People · United States
Paul Kim
2×2 · top 27.9% of 186,767 all-time · competing since October 2012 · 2012KIMP01
Paul Kim has been competing for 14 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 4.11, set at Harvard Spring 2013, puts him in the top 27.9% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 11,015th in the United States. Across 4 competitions since October 2012, he has put 39 official solves on the record across three events. His 3×3 best has come down from 44.59 in October 2012 to 29.40, a 34% improvement. Paul 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 | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 4.11 | 11.08 | top 27.9% | 11,015 / 40,951 | |
| 3×3 | 29.40 | 35.75 | top 61.5% | 36,657 / 59,724 | |
| 4×4 | 2:22.90 | 2:58.94 | top 89.9% | 17,156 / 19,072 |
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
- 9 Mar 2013First sub-30 3×3: 29.40 at MIT Spring 2013.
- 6 Oct 2012First competition: Harvard Fall 2012. A 44.59 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- MIT Spring 2013 · 9 Mar 2013 — 2 personal bests set
- Harvard Spring 2013 · 2 Feb 2013 — 2 personal bests set
- MIT Fall 2012 · 10 Nov 2012 — 1 personal best set
- Harvard Fall 2012 · 6 Oct 2012
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.
- Noa Arthurs — met in 10 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Tim Reynolds — met in 10 rounds, never finished ahead
- Rowe Hessler — met in 10 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-4 2×2 single — 49,452 people have one; it is 0.11 away.
- A sub-25 3×3 single — 149,621 people have one; it is 4.40 away.
Targets move as he improves.