People · New Zealand
Noel Kim
2×2 · top 3.4% of 186,767 all-time · competing since October 2016 · 2016KIMN02
Noel Kim has been competing for 10 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 1.76, set at SNZ Southern 2018, puts him in the top 3.4% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 96th in New Zealand. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 7 competitions since October 2016, he has put 450 official solves on the record across 14 events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one, steadier than 56% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 15.37 in October 2016 to 8.49, a 45% improvement. Noel 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 | New Zealand | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 1.76 | 2.47 | top 3.4% | 96 / 1,615 | |
| 3×3 | 8.49 | 9.74 | top 3.7% | 107 / 2,095 | |
| 4×4 | 32.53 | 40.63 | top 4.6% | 47 / 722 | |
| Square-1 | 9.50 | 11.24 | top 5.3% | 19 / 251 | |
| Pyraminx | 4.52 | 7.27 | top 10.3% | 154 / 1,141 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 54.56 | — | top 11.3% | 19 / 86 | |
| 5×5 | 1:09.84 | 1:18.71 | top 11.5% | 44 / 355 | |
| Skewb | 4.51 | 5.44 | top 14.5% | 113 / 666 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 18.99 | 22.29 | top 17.8% | 110 / 600 | |
| 3×3 Multi-Blind | 4 of 4 cubes · 23:33 | — | early days — 1 solve | 23 / 49 | |
| 4×4 blindfolded | 11:21.00 | — | early days — 1 solve | 17 / 23 | |
| Megaminx | 2:39.66 | 3:51.16 | top 65.8% | 204 / 283 | |
| 5×5 blindfolded | 23:34.00 | — | early days — 1 solve | 10 / 11 | |
| 6×6 | 5:59.06 | — | early days — 1 solve | 141 / 149 |
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
- 30 Mar 2019Five personal bests in one day at SNZ Southern 2019.
- 13 Oct 2018Six personal bests in one day at Supreme South Open 2018.
- 21 Apr 2018Five personal bests in one day at SNZ Southern 2018.
- 8 Dec 2017First sub-10 3×3: 8.71 at New Zealand Nationals 2017.
- 8 Dec 2017Eleven personal bests in one day at New Zealand Nationals 2017.
- 26 Aug 2017Nine personal bests in one day at Supreme South Open 2017.
Competitions
- SNZ Southern 2019 · 30 Mar 2019 — 5 personal bests set
- Supreme South Open 2018 · 13 Oct 2018 — 6 personal bests set
- SNZ Southern 2018 · 21 Apr 2018 — 5 personal bests set
- New Zealand Nationals 2017 · 8 Dec 2017 — 11 personal bests set
- Supreme South Open 2017 · 26 Aug 2017 — 9 personal bests set
- SNZ Southern 2017 · 18 Mar 2017 — 4 personal bests set
- Great South Open 2016 · 22 Oct 2016 — 1 personal best set
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.
- Lucas O'Connell — met in 77 rounds, finished ahead 30 times
- Ben Kirby — met in 68 rounds, finished ahead 28 times
- Nathan Chong — met in 66 rounds, finished ahead 15 times
Next targets
- A sub-1 2×2 single — 1,032 people have one; it is 0.76 away.
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 0.49 away.
Targets move as he improves.