People · Republic of Korea
Wonwoo Im (임원우)
2×2 · top 7.7% of 189,179 all-time · competing since January 2024 · 2024IMWO01
Wonwoo Im (임원우) has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 2.37, set at Korea Open 2026, puts him in the top 7.7% of the 189,179 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 220th in Republic of Korea. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 11 competitions since January 2024, he has put 222 official solves on the record across nine events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one, steadier than 60% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 26.42 in January 2024 to 12.64, a 52% improvement. Wonwoo has entered eleven competitions, more competitions than 93% 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 | 2.37 | 3.92 | top 7.7% | 220 / 2,334 | |
| Pyraminx | 4.50 | 9.30 | top 10.2% | 169 / 1,294 | |
| 3×3 | 12.64 | 14.14 | top 16.2% | 926 / 4,390 | |
| 4×4 | 51.22 | 58.44 | top 26.3% | 461 / 1,316 | |
| Skewb | 6.68 | 10.55 | top 31.2% | 322 / 874 | |
| Megaminx | 1:51.27 | 1:57.08 | top 41.2% | 266 / 526 | |
| 5×5 | 1:57.62 | 1:59.88 | top 47.9% | 402 / 725 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 34.44 | 47.45 | top 56.3% | 676 / 981 | |
| Square-1 | 1:29.50 | — | early days — 1 solve | 374 / 383 |
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
- 15 Aug 2026Three personal bests in one day at Korea Open 2026.
- 14 Sep 2025Three personal bests in one day at We Laugh Pohanghang 2025.
- 25 May 2025Three personal bests in one day at Daejeon Spring 2025.
- 18 Jan 2025First sub-15 3×3: 14.82 at Happy Suseong 2025.
- 18 Jan 2025Four personal bests in one day at Happy Suseong 2025.
- 26 Oct 2024Three personal bests in one day at Daegu Autumn 2024.
Competitions
- Korea Open 2026 · 15 Aug 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- Seoul Summer 2026 · 19 Jul 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- We Laugh Pohanghang 2025 · 14 Sep 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- Suwon Summer 2025 · 13 Jul 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Daejeon Spring 2025 · 25 May 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- Happy Suseong 2025 · 18 Jan 2025 — 4 personal bests set
- Daegu Autumn 2024 · 26 Oct 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- Korean Championship 2024 · 15 Aug 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Busan Spring 2024 · 6 Apr 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Daegu Cold Winter 2024 · 3 Feb 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Seoul Open 2024 · 6 Jan 2024
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.
- Ko Youngjin (고영진) — met in 52 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Choi Goho (최고호) — met in 51 rounds, finished ahead 11 times
- Jerry Hwang (황동욱) — met in 50 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
Next targets
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 9,039 people have one; it is 0.37 away.
- A sub-4 Pyraminx single — 10,050 people have one; it is 0.50 away.
Targets move as he improves.