People · Republic of Korea
Juwon Shim (심주원)
Pyraminx · top 9.9% of 130,891 all-time · competing since August 2022 · 2022SHIM02
Juwon Shim (심주원) has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the Pyraminx: a personal-best single of 4.43, set at Daegu Autumn 2024, puts him in the top 9.9% of the 130,891 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 160th in Republic of Korea. Until September 2006, no official Pyraminx solve in the world had been that fast. Across 4 competitions since August 2022, he has put 83 official solves on the record across eight events. His Skewb best has come down from 10.15 in August 2022 to 6.78, a 33% improvement. Juwon 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pyraminx | 4.43 | 7.53 | top 9.9% | 160 / 1,294 | |
| 2×2 | 3.03 | 6.30 | top 14.6% | 441 / 2,334 | |
| 3×3 | 16.42 | 20.70 | top 29.3% | 1,584 / 4,390 | |
| Skewb | 6.78 | 9.35 | top 32.0% | 329 / 874 | |
| Square-1 | 29.83 | 44.30 | top 49.2% | 226 / 383 | |
| 4×4 | 1:13.42 | 1:38.25 | top 50.2% | 839 / 1,316 | |
| 5×5 | 2:25.69 | 2:51.42 | top 63.9% | 523 / 725 | |
| Megaminx | 2:50.97 | 3:19.51 | top 70.8% | 405 / 526 |
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, Skewb. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.
The story so far
- 26 Oct 2024Four personal bests in one day at Daegu Autumn 2024.
- 15 Apr 2023Four personal bests in one day at Daegu Hot Spring 2023.
- 12 Aug 2022First competition: Korean Championship 2022. A 16.60 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Daegu Autumn 2024 · 26 Oct 2024 — 4 personal bests set
- Daegu Hot Spring 2023 · 15 Apr 2023 — 4 personal bests set
- Please Big Cubes Korea 2022 · 22 Oct 2022
- Korean Championship 2022 · 12 Aug 2022
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 21 rounds, finished ahead once
- MinGwan Yeo (여민관) — met in 21 rounds, finished ahead once
- DongSoo Park (박동수) — met in 21 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-4 Pyraminx single — 10,050 people have one; it is 0.43 away.
- A sub-3 2×2 single — 27,049 people have one; it is 0.03 away.
Targets move as he improves.