People · Republic of Korea
Noah Jun Kim (김노아예준)
4×4 · top 5.2% of 85,040 all-time · competing since July 2024 · 2024KIMN03
Noah Jun Kim (김노아예준) has been competing for 2 years. His best event is the 4×4: a personal-best single of 33.27, set at Temecula Valley Summer 2026, puts him in the top 5.2% of the 85,040 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 107th in Republic of Korea. Until November 2010, no official 4×4 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 7 competitions since July 2024, he has put 138 official solves on the record across nine events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 14% around a typical one, an early reading from 8 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 13.35 in July 2024 to 9.51, a 29% improvement. Noah has entered seven competitions, more competitions than 88% 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4×4 | 33.27 | 37.23 | top 5.2% | 107 / 1,316 | |
| 3×3 | 9.51 | 10.94 | top 6.2% | 366 / 4,390 | |
| Skewb | 3.56 | 5.82 | top 8.1% | 87 / 874 | |
| 5×5 | 1:11.58 | 1:19.28 | top 12.8% | 135 / 725 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 17.78 | 20.91 | top 14.6% | 210 / 981 | |
| 2×2 | 3.49 | 4.65 | top 20.2% | 611 / 2,334 | |
| 6×6 | 2:30.62 | 2:36.94 | top 26.0% | 117 / 335 | |
| Square-1 | 26.05 | 29.33 | top 41.7% | 199 / 383 | |
| Clock | 22.71 | — | early days — 1 solve | 452 / 541 |
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
- 25 Jul 2026First sub-10 3×3: 9.51 at Temecula Valley Summer 2026.
- 25 Jul 2026Five personal bests in one day at Temecula Valley Summer 2026.
- 7 Feb 2026Three personal bests in one day at Ansan Favorites 2026.
- 15 Aug 2025Three personal bests in one day at Korea Open 2025.
- 20 Jul 2024First competition: Ansan Summer 2024. A 13.35 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Temecula Valley Summer 2026 · 25 Jul 2026 — 5 personal bests set
- Seoul Spring 2026 · 22 Mar 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Ansan Favorites 2026 · 7 Feb 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- Seoul Winter 2026 · 17 Jan 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Korea Open 2025 · 15 Aug 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- Anyang Haseyo 2025 · 8 Feb 2025
- Ansan Summer 2024 · 20 Jul 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.
- Geunyeong Lee (이근영) — met in 22 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
- MinGwan Yeo (여민관) — met in 21 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
- Minjun Kim (김민준) — met in 21 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-30 4×4 single — 2,465 people have one; it is 3.27 away.
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 8,101 people have one; it is 1.51 away.
Targets move as he improves.