People · Republic of Korea
Park Sang-Min (박상민)
3×3 · top 9.2% of 284,439 all-time · competing since July 2008 · 2008SANG04
Park Sang-Min (박상민) has been competing for 18 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 10.58, set at Cubing Korea Xmas Eve 2011, puts him in the top 9.2% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 525th in Republic of Korea. Until August 2006, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 7 competitions since July 2008, he has put 191 official solves on the record across nine events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 15% around a typical one, an early reading from 8 counted rounds. His 3×3 one-handed best has come down from 33.68 in July 2008 to 15.78, a 53% improvement. Park 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 10.58 | 12.15 | top 9.2% | 525 / 4,352 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 15.78 | 18.06 | top 9.7% | 141 / 966 | |
| Square-1 | 13.69 | 15.14 | top 13.5% | 51 / 371 | |
| 2×2 | 3.00 | 4.47 | top 14.2% | 427 / 2,319 | |
| 4×4 | 48.34 | 52.55 | top 22.6% | 402 / 1,308 | |
| 5×5 | 1:41.28 | 2:01.91 | top 36.3% | 317 / 716 | |
| Megaminx | 1:57.83 | 2:00.87 | early days — 3 solves | 282 / 524 | |
| Pyraminx | 10.05 | — | early days — 2 solves | 762 / 1,271 | |
| 7×7 | 8:30.78 | — | early days — 1 solve | 249 / 254 |
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 one-handed. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.
The story so far
- 24 Dec 2011Three personal bests in one day at Cubing Korea Xmas Eve 2011.
- 31 Jul 2011Six personal bests in one day at Korean Championship 2011.
- 23 Jan 2010First sub-20 3×3: 14.43 at Korea Cube Championship 2010.
- 23 Jan 2010First sub-15 3×3: 14.43 at Korea Cube Championship 2010.
- 23 Jan 2010Three personal bests in one day at Korea Cube Championship 2010.
- 18 Jan 2009Four personal bests in one day at Korea Cube Championship 2009.
Competitions
- Cubing Korea January 2012 · 15 Jan 2012
- Cubing Korea New Years 2012 · 7 Jan 2012 — 2 personal bests set
- Cubing Korea Xmas Eve 2011 · 24 Dec 2011 — 3 personal bests set
- Korean Championship 2011 · 31 Jul 2011 — 6 personal bests set
- Korea Cube Championship 2010 · 23 Jan 2010 — 3 personal bests set
- Korea Cube Championship 2009 · 18 Jan 2009 — 4 personal bests set
- Cheonan Cube Championship 2008 · 27 Jul 2008
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.
- Jong-Ho Jeong (정종호) — met in 41 rounds, finished ahead 7 times
- Yunsu Nam (남윤수) — met in 37 rounds, finished ahead 14 times
- SeungWoon Lee (이승운) — met in 28 rounds, finished ahead 13 times
Next targets
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,172 people have one; it is 0.58 away.
- A sub-15 3×3 one-handed single — 5,987 people have one; it is 0.78 away.
Targets move as he improves.