
- DaYeong Kim (김다영) — met in 9 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
- JiHwan Kong (공지환) — met in 9 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 1.01 away.
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.76 away.
Targets move as he improves.