People · Republic of Korea
Minjae Kim
3×3 · top 5.7% of 284,439 all-time · competing since February 2020 · 2020KIMM02
Minjae Kim has been competing for 6 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 9.34, set at Daegu Hot Autumn 2022, puts him in the top 5.7% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 340th in Republic of Korea. Until February 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 4 competitions since February 2020, he has put 38 official solves on the record across three events. His 3×3 best has come down from 16.66 in February 2020 to 9.34, a 44% improvement. Minjae 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 | Republic of Korea | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 9.34 | 12.60 | top 5.7% | 340 / 4,352 | |
| 2×2 | 4.05 | 4.83 | top 27.1% | 816 / 2,319 | |
| Pyraminx | 10.26 | 12.88 | top 55.0% | 782 / 1,271 |
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
- 17 Sep 2022First sub-15 3×3: 9.34 at Daegu Hot Autumn 2022.
- 17 Sep 2022First sub-10 3×3: 9.34 at Daegu Hot Autumn 2022.
- 29 Feb 2020First competition: Leap to Barrie 2020. A 16.66 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Rubik's WCA World Championship 2023 · 12 Aug 2023
- Daegu Hot Spring 2023 · 15 Apr 2023
- Daegu Hot Autumn 2022 · 17 Sep 2022 — 1 personal best set
- Leap to Barrie 2020 · 29 Feb 2020
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.
- GoonWoo Park (박근우) — met in 7 rounds, finished ahead 7 times
- Yul-Hok Sung (성열학) — met in 7 rounds, finished ahead 6 times
- Jang SeokWon (장석원) — met in 7 rounds, finished ahead 6 times
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 1.34 away.
- A sub-4 2×2 single — 49,452 people have one; it is 0.05 away.
Targets move as he improves.