People · Kazakhstan
Robert Kim (Роберт Ким)
4×4 · top 7.7% of 83,917 all-time · competing since October 2017 · 2017KIMR03
Robert Kim (Роберт Ким) has been competing for 9 years. His best event is the 4×4: a personal-best single of 36.06, set at Cubing Kazakhstan Nationals 2018, puts him in the top 7.7% of the 83,917 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 39th in Kazakhstan. Until July 2010, no official 4×4 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 4 competitions since October 2017, he has put 204 official solves on the record across eleven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 10% around a typical one, an early reading from 9 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 20.69 in October 2017 to 11.55, a 44% improvement. Robert 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 | Kazakhstan | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4×4 | 36.06 | 41.74 | top 7.7% | 39 / 415 | |
| Pyraminx | 4.65 | 8.86 | top 11.1% | 86 / 803 | |
| 3×3 | 11.55 | 12.26 | top 12.3% | 151 / 1,315 | |
| 2×2 | 2.86 | 5.42 | top 12.7% | 123 / 976 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 21.28 | 24.23 | top 24.0% | 87 / 330 | |
| 5×5 | 1:31.32 | 1:41.18 | top 28.4% | 59 / 216 | |
| Skewb | 7.68 | 8.82 | top 38.9% | 135 / 474 | |
| Megaminx | 1:47.91 | 2:01.91 | top 39.2% | 88 / 243 | |
| 6×6 | 3:18.97 | 3:26.74 | top 50.1% | 33 / 62 | |
| 7×7 | 6:07.60 | — | early days — 1 solve | 34 / 43 | |
| Square-1 | 1:00.77 | 1:23.11 | top 84.1% | 107 / 140 |
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
- 27 Apr 2019Three personal bests in one day at KSF Nur-Sultan City 2019.
- 27 Oct 2018Seven personal bests in one day at Cubing Kazakhstan Nationals 2018.
- 3 Mar 2018First sub-20 3×3: 15.96 at Aktobe Cube Days 2018.
- 3 Mar 2018First sub-15 3×3: 13.45 at Aktobe Cube Days 2018.
- 3 Mar 2018Six personal bests in one day at Aktobe Cube Days 2018.
- 8 Oct 2017First competition: Kazakhstan Open 2017. A 21.91 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- KSF Nur-Sultan City 2019 · 27 Apr 2019 — 3 personal bests set
- Cubing Kazakhstan Nationals 2018 · 27 Oct 2018 — 7 personal bests set
- Aktobe Cube Days 2018 · 3 Mar 2018 — 6 personal bests set
- Kazakhstan Open 2017 · 8 Oct 2017 — 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.
- Damir Zhanataev — met in 42 rounds, finished ahead 12 times
- Khaknazar Abilda (Хакназар Абилда) — met in 41 rounds, finished ahead 16 times · head to head
- Zhantuar Zholdasov (Жантуар Жолдасов) — met in 34 rounds, finished ahead 21 times
Next targets
- A sub-30 4×4 single — 2,388 people have one; it is 6.06 away.
- A sub-4 Pyraminx single — 9,892 people have one; it is 0.65 away.
Targets move as he improves.