People · United States
Ryan Kim
3×3 · top 2.3% of 284,439 all-time · competing since October 2023 · 2023KIMR02
Ryan Kim has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 7.73, set at Belmont Spring 2025, puts him in the top 2.3% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1,368th in the United States. Until July 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 5 competitions since October 2023, he has put 139 official solves on the record across nine events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one, an early reading from 9 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 11.08 in October 2023 to 7.73, a 30% improvement. Ryan has entered five competitions, more competitions than 83% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 7.73 | 10.15 | top 2.3% | 1,368 / 59,724 | |
| 2×2 | 2.07 | 3.23 | top 5.2% | 2,080 / 40,951 | |
| Pyraminx | 4.08 | 5.73 | top 8.1% | 2,062 / 28,708 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 18.63 | 20.33 | top 16.8% | 2,172 / 15,683 | |
| 4×4 | 47.78 | 55.76 | top 21.8% | 3,317 / 19,072 | |
| Skewb | 6.70 | 9.61 | top 31.3% | 5,180 / 18,907 | |
| 5×5 | 1:45.82 | 1:51.83 | top 39.8% | 3,208 / 9,401 | |
| Clock | 14.75 | 18.31 | top 46.9% | 3,799 / 8,927 | |
| Square-1 | 34.74 | 42.41 | top 58.0% | 3,824 / 6,743 |
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
- 24 May 2025Four personal bests in one day at Belmont Spring 2025.
- 12 Jan 2025First sub-10 3×3: 8.67 at Bay Area Speedcubin' 67 - San Ramon 2025.
- 1 Oct 2023First competition: Bay Area Speedcubin' 52 - Belmont 2023. A 11.08 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Belmont Spring 2025 · 24 May 2025 — 4 personal bests set
- Bay Area Side Events Day 2025 · 23 Feb 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Bay Area Speedcubin' 67 - San Ramon 2025 · 12 Jan 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Bay Area Speedcubin' 55 - San Ramon 2024 · 14 Jan 2024
- Bay Area Speedcubin' 52 - Belmont 2023 · 1 Oct 2023
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.
- Ethan Mendelson — met in 28 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
- Kenji Gipson-Nahman — met in 28 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
- Trevor Mendelson — met in 28 rounds, finished ahead once
Next targets
- A sub-6 3×3 single — 1,376 people have one; it is 1.73 away.
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.07 away.
Targets move as he improves.