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Young Jin Cho
3×3 · top 8.7% of 284,439 all-time · competing since August 2021 · 2021CHOY01
Young Jin Cho has been competing for 5 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 10.41, set at Great Peconic Bay 2026, puts him in the top 8.7% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 4,771st in the United States. Until February 2007, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 7 competitions since August 2021, he has put 101 official solves on the record across six events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 19% around a typical one, an early reading from 8 counted rounds. That figure sets aside his 2 DNFs. His 3×3 best has come down from 18.26 in August 2021 to 10.41, a 43% improvement. Young has entered seven competitions, more competitions than 88% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 10.41 | 13.11 | top 8.7% | 4,771 / 59,724 | |
| 5×5 | 1:09.85 | 1:13.89 | top 11.5% | 893 / 9,401 | |
| 4×4 | 39.59 | 40.75 | top 11.6% | 1,725 / 19,072 | |
| 6×6 | 2:05.16 | 2:14.07 | top 13.3% | 485 / 4,196 | |
| 7×7 | 3:26.07 | 3:41.03 | top 18.4% | 519 / 3,184 | |
| 2×2 | 5.49 | 6.78 | top 45.2% | 18,252 / 40,951 |
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
- 28 Jul 2026Three personal bests in one day at Elmsford Extravaganza II 2026.
- 9 May 2026Four personal bests in one day at No Clocks in Greenpoint 2026.
- 7 Mar 2026First sub-15 3×3: 12.69 at Empire State ALL11-Stars 2026.
- 1 Aug 2021First competition: Empire State Summer B 2021. A 18.26 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Manhattan Mini PM 2026 · 22 Aug 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Elmsford Extravaganza II 2026 · 28 Jul 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- Westport Summer 2026 · 27 Jun 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Great Peconic Bay 2026 · 17 May 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- No Clocks in Greenpoint 2026 · 9 May 2026 — 4 personal bests set
- Empire State ALL11-Stars 2026 · 7 Mar 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Empire State Summer B 2021 · 1 Aug 2021
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.
- Chris Chi — met in 20 rounds, never finished ahead
- Eli Rogers — met in 19 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
- Rex Ozsvath — met in 16 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,172 people have one; it is 0.41 away.
- A sub-1:00 5×5 single — 2,252 people have one; it is 9.85 away.
Targets move as he improves.