People · Republic of Korea
Yijun Kim (김이준)
3×3 · top 1.3% of 284,439 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 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 78th in Republic of Korea. Until November 2010, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 15 competitions since November 2023, he has put 348 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 35,811 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 15 competitions, more competitions than 95% 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 | 6.96 | 9.44 | top 1.3% | 78 / 4,352 | |
| 2×2 | 1.43 | 2.57 | top 1.9% | 51 / 2,319 | |
| Pyraminx | 3.83 | 6.51 | top 6.9% | 112 / 1,271 | |
| Skewb | 3.79 | 6.30 | top 9.5% | 101 / 854 | |
| 4×4 | 38.01 | 42.84 | top 9.8% | 191 / 1,308 | |
| Megaminx | 1:24.28 | 1:36.12 | top 24.5% | 168 / 524 | |
| Clock | 10.44 | 11.58 | top 27.3% | 181 / 536 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 22.76 | 28.48 | top 28.1% | 373 / 966 | |
| 5×5 | 1:31.14 | 1:37.39 | top 28.2% | 251 / 716 | |
| Square-1 | 27.77 | 47.46 | top 45.1% | 203 / 371 | |
| 6×6 | 3:37.76 | 3:50.13 | top 57.8% | 223 / 329 | |
| 7×7 | 6:24.70 | 6:44.62 | early days — 3 solves | 209 / 254 |
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
- 22 Mar 2026Three personal bests in one day at Seoul Spring 2026.
- 15 Aug 2025Five personal bests in one day at Korea Open 2025.
- 29 Jun 2025Five personal bests in one day at Osan Summer 2025.
- 5 Apr 2025Three personal bests in one day at Please Minx Korea 2025.
- 8 Feb 2025First sub-10 3×3: 9.71 at Anyang Haseyo 2025.
- 8 Feb 2025Four personal bests in one day at Anyang Haseyo 2025.
Competitions
- Seoul Summer 2026 · 19 Jul 2026
- Seoul Spring 2026 · 22 Mar 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- Ansan Favorites 2026 · 7 Feb 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Korean Championship 2025 · 27 Dec 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Korea Open 2025 · 15 Aug 2025 — 5 personal bests set
- Osan Summer 2025 · 29 Jun 2025 — 5 personal bests set
- Please Minx Korea 2025 · 5 Apr 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- Korea Newcomers PM 2025 · 8 Mar 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Anyang Haseyo 2025 · 8 Feb 2025 — 4 personal bests set
- Seoul Winter 2024 · 14 Dec 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- Daegu Autumn 2024 · 26 Oct 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Prime Cubing Day Seoul 2024 · 15 Jun 2024
- Anyang Haseyo 2024 · 9 Mar 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Korean Championship 2023 · 15 Dec 2023 — 3 personal bests set
- Hamchang Open 2023 · 18 Nov 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.
- Choi Goho (최고호) — met in 65 rounds, finished ahead 29 times
- Ko Youngjin (고영진) — met in 65 rounds, finished ahead 22 times
- Geunyeong Lee (이근영) — met in 65 rounds, finished ahead 6 times
Next targets
- A sub-6 3×3 single — 1,376 people have one; it is 0.96 away.
- A sub-1 2×2 single — 1,032 people have one; it is 0.43 away.
Targets move as he improves.