People · Republic of Korea
Yejun Kim (김예준)
3×3 · top 9.1% of 284,439 all-time · competing since October 2024 · 2024KIMY12
Yejun Kim (김예준) has been competing for a year. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 10.56, set at Korea Open 2026, puts him in the top 9.1% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 519th in Republic of Korea. Until August 2006, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 6 competitions since October 2024, he has put 64 official solves on the record across three events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 11% around a typical one, an early reading from 5 counted rounds. His 2×2 best has come down from 5.13 in October 2024 to 4.35, a 15% improvement. Yejun has entered six competitions, more competitions than 86% 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 | 10.56 | 16.14 | top 9.1% | 519 / 4,352 | |
| 2×2 | 4.35 | 5.46 | top 31.0% | 928 / 2,319 | |
| Pyraminx | 8.32 | 10.21 | top 39.0% | 579 / 1,271 |
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
- 15 Aug 2026First sub-15 3×3: 10.56 at Korea Open 2026.
- 15 Aug 2025First sub-20 3×3: 19.63 at Korea Open 2025.
- 26 Oct 2024First competition: Daegu Autumn 2024.
Competitions
- Korea Open 2026 · 15 Aug 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Korea Open 2025 · 15 Aug 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Please Minx Korea 2025 · 5 Apr 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Korea Newcomers AM 2025 · 8 Mar 2025
- Seoul Winter 2024 · 14 Dec 2024
- Daegu Autumn 2024 · 26 Oct 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 13 rounds, never finished ahead
- Minjun Kim (김민준) — met in 13 rounds, never finished ahead
- On Yu (온유) — met in 13 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,172 people have one; it is 0.56 away.
- A sub-4 2×2 single — 49,452 people have one; it is 0.35 away.
Targets move as he improves.