People · Republic of Korea
SungJoon Hong (홍성준)
2×2 · top 6.1% of 186,767 all-time · competing since July 2011 · 2011SUNG02
SungJoon Hong (홍성준) has been competing for 15 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 2.19, set at Korea Winter 2015, puts him in the top 6.1% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 173rd in Republic of Korea. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 7 competitions since July 2011, he has put 229 official solves on the record across six events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 15% around a typical one; 80% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 13.15 in July 2011 to 9.55, a 27% improvement. SungJoon 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 2.19 | 3.34 | top 6.1% | 173 / 2,319 | |
| 3×3 | 9.55 | 12.70 | top 6.2% | 366 / 4,352 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 19.01 | 22.57 | top 17.8% | 253 / 966 | |
| 4×4 | 57.99 | 1:04.26 | top 34.3% | 601 / 1,308 | |
| Pyraminx | 9.34 | 11.49 | top 47.7% | 697 / 1,271 | |
| 5×5 | 2:00.02 | 2:11.66 | top 49.3% | 402 / 716 |
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
- 28 Dec 2013First sub-10 3×3: 9.55 at Korean Winter 2013.
- 28 Dec 2013Five personal bests in one day at Korean Winter 2013.
- 5 Jan 2013Four personal bests in one day at Korean Style 2013.
- 7 Jan 2012Three personal bests in one day at Cubing Korea New Years 2012.
- 24 Dec 2011Five personal bests in one day at Cubing Korea Xmas Eve 2011.
- 31 Jul 2011First competition: Korean Championship 2011. A 13.15 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Korean Championship 2017 · 28 Jul 2017
- Korea Winter 2015 · 19 Dec 2015 — 2 personal bests set
- Korean Winter 2013 · 28 Dec 2013 — 5 personal bests set
- Korean Style 2013 · 5 Jan 2013 — 4 personal bests set
- Cubing Korea New Years 2012 · 7 Jan 2012 — 3 personal bests set
- Cubing Korea Xmas Eve 2011 · 24 Dec 2011 — 5 personal bests set
- Korean Championship 2011 · 31 Jul 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.
- Yu Byeong-Seon (유병선) — met in 42 rounds, finished ahead 11 times
- Sungho Hong (홍성호) — met in 41 rounds, finished ahead 8 times
- Jong-Ho Jeong (정종호) — met in 37 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
Next targets
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.19 away.
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 1.55 away.
Targets move as he improves.