People · Republic of Korea
Sophia Ryu
3×3 · top 51.2% of 284,439 all-time · competing since November 2023 · 2023RYUS01
Sophia Ryu has been competing for 3 years. Her best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 24.38, set at Western Ontario Winter 2026, puts her in the top 51.2% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 2,595th in Republic of Korea. Across 5 competitions since November 2023, she has put 23 official solves on the record across one event. Solve to solve, her 3×3 times vary about 7% around a typical one, an early reading from 5 counted rounds. That figure sets aside her 2 DNFs. Her 3×3 best has come down from 37.75 in November 2023 to 24.38, a 35% improvement. Sophia 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 24.38 | 26.36 | top 51.2% | 2,595 / 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 Jun 2024First sub-30 3×3: 28.09 at Prime Cubing Day Seoul 2024.
- 18 Nov 2023First competition: Hamchang Open 2023. A 37.75 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Western Ontario Winter 2026 · 14 Mar 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Korean Championship 2024 · 15 Aug 2024
- Prime Cubing Day Seoul 2024 · 15 Jun 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Korean Championship 2023 · 15 Dec 2023 — 1 personal best set
- Hamchang Open 2023 · 18 Nov 2023
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.
- Harry Ryu — met in 5 rounds, never finished ahead
- Seong Mikyeong (성미경) — met in 4 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
- Choi Goho (최고호) — met in 4 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-20 3×3 single — 113,584 people have one; it is 4.38 away.
Targets move as she improves.