People · United States
Mason Kim
Skewb · top 16.4% of 73,281 all-time · competing since July 2022 · 2022KIMM05
Mason Kim has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the Skewb: a personal-best single of 4.77, set at Pretzel Mania Summer 2023, puts him in the top 16.4% of the 73,281 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 2,593rd in the United States. Across 4 competitions since July 2022, he has put 130 official solves on the record across ten events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one, an early reading from 8 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 22.54 in July 2022 to 16.93, a 25% improvement. Mason has entered four competitions, more competitions than 78% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skewb | 4.77 | 12.34 | top 16.4% | 2,593 / 18,907 | |
| Pyraminx | 6.14 | 10.78 | top 21.0% | 5,661 / 28,708 | |
| 3×3 | 16.93 | 19.04 | top 30.8% | 16,959 / 59,724 | |
| Clock | 12.59 | 16.82 | top 37.8% | 2,993 / 8,927 | |
| 2×2 | 5.54 | 7.88 | top 45.8% | 18,500 / 40,951 | |
| Square-1 | 30.96 | 46.44 | top 51.1% | 3,350 / 6,743 | |
| Megaminx | 2:11.81 | 2:27.16 | top 52.1% | 3,903 / 7,841 | |
| 4×4 | 1:39.63 | — | top 70.3% | 12,636 / 19,072 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 52.04 | — | early days — 3 solves | 11,549 / 15,683 | |
| 5×5 | 3:09.12 | — | early days — 2 solves | 7,370 / 9,401 |
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
- 10 Nov 2023Three personal bests in one day at Virginia Championship 2023.
- 2 Sep 2023First sub-20 3×3: 17.76 at Pretzel Mania Summer 2023.
- 2 Sep 2023Four personal bests in one day at Pretzel Mania Summer 2023.
- 2 Jul 2022First competition: New York Championship 2022. A 22.54 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- NoVa Cube Winter 2024 · 3 Feb 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Virginia Championship 2023 · 10 Nov 2023 — 3 personal bests set
- Pretzel Mania Summer 2023 · 2 Sep 2023 — 4 personal bests set
- New York Championship 2022 · 2 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.
- Nick Silvestri — met in 29 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Magnius Cikotas — met in 29 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Ledger Ramirez — met in 29 rounds, finished ahead twice
Next targets
- A sub-4 Skewb single — 7,977 people have one; it is 0.77 away.
- A sub-6 Pyraminx single — 25,870 people have one; it is 0.14 away.
Targets move as he improves.