People · Republic of Korea
SeungMin Kim
3×3 · top 8.9% of 284,439 all-time · competing since February 2017 · 2017KIMS01
SeungMin Kim has been competing for 10 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 10.48, set at Seoul Spring 2023, puts him in the top 8.9% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 507th in Republic of Korea. Until August 2006, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 7 competitions since February 2017, he has put 75 official solves on the record across nine events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 10% around a typical one, an early reading from 6 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 16.05 in February 2017 to 10.48, a 35% improvement. SeungMin has entered seven competitions, more competitions than 88% 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 | 10.48 | 12.74 | top 8.9% | 507 / 4,352 | |
| 2×2 | 2.50 | 3.66 | top 8.9% | 264 / 2,319 | |
| 4×4 | 53.20 | 1:06.19 | top 28.6% | 509 / 1,308 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 2:12.81 | — | early days — 3 solves | 93 / 217 | |
| 5×5 | 1:43.15 | 1:59.73 | top 37.7% | 327 / 716 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 27.46 | 33.37 | top 40.5% | 515 / 966 | |
| Clock | 13.25 | 15.11 | top 40.7% | 272 / 536 | |
| 3×3 Multi-Blind | 4 of 5 cubes · 36:12 | — | early days — 1 solve | 48 / 74 | |
| 7×7 | 6:16.57 | 7:15.08 | early days — 3 solves | 203 / 254 |
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 Jan 2018First sub-15 3×3: 11.99 at Cubedu Korea 2018.
- 18 Feb 2017First competition: 3x3x3 HanMaDang 2017. A 16.05 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Ansan Autumn 2023 · 24 Sep 2023 — 1 personal best set
- Seoul Spring 2023 · 7 May 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Please Be Quiet Korea 2022 · 23 Oct 2022
- Seoul Summer 2022 · 23 Jul 2022 — 1 personal best set
- Korean Spring 2022 · 29 May 2022 — 2 personal bests set
- Cubedu Korea 2018 · 26 Jan 2018 — 2 personal bests set
- 3x3x3 HanMaDang 2017 · 18 Feb 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.
- Ko Youngjin (고영진) — met in 20 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
- Choi Goho (최고호) — met in 18 rounds, finished ahead 6 times
- DongSoo Park (박동수) — met in 18 rounds, finished ahead once
Next targets
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,172 people have one; it is 0.48 away.
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.50 away.
Targets move as he improves.