People · Republic of Korea
Mintae Yoo
3×3 · top 4.5% of 284,439 all-time · competing since February 2023 · 2023YOOM01
Mintae Yoo has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 8.83, set at Roma ar Cubbo 2024, puts him in the top 4.5% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 268th in Republic of Korea. Until May 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 5 competitions since February 2023, he has put 119 official solves on the record across seven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, steadier than 61% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 15.76 in February 2023 to 8.83, a 44% improvement. Mintae has entered five competitions, more competitions than 83% 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 | 8.83 | 11.93 | top 4.5% | 268 / 4,352 | |
| Pyraminx | 4.29 | 9.08 | top 9.1% | 142 / 1,271 | |
| 2×2 | 3.62 | 5.34 | top 21.7% | 644 / 2,319 | |
| 4×4 | 55.38 | 1:02.08 | top 31.2% | 540 / 1,308 | |
| Skewb | 8.02 | 15.01 | top 41.4% | 409 / 854 | |
| Clock | 15.65 | 21.23 | top 50.5% | 342 / 536 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 52.33 | — | early days — 2 solves | 838 / 966 |
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
- 14 Sep 2024First sub-10 3×3: 8.83 at Roma ar Cubbo 2024.
- 14 Sep 2024Three personal bests in one day at Roma ar Cubbo 2024.
- 15 Jun 2024Five personal bests in one day at Parthenope Summer Open 2024.
- 12 Aug 2023First sub-15 3×3: 12.73 at Rubik's WCA World Championship 2023.
- 25 Feb 2023First competition: Hanoi Super Brain Zyo 2023. A 15.76 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Rubik's Italian Championship 2024 · 1 Nov 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Roma ar Cubbo 2024 · 14 Sep 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- Parthenope Summer Open 2024 · 15 Jun 2024 — 5 personal bests set
- Rubik's WCA World Championship 2023 · 12 Aug 2023 — 1 personal best set
- Hanoi Super Brain Zyo 2023 · 25 Feb 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.
- Simone Cantarelli — met in 24 rounds, never finished ahead
- Alessia Novizio — met in 23 rounds, finished ahead 9 times
- Francesco Palma — met in 23 rounds, finished ahead 6 times
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 0.83 away.
- A sub-4 Pyraminx single — 9,892 people have one; it is 0.29 away.
Targets move as he improves.