People · Republic of Korea
Sae-ouk Oh
Pyraminx · top 8.9% of 130,891 all-time · competing since March 2015 · 2015OHSA01
Sae-ouk Oh has been competing for 12 years. His best event is the Pyraminx: a personal-best single of 4.25, set at Johannesburg Open 2015, puts him in the top 8.9% of the 130,891 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 142nd in Republic of Korea. Until September 2006, no official Pyraminx solve in the world had been that fast. Across 11 competitions since March 2015, he has put 410 official solves on the record across 14 events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 14% around a typical one; 66% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. That figure sets aside his 8 DNFs. His 3×3 best has come down from 15.18 in March 2015 to 11.13, a 27% improvement. He has entered eleven competitions, more competitions than 93% 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pyraminx | 4.25 | 9.62 | top 8.9% | 142 / 1,294 | |
| 3×3 | 11.13 | 13.41 | top 10.9% | 627 / 4,390 | |
| Skewb | 4.16 | 8.82 | top 12.1% | 126 / 874 | |
| 4×4 | 47.47 | 53.33 | top 21.5% | 382 / 1,316 | |
| 2×2 | 3.90 | 5.62 | top 25.3% | 771 / 2,334 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 26.97 | 37.18 | top 39.4% | 508 / 981 | |
| 5×5 | 1:45.70 | 2:13.16 | top 39.8% | 344 / 725 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 41 moves | 43.67 | top 51.9% | 100 / 173 | |
| Megaminx | 2:12.47 | 2:30.94 | top 52.6% | 328 / 526 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 3:21.65 | — | early days — 3 solves | 148 / 222 | |
| Square-1 | 35.31 | 41.82 | top 59.0% | 258 / 383 | |
| Clock | 20.64 | 1:10.20 | top 66.6% | 427 / 541 | |
| 6×6 | 4:31.14 | 4:45.32 | top 75.1% | 271 / 335 | |
| 7×7 | 6:42.56 | 7:27.95 | top 77.0% | 219 / 256 |
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
- 3 Jun 2022Three personal bests in one day at Arnold Classic Africa 2022.
- 17 May 2019Six personal bests in one day at Arnold Classic Africa 2019.
- 29 Nov 2015Six personal bests in one day at Johannesburg Open 2015.
- 8 Aug 2015Four personal bests in one day at Pretoria Science Week 2015.
- 27 Jun 2015First sub-15 3×3: 14.78 at Tuks Winter 2015.
- 27 Jun 2015Five personal bests in one day at Tuks Winter 2015.
Competitions
- CubeCo Durban Winter Warmup 2022 · 30 Jul 2022 — 2 personal bests set
- Arnold Classic Africa 2022 · 3 Jun 2022 — 3 personal bests set
- Arnold Classic Africa 2019 · 17 May 2019 — 6 personal bests set
- Gauteng Autumn 2018 · 24 Mar 2018
- Big 'n Weird Pretoria 2017 · 30 Sep 2017 — 2 personal bests set
- Gauteng Winter 2017 · 8 Jul 2017 — 1 personal best set
- Big 'n Weird Pretoria 2016 · 13 Feb 2016
- Johannesburg Open 2015 · 29 Nov 2015 — 6 personal bests set
- Pretoria Science Week 2015 · 8 Aug 2015 — 4 personal bests set
- Tuks Winter 2015 · 27 Jun 2015 — 5 personal bests set
- Tuks Open 2015 · 28 Mar 2015 — 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.
- Brendan James Gray — met in 81 rounds, finished ahead 58 times
- Ruben Grobler — met in 68 rounds, finished ahead 9 times
- Pieterjan Joubert — met in 55 rounds, finished ahead 11 times · head to head
Next targets
- A sub-4 Pyraminx single — 10,050 people have one; it is 0.25 away.
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,606 people have one; it is 1.13 away.
Targets move as he improves.