People · Republic of Korea
Kim YoungKwang (김영광)
2×2 · top 4.5% of 189,179 all-time · competing since November 2024 · 2024YOUN29
Kim YoungKwang (김영광) has been competing for a year. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 1.96, set at Okay Okcheon 2026, puts him in the top 4.5% of the 189,179 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 122nd in Republic of Korea. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 2 competitions since November 2024, he has put 35 official solves on the record across three events. His 3×3 best has come down from 12.14 in November 2024 to 9.74, a 20% improvement. Kim has entered two competitions.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Republic of Korea | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 1.96 | 4.87 | top 4.5% | 122 / 2,334 | |
| 3×3 | 9.74 | 11.52 | top 6.8% | 398 / 4,390 | |
| 4×4 | 44.94 | 51.10 | top 18.3% | 330 / 1,316 |
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
- 17 Oct 2026First sub-10 3×3: 9.74 at Okay Okcheon 2026.
- 23 Nov 2024First competition: Hamchang Winter 2024. A 12.14 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Okay Okcheon 2026 · 17 Oct 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Hamchang Winter 2024 · 23 Nov 2024
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.
- Juhyeok Park (박주혁) — met in 7 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
- Beomseo Jeon (전범서) — met in 7 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Ko Youngjin (고영진) — met in 7 rounds, finished ahead once
Next targets
- A sub-1 2×2 single — 1,050 people have one; it is 0.96 away.
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 8,101 people have one; it is 1.74 away.
Targets move as he improves.