People · Republic of Korea
Noah Kim
3×3 · top 1.8% of 288,433 all-time · competing since November 2017 · 2017KIMN05
Noah Kim has been competing for 9 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 7.36, set at Presidential Puzzles in PA 2026, puts him in the top 1.8% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 111th in Republic of Korea. Until July 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 8 competitions since November 2017, he has put 253 official solves on the record across ten events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one; 51% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 17.22 in November 2017 to 7.36, a 57% improvement. Noah has entered eight competitions, more competitions than 90% 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 | 7.36 | 8.45 | top 1.8% | 111 / 4,390 | |
| 5×5 | 50.28 | 54.20 | top 1.9% | 23 / 725 | |
| 4×4 | 28.29 | 30.56 | top 1.9% | 48 / 1,316 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 15.92 | 20.20 | top 10.1% | 148 / 981 | |
| 6×6 | 2:13.32 | 2:19.68 | top 17.1% | 80 / 335 | |
| 7×7 | 3:24.37 | 3:48.92 | early days — 3 solves | 68 / 256 | |
| Square-1 | 22.73 | 29.29 | top 34.2% | 167 / 383 | |
| Megaminx | 1:51.59 | 2:01.85 | top 41.4% | 267 / 526 | |
| 2×2 | 5.91 | 7.24 | top 50.0% | 0 / 2,334 | |
| Pyraminx | 19.17 | 24.59 | top 91.8% | 0 / 1,294 |
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
- 16 May 2026Four personal bests in one day at Presidential Puzzles in PA 2026.
- 28 Mar 2026Three personal bests in one day at Cube Against Cancer Pittsburgh 2026.
- 16 Aug 2019Four personal bests in one day at Korean Championship 2019.
- 11 May 2019First sub-10 3×3: 8.36 at Play Cube X4 2019.
- 11 May 2019Three personal bests in one day at Play Cube X4 2019.
- 3 Mar 2018First sub-15 3×3: 11.23 at Spring Forward 2018.
Competitions
- Beaver Falls Open 2026 · 19 Sep 2026
- Tartan Twist PA 2026 · 29 Aug 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Presidential Puzzles in PA 2026 · 16 May 2026 — 4 personal bests set
- Cube Against Cancer Pittsburgh 2026 · 28 Mar 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- Korean Championship 2019 · 16 Aug 2019 — 4 personal bests set
- Play Cube X4 2019 · 11 May 2019 — 3 personal bests set
- Spring Forward 2018 · 3 Mar 2018 — 3 personal bests set
- Parity for Charity 2017 · 18 Nov 2017
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.
- Leia Jiang — met in 31 rounds, finished ahead 25 times
- Mark Gowman — met in 29 rounds, finished ahead 19 times
- Gabriel Gowman — met in 29 rounds, finished ahead 13 times
Next targets
- A sub-6 3×3 single — 1,419 people have one; it is 1.36 away.
- A sub-50 5×5 single — 733 people have one; it is 0.28 away.
Targets move as he improves.