People · Republic of Korea
Sung Hyun Park (박성현)
3×3 · top 7.0% of 288,433 all-time · competing since December 2011 · 2011PARK06
Sung Hyun Park (박성현) has been competing for 15 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 9.81, set at Happy Sheep Year 2015, puts him in the top 7.0% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 412th in Republic of Korea. Until October 2007, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 13 competitions since December 2011, he has put 295 official solves on the record across nine events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, steadier than 65% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 16.22 in December 2011 to 9.81, a 40% improvement. Sung has entered 13 competitions, more competitions than 94% 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 | 9.81 | 11.40 | top 7.0% | 412 / 4,390 | |
| 2×2 | 2.35 | 4.48 | top 7.5% | 219 / 2,334 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 18.38 | 20.59 | top 16.2% | 233 / 981 | |
| 4×4 | 48.58 | 53.62 | top 22.9% | 414 / 1,316 | |
| Clock | 14.45 | 16.73 | top 45.7% | 319 / 541 | |
| Pyraminx | 9.28 | 12.37 | top 47.2% | 704 / 1,294 | |
| 5×5 | 2:03.81 | 2:07.05 | top 51.8% | 437 / 725 | |
| Megaminx | 2:50.96 | 3:00.64 | top 70.7% | 404 / 526 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 51 moves | — | early days — 1 solve | 153 / 173 |
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
- 24 Jan 2015First sub-10 3×3: 9.81 at Happy Sheep Year 2015.
- 20 Sep 2014Three personal bests in one day at Thanks Cubing Day 2014.
- 28 Dec 2013Five personal bests in one day at Korean Winter 2013.
- 5 Jan 2013Three personal bests in one day at Korean Style 2013.
- 7 Jan 2012Four personal bests in one day at Cubing Korea New Years 2012.
- 31 Dec 2011First sub-15 3×3: 14.88 at Cubing Korea December 2011.
Competitions
- Rubik's WCA World Championship 2023 · 12 Aug 2023 — 1 personal best set
- Cube Camp in Wonju 2019 · 20 Jul 2019 — 2 personal bests set
- Korea Winter 2019 · 19 Jan 2019 — 1 personal best set
- Korea Winter 2015 · 19 Dec 2015
- Happy Sheep Year 2015 · 24 Jan 2015 — 1 personal best set
- Thanks Cubing Day 2014 · 20 Sep 2014 — 3 personal bests set
- Korea New Year 2014 · 12 Jan 2014
- Korean Winter 2013 · 28 Dec 2013 — 5 personal bests set
- Korean Style 2013 · 5 Jan 2013 — 3 personal bests set
- Magics Korea 2012 · 22 Dec 2012 — 1 personal best set
- Cubing Korea New Years 2012 · 7 Jan 2012 — 4 personal bests set
- Cubing Korea December 2011 · 31 Dec 2011 — 3 personal bests set
- Cubing Korea Xmas Eve 2011 · 24 Dec 2011
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.
- Sungho Hong (홍성호) — met in 58 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Jong-Ho Jeong (정종호) — met in 50 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
- Ilkyoo Choi (최일규) — met in 49 rounds, finished ahead 44 times
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 8,101 people have one; it is 1.81 away.
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 9,039 people have one; it is 0.35 away.
Targets move as he improves.