People · Republic of Korea
Minyong Lee (이민용)
3×3 · top 4.4% of 284,439 all-time · competing since November 2023 · 2023LEEM11
Minyong Lee (이민용) has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 8.81, set at Seoul Winter 2026, puts him in the top 4.4% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 266th in Republic of Korea. Until May 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 4 competitions since November 2023, he has put 70 official solves on the record across three events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one, an early reading from 7 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 12.37 in November 2023 to 8.81, a 29% improvement. Minyong 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 | 8.81 | 9.45 | top 4.4% | 266 / 4,352 | |
| 4×4 | 35.40 | 37.83 | top 7.1% | 152 / 1,308 | |
| 2×2 | 2.43 | 3.92 | top 8.2% | 236 / 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 line so far
Best single per competition, 3×3. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.
The story so far
- 17 Jan 2026Three personal bests in one day at Seoul Winter 2026.
- 13 Jul 2025Three personal bests in one day at Suwon Summer 2025.
- 15 Dec 2023First sub-10 3×3: 9.62 at Korean Championship 2023.
- 15 Dec 2023Three personal bests in one day at Korean Championship 2023.
- 18 Nov 2023First competition: Hamchang Open 2023. A 12.37 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Seoul Winter 2026 · 17 Jan 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- Suwon Summer 2025 · 13 Jul 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- Korean Championship 2023 · 15 Dec 2023 — 3 personal bests set
- Hamchang Open 2023 · 18 Nov 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.
- Yeeun Park (박예은) — met in 14 rounds, finished ahead 7 times
- Yull Oh (오율) — met in 14 rounds, finished ahead 6 times
- Ko Youngjin (고영진) — met in 14 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 0.81 away.
- A sub-30 4×4 single — 2,388 people have one; it is 5.40 away.
Targets move as he improves.