People · Republic of Korea
Kim Taewoong (김태웅)
Skewb · top 12.2% of 73,281 all-time · competing since July 2022 · 2022TAEW01
Kim Taewoong (김태웅) has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the Skewb: a personal-best single of 4.19, set at Ansan Spring 2023, puts him in the top 12.2% of the 73,281 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 127th in Republic of Korea. Across 5 competitions since July 2022, he has put 89 official solves on the record across seven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one, an early reading from 5 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 24.02 in July 2022 to 11.73, a 51% 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skewb | 4.19 | 5.99 | top 12.2% | 127 / 854 | |
| 3×3 | 11.73 | 13.27 | top 13.0% | 733 / 4,352 | |
| 2×2 | 3.20 | 4.11 | top 16.6% | 506 / 2,319 | |
| Pyraminx | 5.90 | 7.67 | top 19.2% | 307 / 1,271 | |
| 4×4 | 1:15.66 | — | early days — 2 solves | 861 / 1,308 | |
| Megaminx | 2:28.38 | — | early days — 2 solves | 359 / 524 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 37.28 | — | top 61.3% | 695 / 966 |
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
- 26 Feb 2023First sub-15 3×3: 12.82 at Northampton Winter B 2023.
- 26 Feb 2023Three personal bests in one day at Northampton Winter B 2023.
- 8 Jan 2023First sub-20 3×3: 16.15 at Mum's the Word 2023.
- 23 Jul 2022First competition: Seoul Summer 2022. A 24.02 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Rubik's WCA World Championship 2023 · 12 Aug 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Ansan Spring 2023 · 26 Mar 2023 — 1 personal best set
- Northampton Winter B 2023 · 26 Feb 2023 — 3 personal bests set
- Mum's the Word 2023 · 8 Jan 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Seoul Summer 2022 · 23 Jul 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.
- Curtis Chai — met in 14 rounds, finished ahead once
- SeongYong Yoo (유성용) — met in 10 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
- Minseo Gu (구민서) — met in 10 rounds, finished ahead once
Next targets
- A sub-4 Skewb single — 7,977 people have one; it is 0.19 away.
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,172 people have one; it is 1.73 away.
Targets move as he improves.