People · Republic of Korea
Lim Hyunbin
3×3 · top 6.8% of 284,439 all-time · competing since December 2013 · 2013HYUN02
Lim Hyunbin has been competing for 13 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 9.75, set at Korea New Year 2014, puts him in the top 6.8% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 397th in Republic of Korea. Until November 2007, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 3 competitions since December 2013, he has put 49 official solves on the record across five 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 11.85 in December 2013 to 9.75, an 18% improvement. Lim has entered three competitions, more competitions than 69% 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 | 9.75 | 12.74 | top 6.8% | 397 / 4,352 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 1:30.39 | — | top 23.2% | 62 / 217 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 22.34 | 24.15 | top 27.0% | 360 / 966 | |
| 2×2 | 5.01 | 7.51 | top 39.4% | 1,156 / 2,319 | |
| 4×4 | 1:04.18 | 1:11.17 | top 40.9% | 695 / 1,308 |
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
- 12 Jan 2014First sub-10 3×3: 9.75 at Korea New Year 2014.
- 12 Jan 2014Three personal bests in one day at Korea New Year 2014.
- 28 Dec 2013First competition: Korean Winter 2013. A 11.98 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Cube Is Good 2016 · 22 May 2016
- Korea New Year 2014 · 12 Jan 2014 — 3 personal bests set
- Korean Winter 2013 · 28 Dec 2013 — 1 personal best set
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.
- Choi Goho (최고호) — met in 11 rounds, finished ahead 10 times
- Jong-Ho Jeong (정종호) — met in 11 rounds, never finished ahead
- Jun-Hyuk Jang — met in 10 rounds, finished ahead twice
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 1.75 away.
- A sub-1:30 3×3 blindfolded single — 2,810 people have one; it is 0.39 away.
Targets move as he improves.