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Tyler Kim
3×3 · top 7.9% of 284,439 all-time · competing since February 2017 · 2017KIMT01
Tyler Kim has been competing for 10 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 10.16, set at DFW Cubing Spring 2024, puts him in the top 7.9% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 4,371st in the United States. Until May 2007, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 4 competitions since February 2017, he has put 91 official solves on the record across six events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 14% around a typical one; 64% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 18.88 in February 2017 to 10.16, a 46% improvement. Tyler 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 | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 10.16 | 11.43 | top 7.9% | 4,371 / 59,724 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 21.13 | 28.45 | top 23.6% | 3,032 / 15,683 | |
| 2×2 | 5.27 | 5.85 | top 42.6% | 17,170 / 40,951 | |
| Square-1 | 28.02 | 45.34 | top 45.6% | 2,967 / 6,743 | |
| 4×4 | 1:24.50 | — | early days — 2 solves | 10,311 / 19,072 | |
| 5×5 | 2:26.30 | — | top 64.1% | 5,556 / 9,401 |
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 Apr 2024Three personal bests in one day at DFW Cubing Spring 2024.
- 23 Oct 2022First sub-15 3×3: 11.08 at DFW Cubing Fall 2022.
- 18 Feb 2017First competition: Singapore Rubik's Cube Competition 2017. A 18.88 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- DFW Cubing Spring 2024 · 28 Apr 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- DFW Cubing Winter 2024 · 3 Feb 2024 — 1 personal best set
- DFW Cubing Fall 2022 · 23 Oct 2022 — 1 personal best set
- Singapore Rubik's Cube Competition 2017 · 18 Feb 2017
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.
- Ryan Pilat — met in 19 rounds, never finished ahead
- John Wanger II — met in 18 rounds, finished ahead 7 times
- Casey Ngo — met in 18 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,172 people have one; it is 0.16 away.
- A sub-20 3×3 one-handed single — 15,081 people have one; it is 1.13 away.
Targets move as he improves.