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Yijun Kim (김이준)

3×3 · top 1.3% of 288,433 all-time · competing since November 2023 · 2023KIMY09

Yijun Kim (김이준) has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 6.96, set at Seoul Spring 2026, puts him in the top 1.3% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 79th in Republic of Korea. Until November 2010, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 17 competitions since November 2023, he has put 416 official solves on the record across twelve events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 10% around a typical one, steadier than 94% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 17.92 in November 2023 to 6.96, a 61% improvement. Yijun has entered 17 competitions, more competitions than 96% of everyone who has ever competed.

3×3
best event — top 1.3% of 288,433 all-time
6.96
signature single · Seoul Spring 2026
416
official solves on the record
10%
solve-to-solve spread · steadier than 94% of the field

Standing, event by event

vs everyone ever ranked
EventPB singlePB averageAll-time standingRepublic of Korea
3×36.969.44
top 1.3%79 / 4,390
2×21.432.57
top 1.9%52 / 2,334
Pyraminx3.575.66
top 5.8%106 / 1,294
Skewb3.796.30
top 9.5%105 / 874
4×438.0142.84
top 9.9%191 / 1,316
Megaminx1:24.281:36.12
top 24.6%168 / 526
5×51:29.211:36.78
top 26.7%247 / 725
Clock10.4411.58
top 27.1%181 / 541
3×3 one-handed22.7628.48
top 28.2%379 / 981
Square-127.7744.60
top 45.2%210 / 383
6×63:34.713:48.29
top 56.7%224 / 335
7×76:24.706:44.62
early days — 3 solves210 / 256

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

Hamchang Open 2023: 17.92Korean Championship 2023: 16.41Anyang Haseyo 2024: 12.90Prime Cubing Day Seoul 2024: 13.29Seoul Winter 2024: 11.56Anyang Haseyo 2025: 9.71Korea Newcomers PM 2025: 9.71Osan Summer 2025: 9.10Korea Open 2025: 9.14Korean Championship 2025: 8.74Ansan Favorites 2026: 8.63Seoul Spring 2026: 6.96Seoul Summer 2026: 9.49Okay Okcheon 2026: 8.386.9617.9218 Nov 202317 Oct 2026

Best single per competition, 3×3. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.

The story so far

Competitions

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.

Next targets

  • A sub-6 3×3 single — 1,419 people have one; it is 0.96 away.
  • A sub-1 2×2 single — 1,050 people have one; it is 0.43 away.

Targets move as he improves.