People · Republic of Korea
Kim Sang Woo (김상우)
3×3 · top 3.5% of 288,433 all-time · competing since October 2015 · 2015WOOK01
Kim Sang Woo (김상우) has been competing for 11 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 8.37, set at Korean CWR Style 2017, puts him in the top 3.5% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 208th in Republic of Korea. Until July 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 5 competitions since October 2015, he has put 80 official solves on the record across five events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 16% around a typical one, an early reading from 7 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 14.93 in October 2015 to 8.37, a 44% improvement. Kim 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 | Republic of Korea | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 8.37 | 11.13 | top 3.5% | 208 / 4,390 | |
| 2×2 | 2.51 | 4.29 | top 9.1% | 271 / 2,334 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 15.92 | 21.08 | top 10.1% | 148 / 981 | |
| 4×4 | 42.90 | 46.97 | top 15.7% | 301 / 1,316 | |
| 5×5 | 1:25.21 | 1:38.27 | top 23.6% | 221 / 725 |
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
- 30 Dec 2017Three personal bests in one day at Korean CWR Style 2017.
- 28 May 2017First sub-10 3×3: 8.91 at Play Cube 2017.
- 9 Oct 2015First competition: Korean KAIST Style 2015. A 14.93 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- CWR Winter 2018 · 24 Feb 2018 — 1 personal best set
- Korean CWR Style 2017 · 30 Dec 2017 — 3 personal bests set
- Play Cube 2017 · 28 May 2017 — 2 personal bests set
- Busan Winter 2016 · 11 Dec 2016 — 1 personal best set
- Korean KAIST Style 2015 · 9 Oct 2015
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.
- Yu Da-Hyun (유다현) — met in 15 rounds, never finished ahead
- Choi Goho (최고호) — met in 14 rounds, finished ahead 9 times
- Minseo Gu (구민서) — met in 14 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 8,101 people have one; it is 0.37 away.
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 9,039 people have one; it is 0.51 away.
Targets move as he improves.