People · Republic of Korea
Seung-Woo Choi
3×3 · top 9.8% of 288,433 all-time · competing since May 2009 · 2009CHOI01
Seung-Woo Choi has been competing for 17 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 10.75, set at Eagle Peak - San Diego Open 2012, puts him in the top 9.8% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 563rd in Republic of Korea. Until August 2006, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 8 competitions since May 2009, he has put 132 official solves on the record across four events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 11% around a typical one, steadier than 86% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. That figure sets aside his 5 DNFs. His 3×3 best has come down from 30.03 in May 2009 to 10.75, a 64% improvement. He has entered eight competitions, more competitions than 90% 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 | 10.75 | 12.36 | top 9.8% | 563 / 4,390 | |
| 2×2 | 4.16 | 5.18 | top 28.6% | 865 / 2,334 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 25.46 | 34.48 | top 35.6% | 461 / 981 | |
| 4×4 | 1:09.11 | 1:21.16 | top 46.1% | 770 / 1,316 |
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
- 26 May 2012Three personal bests in one day at Caltech Spring 2012.
- 11 Feb 2012First sub-15 3×3: 13.59 at Caltech Winter 2012.
- 10 Apr 2010First sub-30 3×3: 19.90 at Moose Lodge 2010.
- 10 Apr 2010First sub-20 3×3: 19.90 at Moose Lodge 2010.
- 23 May 2009First competition: San Diego Open 2009. A 30.03 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Nisei Week 2014 · 9 Aug 2014
- San Diego Summer Splash 2013 · 8 Jun 2013 — 1 personal best set
- Caltech Winter Open 2013 · 23 Feb 2013 — 2 personal bests set
- Eagle Peak - San Diego Open 2012 · 29 Sep 2012 — 1 personal best set
- Caltech Spring 2012 · 26 May 2012 — 3 personal bests set
- Caltech Winter 2012 · 11 Feb 2012 — 1 personal best set
- Moose Lodge 2010 · 10 Apr 2010 — 1 personal best set
- San Diego Open 2009 · 23 May 2009
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.
- Samuel Chiu — met in 25 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
- James Hamory — met in 25 rounds, never finished ahead
- Michael Young — met in 23 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
Next targets
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,606 people have one; it is 0.75 away.
- A sub-4 2×2 single — 50,215 people have one; it is 0.16 away.
Targets move as he improves.