People · Republic of Korea
Leo Shin (신래오)
2×2 · top 30.9% of 186,767 all-time · competing since December 2023 · 2023SHIN35
Leo Shin (신래오) has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 4.34, set at Seoul Winter 2026, puts him in the top 30.9% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 919th in Republic of Korea. Across 12 competitions since December 2023, he has put 201 official solves on the record across eleven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one, steadier than 59% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 45.38 in December 2023 to 20.25, a 55% improvement. Leo has entered twelve competitions, more competitions than 94% 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 4.34 | 7.46 | top 30.9% | 919 / 2,319 | |
| 3×3 | 20.25 | 23.07 | top 40.7% | 2,099 / 4,352 | |
| Pyraminx | 9.18 | 11.50 | top 46.4% | 683 / 1,271 | |
| Clock | 16.82 | 18.67 | top 54.8% | 364 / 536 | |
| 4×4 | 1:29.86 | 1:38.55 | top 63.5% | 987 / 1,308 | |
| Skewb | 11.73 | 14.50 | top 64.7% | 593 / 854 | |
| Megaminx | 2:39.98 | — | top 65.9% | 383 / 524 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 48.14 | 1:06.62 | top 75.0% | 813 / 966 | |
| 5×5 | 2:51.84 | 3:23.16 | top 75.3% | 585 / 716 | |
| 6×6 | 5:32.11 | — | early days — 2 solves | 301 / 329 | |
| Square-1 | 2:59.65 | — | early days — 1 solve | 372 / 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 2026Four personal bests in one day at Korea Open 2026.
- 21 Mar 2026Three personal bests in one day at Guam Open 2026.
- 21 Feb 2026Five personal bests in one day at Cube Camp in Jeju 2026.
- 18 Jan 2025First sub-30 3×3: 29.35 at Happy Suseong 2025.
- 15 Dec 2023First competition: Korean Championship 2023. A 45.38 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Korea Open 2026 · 15 Aug 2026 — 4 personal bests set
- Uhseo Osong 2026 · 13 Jun 2026
- Anyang Haseyo 2026 · 26 Apr 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Guam Open 2026 · 21 Mar 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- Cube Camp in Jeju 2026 · 21 Feb 2026 — 5 personal bests set
- Seoul Winter 2026 · 17 Jan 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Uhseo Osong 2025 · 15 Nov 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- We Laugh Pohanghang 2025 · 14 Sep 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Korea Open 2025 · 15 Aug 2025
- Happy Suseong 2025 · 18 Jan 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Anyang Haseyo 2024 · 9 Mar 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Korean Championship 2023 · 15 Dec 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.
- Kim Eden (김이든) — met in 57 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Ko Youngjin (고영진) — met in 52 rounds, never finished ahead
- Hyunjo Kim (김현조) — met in 51 rounds, finished ahead 13 times
Next targets
- A sub-4 2×2 single — 49,452 people have one; it is 0.34 away.
- A sub-20 3×3 single — 113,584 people have one; it is 0.25 away.
Targets move as he improves.