People · Republic of Korea
Son Seul-Gi
3×3 · top 8.1% of 284,439 all-time · competing since January 2006 · 2006SEUL01
Son Seul-Gi has been competing for 21 years. Her best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 10.21, set at Korea Cube Championship 2009, puts her in the top 8.1% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 462nd in Republic of Korea. Until May 2007, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 8 competitions since January 2006, she has put 250 official solves on the record across eight events. Solve to solve, her 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, steadier than 72% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. Her 3×3 best has come down from 18.73 in January 2006 to 10.21, a 45% improvement. Son 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 | 10.21 | 13.56 | top 8.1% | 462 / 4,352 | |
| Pyraminx | 4.94 | 7.94 | top 12.8% | 193 / 1,271 | |
| Megaminx | 1:16.78 | 1:21.05 | top 19.8% | 133 / 524 | |
| 2×2 | 3.96 | 5.78 | top 26.0% | 784 / 2,319 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 23.57 | 28.32 | top 30.3% | 396 / 966 | |
| 4×4 | 57.52 | 1:03.51 | top 33.7% | 587 / 1,308 | |
| 5×5 | 2:17.36 | 2:36.90 | top 59.5% | 482 / 716 | |
| 7×7 | 6:47.80 | 6:56.49 | early days — 3 solves | 221 / 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
- 18 Jan 2009Seven personal bests in one day at Korea Cube Championship 2009.
- 3 Aug 2008Seven personal bests in one day at Busan Cube Championship 2008.
- 27 Jul 2008Four personal bests in one day at Cheonan Cube Championship 2008.
- 20 Jan 2008Four personal bests in one day at KCA Korea Open 2008.
- 12 Aug 2007First sub-15 3×3: 14.59 at KCRC Busan competition 2007.
- 12 Aug 2007Five personal bests in one day at KCRC Busan competition 2007.
Competitions
- Korea Cube Championship 2010 · 23 Jan 2010 — 1 personal best set
- Korea Cube Championship 2009 · 18 Jan 2009 — 7 personal bests set
- Busan Cube Championship 2008 · 3 Aug 2008 — 7 personal bests set
- Cheonan Cube Championship 2008 · 27 Jul 2008 — 4 personal bests set
- KCA Korea Open 2008 · 20 Jan 2008 — 4 personal bests set
- KCRC Busan competition 2007 · 12 Aug 2007 — 5 personal bests set
- KCRC Championship 2007 · 7 Jan 2007 — 5 personal bests set
- Korean Championship 2006 · 22 Jan 2006
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 her.
- Kim Dong-Young (김동영) — met in 26 rounds, finished ahead 20 times
- JaeYoung Chun (천재영) — met in 23 rounds, finished ahead 14 times
- Oh Yoon-Tae — met in 22 rounds, finished ahead 17 times
Next targets
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,172 people have one; it is 0.21 away.
- A sub-4 Pyraminx single — 9,892 people have one; it is 0.94 away.
Targets move as she improves.