People · Republic of Korea
MinGyu Kim (김민규)
3×3 · top 4.8% of 284,439 all-time · competing since October 2024 · 2024KIMM09
MinGyu Kim (김민규) has been competing for a year. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 8.96, set at Happy Suseong 2025, puts him in the top 4.8% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 283rd in Republic of Korea. Until May 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 2 competitions since October 2024, he has put 45 official solves on the record across five events. MinGyu has entered two competitions.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Republic of Korea | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 8.96 | 11.18 | top 4.8% | 283 / 4,352 | |
| 5×5 | 1:07.68 | 1:14.07 | top 10.0% | 104 / 716 | |
| 4×4 | 39.23 | 42.86 | top 11.2% | 221 / 1,308 | |
| Megaminx | 1:07.42 | 1:18.65 | top 14.1% | 97 / 524 | |
| 2×2 | 3.19 | 4.02 | top 16.5% | 502 / 2,319 |
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 story so far
- 18 Jan 2025First sub-10 3×3: 8.96 at Happy Suseong 2025.
- 18 Jan 2025Four personal bests in one day at Happy Suseong 2025.
- 26 Oct 2024First competition: Daegu Autumn 2024.
Competitions
- Happy Suseong 2025 · 18 Jan 2025 — 4 personal bests set
- Daegu Autumn 2024 · 26 Oct 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.
- SeungWoon Lee (이승운) — met in 9 rounds, finished ahead 7 times
- MinGwan Yeo (여민관) — met in 9 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Huisu Yu (유희수) — met in 9 rounds, finished ahead twice
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 0.96 away.
- A sub-1:00 5×5 single — 2,252 people have one; it is 7.68 away.
Targets move as he improves.