People · Republic of Korea
JuWon Choi (최주원)
3×3 · top 5.3% of 284,439 all-time · competing since October 2023 · 2023CHOI29
JuWon Choi (최주원) has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 9.18, set at Ansan Favorites 2026, puts him in the top 5.3% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 314th in Republic of Korea. Until February 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 3 competitions since October 2023, he has put 49 official solves on the record across four events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one, an early reading from 6 counted rounds. JuWon has entered three competitions, more competitions than 69% 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 | 9.18 | 10.02 | top 5.3% | 314 / 4,352 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 14.27 | 15.74 | top 6.6% | 90 / 966 | |
| 4×4 | 42.62 | 46.46 | top 15.3% | 291 / 1,308 | |
| Square-1 | 26.35 | 30.43 | top 42.1% | 194 / 371 |
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
- 29 Oct 2023First competition: Suncheon Fall 2023. A 12.97 3×3 single to start from.
- 29 Oct 2023First sub-10 3×3: 9.61 at Suncheon Fall 2023.
Competitions
- Ansan Favorites 2026 · 7 Feb 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Happy Suseong 2025 · 18 Jan 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Suncheon Fall 2023 · 29 Oct 2023 — 2 personal bests 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.
- Youyong Kim (김유용) — met in 9 rounds, finished ahead once
- Minseo Gu (구민서) — met in 8 rounds, never finished ahead
- MinGwan Yeo (여민관) — met in 8 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 1.18 away.
- A sub-12 3×3 one-handed single — 2,187 people have one; it is 2.27 away.
Targets move as he improves.