People · Republic of Korea
Youngsang Yoo (류영상)
3×3 · top 5.4% of 284,439 all-time · competing since January 2025 · 2025YOOY01
Youngsang Yoo (류영상) has been competing for a year. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 9.23, set at Korea Open 2026, puts him in the top 5.4% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 325th in Republic of Korea. Until February 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 7 competitions since January 2025, he has put 109 official solves on the record across six events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, steadier than 80% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 23.70 in January 2025 to 9.23, a 61% improvement. Youngsang 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 | Republic of Korea | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 9.23 | 10.52 | top 5.4% | 325 / 4,352 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 14.85 | 17.15 | top 7.8% | 109 / 966 | |
| Skewb | 4.40 | 7.74 | top 13.7% | 146 / 854 | |
| 2×2 | 3.15 | 5.48 | top 16.0% | 487 / 2,319 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 1:19.38 | — | top 19.4% | 54 / 217 | |
| Clock | 16.48 | 18.69 | top 53.6% | 359 / 536 |
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 2026First sub-10 3×3: 9.27 at Korea Open 2026.
- 15 Aug 2026Four personal bests in one day at Korea Open 2026.
- 25 May 2025First sub-20 3×3: 11.36 at Daejeon Spring 2025.
- 25 May 2025First sub-15 3×3: 11.36 at Daejeon Spring 2025.
- 18 Jan 2025First competition: Happy Suseong 2025. A 23.70 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Korea Open 2026 · 15 Aug 2026 — 4 personal bests set
- Cube Camp in Jeju 2026 · 21 Feb 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Uhseo Osong 2025 · 15 Nov 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Korea Open 2025 · 15 Aug 2025
- Osan Summer 2025 · 29 Jun 2025
- Daejeon Spring 2025 · 25 May 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Happy Suseong 2025 · 18 Jan 2025
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.
- Kim Eden (김이든) — met in 27 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Ko Youngjin (고영진) — met in 26 rounds, finished ahead 6 times
- Choi Goho (최고호) — met in 25 rounds, finished ahead 11 times
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 1.23 away.
- A sub-12 3×3 one-handed single — 2,187 people have one; it is 2.85 away.
Targets move as he improves.