People · Republic of Korea
Kimin Kwon
3×3 · top 7.2% of 284,439 all-time · competing since May 2023 · 2023KWON02
Kimin Kwon has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 9.91, set at Korea Open 2025, puts him in the top 7.2% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 418th in Republic of Korea. Until May 2007, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 7 competitions since May 2023, he has put 151 official solves on the record across eleven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one, an early reading from 9 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 13.66 in May 2023 to 9.91, a 27% improvement. Kimin has entered seven competitions, more competitions than 88% 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 | 9.91 | 11.68 | top 7.2% | 418 / 4,352 | |
| Pyraminx | 4.51 | 12.39 | top 10.3% | 165 / 1,271 | |
| 2×2 | 2.72 | 4.37 | top 11.1% | 326 / 2,319 | |
| 4×4 | 55.17 | 58.39 | top 30.9% | 534 / 1,308 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 27.64 | 31.78 | top 41.0% | 521 / 966 | |
| Clock | 14.43 | 16.08 | top 45.6% | 314 / 536 | |
| Megaminx | 2:12.77 | 2:24.01 | top 52.6% | 328 / 524 | |
| Skewb | 12.25 | 14.87 | top 67.2% | 615 / 854 | |
| 5×5 | 2:47.23 | 2:59.47 | top 73.6% | 576 / 716 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 4:31.16 | — | early days — 1 solve | 178 / 217 | |
| Square-1 | 1:19.94 | — | early days — 2 solves | 351 / 371 |
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
- 15 Aug 2025First sub-10 3×3: 9.91 at Korea Open 2025.
- 15 Aug 2025Five personal bests in one day at Korea Open 2025.
- 7 May 2023First competition: Seoul Spring 2023. A 13.66 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Korea Open 2025 · 15 Aug 2025 — 5 personal bests set
- Suwon Summer 2025 · 13 Jul 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Anyang Haseyo 2025 · 8 Feb 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Seoul Open 2024 · 6 Jan 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Ansan Autumn 2023 · 24 Sep 2023
- Rubik's WCA World Championship 2023 · 12 Aug 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Seoul Spring 2023 · 7 May 2023
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.
- Minseo Gu (구민서) — met in 32 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
- Ko Youngjin (고영진) — met in 32 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Choi Goho (최고호) — met in 30 rounds, finished ahead 8 times
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 1.91 away.
- A sub-4 Pyraminx single — 9,892 people have one; it is 0.51 away.
Targets move as he improves.