People · Republic of Korea
Yi Geon (이건)
3×3 · top 5.8% of 288,433 all-time · competing since January 2024 · 2024GEON02
Yi Geon (이건) has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 9.38, set at Suwon Summer 2025, puts him in the top 5.8% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 350th in Republic of Korea. Until February 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 4 competitions since January 2024, he has put 39 official solves on the record across four events. His 3×3 best has come down from 18.23 in January 2024 to 9.38, a 49% improvement. Yi 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 | Republic of Korea | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 9.38 | 12.57 | top 5.8% | 350 / 4,390 | |
| Pyraminx | 6.41 | 8.30 | top 23.2% | 370 / 1,294 | |
| 2×2 | 4.24 | 5.87 | top 29.6% | 891 / 2,334 | |
| 4×4 | 54.04 | 1:07.99 | top 29.7% | 527 / 1,316 |
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
- 13 Jul 2025First sub-10 3×3: 9.38 at Suwon Summer 2025.
- 6 Apr 2024First sub-15 3×3: 12.48 at Busan Spring 2024.
- 6 Jan 2024First competition: Seoul Open 2024. A 18.23 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Suwon Summer 2025 · 13 Jul 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Daegu Autumn 2024 · 26 Oct 2024
- Busan Spring 2024 · 6 Apr 2024 — 2 personal bests 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.
- Wonwoo Im (임원우) — met in 8 rounds, finished ahead 8 times
- Jeongwoo Im (임정우) — met in 8 rounds, finished ahead 7 times
- EunChan Jung (정은찬) — met in 8 rounds, finished ahead 6 times
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 8,101 people have one; it is 1.38 away.
- A sub-6 Pyraminx single — 26,233 people have one; it is 0.41 away.
Targets move as he improves.