People · Republic of Korea
Yim Je Hui (임제희)
3×3 · top 5.9% of 284,439 all-time · competing since January 2025 · 2025HUIY01
Yim Je Hui (임제희) has been competing for a year. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 9.43, set at Korea Open 2026, puts him in the top 5.9% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 349th in Republic of Korea. Until February 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 3 competitions since January 2025, he has put 79 official solves on the record across six events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 20% around a typical one, an early reading from 5 counted rounds. Yim has entered three competitions, more competitions than 69% 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 | 9.43 | 11.81 | top 5.9% | 349 / 4,352 | |
| 2×2 | 2.70 | 3.70 | top 10.9% | 320 / 2,319 | |
| 4×4 | 45.93 | 53.61 | top 19.5% | 355 / 1,308 | |
| 5×5 | 1:25.87 | 1:54.03 | top 24.0% | 222 / 716 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 23.82 | 28.96 | top 31.0% | 409 / 966 | |
| 6×6 | 5:39.43 | — | early days — 1 solve | 303 / 329 |
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
- 15 Aug 2026Three personal bests in one day at Korea Open 2026.
- 18 Jan 2025First competition: Happy Suseong 2025. A 9.86 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Korea Open 2026 · 15 Aug 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- Korea Newcomers PM 2025 · 8 Mar 2025
- Happy Suseong 2025 · 18 Jan 2025 — 1 personal best set
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.
- Seung Hyuk Nahm (남승혁) — met in 17 rounds, never finished ahead
- Kyeongmin Choi (최경민) — met in 17 rounds, never finished ahead
- DongSoo Park (박동수) — met in 17 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 1.43 away.
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.70 away.
Targets move as he improves.