People · United States
Joseph C. Kim
2×2 · top 31.6% of 189,179 all-time · competing since October 2025 · 2025KIMJ22
Joseph C. Kim has been competing for a year. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 4.39, set at Clocktober Classic NY 2025, puts him in the top 31.6% of the 189,179 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 12,759th in the United States. Across 5 competitions since October 2025, he has put 53 official solves on the record across four events. His 3×3 best has come down from 34.08 in October 2025 to 30.08, a 12% improvement. Joseph has entered five competitions, more competitions than 83% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 4.39 | 11.63 | top 31.6% | 12,759 / 41,674 | |
| 3×3 | 30.08 | 36.50 | top 62.7% | 37,999 / 60,666 | |
| Clock | 22.57 | 27.06 | top 71.5% | 6,353 / 9,172 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 1:06.76 | 1:28.05 | top 87.5% | 13,468 / 15,900 |
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
- 11 Oct 2025First competition: Clocktober Classic NY 2025. A 34.08 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Palmyra Spring 2026 · 31 May 2026
- Hemlock Lake 2026 · 26 Apr 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- RIT Tiger Twist 2026 · 4 Apr 2026
- Two York Time Twist 2025 · 8 Nov 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Clocktober Classic NY 2025 · 11 Oct 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.
- Johann C. Kim — met in 12 rounds, finished ahead once
- Louis Truong — met in 12 rounds, never finished ahead
- Oscar Cimmet — met in 10 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-4 2×2 single — 50,215 people have one; it is 0.39 away.
- A sub-30 3×3 single — 180,530 people have one; it is 0.08 away.
Targets move as he improves.