People · Republic of Korea
Wooseok Lee (이우석)
3×3 · top 6.0% of 284,439 all-time · competing since September 2023 · 2023LEEW06
Wooseok Lee (이우석) has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 9.45, set at Korea Newcomers AM 2025, puts him in the top 6.0% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 353rd in Republic of Korea. Until February 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 7 competitions since September 2023, he has put 48 official solves on the record across two events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, an early reading from 7 counted rounds. That figure sets aside his 2 DNFs. His 3×3 best has come down from 16.23 in March 2024 to 9.45, a 42% improvement. Wooseok 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 9.45 | 11.50 | top 6.0% | 353 / 4,352 | |
| 2×2 | 4.42 | 5.93 | top 31.9% | 952 / 2,319 |
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
- 8 Mar 2025First sub-10 3×3: 9.45 at Korea Newcomers AM 2025.
- 15 Jun 2024First sub-15 3×3: 14.57 at Prime Cubing Day Seoul 2024.
- 24 Sep 2023First competition: Ansan Autumn 2023.
Competitions
- Korea Open 2025 · 15 Aug 2025
- Korea Newcomers AM 2025 · 8 Mar 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Seoul Winter 2024 · 14 Dec 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Korean Championship 2024 · 15 Aug 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Prime Cubing Day Seoul 2024 · 15 Jun 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Anyang Haseyo 2024 · 9 Mar 2024
- Ansan Autumn 2023 · 24 Sep 2023
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.
- Keunsoo Heo (허근수) — met in 10 rounds, finished ahead 8 times
- Choi Goho (최고호) — met in 10 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
- Ko Youngjin (고영진) — met in 10 rounds, finished ahead twice
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 1.45 away.
- A sub-4 2×2 single — 49,452 people have one; it is 0.42 away.
Targets move as he improves.