People · Republic of Korea
Kim Tae Hyung (김태형)
3×3 · top 2.6% of 288,433 all-time · competing since October 2010 · 2010HYUN01
Kim Tae Hyung (김태형) has been competing for 16 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 7.90, set at Guangzhou SCUT 2012, puts him in the top 2.6% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 170th in Republic of Korea. Until July 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 11 competitions since October 2010, he has put 242 official solves on the record across seven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 14% around a typical one; 76% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 17.83 in October 2010 to 7.90, a 56% improvement. Kim has entered eleven competitions, more competitions than 93% 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 | 7.90 | 13.38 | top 2.6% | 170 / 4,390 | |
| 2×2 | 3.88 | 5.72 | top 25.0% | 762 / 2,334 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 22.95 | 29.84 | top 28.7% | 386 / 981 | |
| 4×4 | 53.65 | 1:08.43 | top 29.2% | 522 / 1,316 | |
| Square-1 | 37.02 | 45.29 | top 61.4% | 270 / 383 | |
| Pyraminx | 11.16 | 23.55 | top 61.7% | 881 / 1,294 | |
| Clock | 22.19 | 46.26 | top 70.6% | 445 / 541 |
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
- 5 Oct 2012Three personal bests in one day at Asian Championship 2012.
- 18 Aug 2012Three personal bests in one day at Guangdong Open 2012.
- 20 May 2012First sub-10 3×3: 7.90 at Guangzhou SCUT 2012.
- 20 May 2012Five personal bests in one day at Guangzhou SCUT 2012.
- 15 Jan 2012Six personal bests in one day at Cubing Korea January 2012.
- 3 Dec 2011First sub-15 3×3: 14.09 at Guangzhou Winter 2011.
Competitions
- Guangzhou CCSA Championship 2013 · 22 Jul 2013
- Guangzhou HEMC Cubing Movement 2012 · 9 Dec 2012
- Asian Championship 2012 · 5 Oct 2012 — 3 personal bests set
- Guangdong Open 2012 · 18 Aug 2012 — 3 personal bests set
- Guangzhou SCAU 2012 · 27 May 2012 — 2 personal bests set
- Guangzhou SCUT 2012 · 20 May 2012 — 5 personal bests set
- Cubing Korea January 2012 · 15 Jan 2012 — 6 personal bests set
- Guangzhou Winter 2011 · 3 Dec 2011 — 3 personal bests set
- Guangzhou Summer Vacation 2011 · 31 Jul 2011 — 1 personal best set
- One-to-eight Cubes Competition 2011 · 20 Mar 2011 — 1 personal best set
- Guangdong Open 2010 · 3 Oct 2010
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.
- Mok Mun Wai (莫滿懷) — met in 38 rounds, finished ahead 13 times
- Weixing Zhang (张炜星) — met in 38 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Junmin Lin (林晙旻) — met in 34 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
Next targets
- A sub-6 3×3 single — 1,419 people have one; it is 1.90 away.
- A sub-3 2×2 single — 27,049 people have one; it is 0.88 away.
Targets move as he improves.