People · Republic of Korea
Tae Kyung Kwak
2×2 · top 1.9% of 186,767 all-time · competing since December 2013 · 2013KWAK01
Tae Kyung Kwak has been competing for 13 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 1.44, set at Korea New Year 2014, puts him in the top 1.9% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 53rd in Republic of Korea. Until November 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 4 competitions since December 2013, he has put 120 official solves on the record across eight events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one, an early reading from 7 counted rounds. His 2×2 best has come down from 2.89 in December 2013 to 1.44, a 50% improvement. Tae has entered four competitions, more competitions than 78% 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 | 1.44 | 3.24 | top 1.9% | 53 / 2,319 | |
| 3×3 | 9.43 | 11.02 | top 5.9% | 349 / 4,352 | |
| Skewb | 3.46 | 6.62 | top 7.5% | 76 / 854 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 19.88 | 22.62 | top 20.2% | 280 / 966 | |
| 4×4 | 47.54 | 51.81 | top 21.5% | 382 / 1,308 | |
| Pyraminx | 6.65 | 7.51 | top 25.0% | 382 / 1,271 | |
| 5×5 | 1:43.13 | 1:59.06 | top 37.7% | 326 / 716 | |
| Square-1 | 26.04 | 35.08 | top 41.5% | 190 / 371 |
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, 2×2. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.
The story so far
- 20 Sep 2014First sub-10 3×3: 9.57 at Thanks Cubing Day 2014.
- 12 Jan 2014Three personal bests in one day at Korea New Year 2014.
- 28 Dec 2013First competition: Korean Winter 2013. A 12.49 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Korean Christmas Cup 2014 · 20 Dec 2014 — 1 personal best set
- Thanks Cubing Day 2014 · 20 Sep 2014 — 2 personal bests set
- Korea New Year 2014 · 12 Jan 2014 — 3 personal bests set
- Korean Winter 2013 · 28 Dec 2013 — 1 personal best set
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.
- Habin Kim (김하빈) — met in 23 rounds, finished ahead 15 times
- Choi Goho (최고호) — met in 21 rounds, finished ahead 17 times
- Jong-Ho Jeong (정종호) — met in 21 rounds, finished ahead 8 times
Next targets
- A sub-1 2×2 single — 1,032 people have one; it is 0.44 away.
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 1.43 away.
Targets move as he improves.