People · Republic of Korea
Taewon Hwang (황태원)
2×2 · top 2.8% of 189,179 all-time · competing since January 2012 · 2012HWAN01
Taewon Hwang (황태원) has been competing for 15 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 1.64, set at KAIST Fall 2014, puts him in the top 2.8% of the 189,179 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 82nd in Republic of Korea. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 10 competitions since January 2012, he has put 242 official solves on the record across seven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 15% around a typical one; 81% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 13.16 in January 2012 to 8.89, a 32% improvement. Taewon has entered ten competitions, more competitions than 92% 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 | 1.64 | 3.24 | top 2.8% | 82 / 2,334 | |
| 3×3 | 8.89 | 9.34 | top 4.6% | 283 / 4,390 | |
| 4×4 | 33.06 | 39.39 | top 5.1% | 103 / 1,316 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 17.16 | 21.18 | top 13.0% | 185 / 981 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 1:07.76 | — | top 15.6% | 46 / 222 | |
| Skewb | 7.41 | 11.27 | top 36.9% | 388 / 874 | |
| 5×5 | 2:03.75 | 2:10.87 | top 51.7% | 436 / 725 |
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
- 20 Sep 2014First sub-10 3×3: 8.91 at Thanks Cubing Day 2014.
- 20 Sep 2014Three personal bests in one day at Thanks Cubing Day 2014.
- 7 Jan 2012First competition: Cubing Korea New Years 2012. A 14.34 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Hamoye Jinju 2026 · 16 May 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Korea Winter 2015 · 19 Dec 2015
- Good Cube Show Korea 2015 · 30 May 2015 — 2 personal bests set
- Spring Comes 2015 · 11 Apr 2015 — 1 personal best set
- Winter Cube Anniversary 2015 · 7 Feb 2015
- KAIST Fall 2014 · 27 Dec 2014 — 2 personal bests set
- Thanks Cubing Day 2014 · 20 Sep 2014 — 3 personal bests set
- Busan Summer 2014 · 30 Aug 2014 — 2 personal bests set
- Korea New Year 2014 · 12 Jan 2014 — 2 personal bests set
- Cubing Korea New Years 2012 · 7 Jan 2012 — 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.
- Jong-Ho Jeong (정종호) — met in 47 rounds, finished ahead 7 times
- Choi Goho (최고호) — met in 39 rounds, finished ahead 36 times
- Ilkyoo Choi (최일규) — met in 31 rounds, finished ahead 30 times
Next targets
- A sub-1 2×2 single — 1,050 people have one; it is 0.64 away.
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 8,101 people have one; it is 0.89 away.
Targets move as he improves.