People · Republic of Korea
San Jang
3×3 · top 5.3% of 284,439 all-time · competing since May 2017 · 2017JANG03
San Jang has been competing for 9 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 9.20, set at Rubik's WCA World Championship 2023, puts him in the top 5.3% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 317th in Republic of Korea. Until February 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 6 competitions since May 2017, he has put 84 official solves on the record across six events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 11% around a typical one, an early reading from 8 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 24.35 in May 2017 to 9.20, a 62% improvement. San has entered six competitions, more competitions than 86% 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 | 9.20 | 9.46 | top 5.3% | 317 / 4,352 | |
| 4×4 | 36.55 | 39.22 | top 8.2% | 164 / 1,308 | |
| 2×2 | 4.14 | 4.85 | top 28.3% | 849 / 2,319 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 28.93 | 30.44 | top 44.2% | 551 / 966 | |
| 5×5 | 2:03.03 | 2:05.58 | top 51.1% | 421 / 716 | |
| Megaminx | 2:35.73 | 2:48.95 | top 64.0% | 370 / 524 |
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
- 12 Aug 2023First sub-10 3×3: 9.20 at Rubik's WCA World Championship 2023.
- 28 Oct 2017First sub-20 3×3: 14.70 at CWR Fall 2017.
- 28 Oct 2017First sub-15 3×3: 14.70 at CWR Fall 2017.
- 28 May 2017First competition: Play Cube 2017. A 24.35 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Rubik's WCA World Championship 2023 · 12 Aug 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Play Cube X4 2019 · 11 May 2019
- Korean Championship 2018 · 20 Jul 2018 — 2 personal bests set
- Play Cube 2018 · 13 May 2018 — 1 personal best set
- CWR Fall 2017 · 28 Oct 2017 — 1 personal best set
- Play Cube 2017 · 28 May 2017
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.
- Jaemin Chang (장재민) — met in 17 rounds, never finished ahead
- DongSoo Park (박동수) — met in 17 rounds, never finished ahead
- Ko Youngjin (고영진) — met in 16 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 1.20 away.
- A sub-30 4×4 single — 2,388 people have one; it is 6.55 away.
Targets move as he improves.