People · Republic of Korea
Seung-Ho Shin (신승호)
2×2 · top 1.3% of 186,767 all-time · competing since February 2024 · 2024SHIN05
Seung-Ho Shin (신승호) has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 1.28, set at Korea Open 2025, puts him in the top 1.3% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 31st in Republic of Korea. Until November 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 5 competitions since February 2024, he has put 49 official solves on the record across two events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 15% around a typical one, an early reading from 6 counted rounds. That figure sets aside his 4 DNFs. His 3×3 best has come down from 9.51 in February 2024 to 7.90, a 17% improvement. He 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 | Republic of Korea | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 1.28 | 3.53 | top 1.3% | 31 / 2,319 | |
| 3×3 | 7.90 | 9.04 | top 2.6% | 168 / 4,352 |
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
- 15 Aug 2025Three personal bests in one day at Korea Open 2025.
- 3 Feb 2024First competition: Daegu Cold Winter 2024. A 12.70 3×3 single to start from.
- 3 Feb 2024First sub-10 3×3: 9.51 at Daegu Cold Winter 2024.
Competitions
- Seoul Summer 2026 · 19 Jul 2026
- Seoul Spring 2026 · 22 Mar 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Korea Open 2025 · 15 Aug 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- Prime Cubing Day Seoul 2024 · 15 Jun 2024
- Daegu Cold Winter 2024 · 3 Feb 2024 — 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.
- Choi Goho (최고호) — met in 11 rounds, finished ahead 8 times
- Ko Youngjin (고영진) — met in 11 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
- Geunyeong Lee (이근영) — met in 11 rounds, finished ahead twice
Next targets
- A sub-1 2×2 single — 1,032 people have one; it is 0.28 away.
- A sub-6 3×3 single — 1,376 people have one; it is 1.90 away.
Targets move as he improves.