Competitions · Republic of Korea

Korea Newcomers AM 2025

서울특별시 (Seoul) · 8 March 2025 · 2 events · 171 competitors · 44 personal bests

On Yu (온유) won the 3×3 with a 7.60 and the closest final was the Pyraminx, won by Yoochan Hong (홍유찬) by 0.06 seconds. 171 competitors produced 44 personal bests, 26 of which still stand today, and 81 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Kim Ha Min (김하민) took a Pyraminx single of 33.83 down to 6.46, 81 percent better in one day.

events decided

0.06s

closest final — Pyraminx, Yoochan Hong (홍유찬) over Seo Jin Yang (양서진)

personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

Event	Winner	Single	Average
3×3	On Yu (온유)	6.86	7.60
Pyraminx	Yoochan Hong (홍유찬)	1.86	2.15

The PB harvest

44 set · 26 still standing

Wooseok Lee (이우석) — 3×3 single 9.45: into the top 6.0% of the event's history.
DoYoon Jeong (정도윤) — 3×3 single 10.70: into the top 9.6% of the event's history.
GiHyeon Kim (김기현) — 3×3 single 11.37: into the top 11.7% of the event's history.
JuWan Jeon (전주완) — Pyraminx single 4.95: into the top 12.9% of the event's history.
YiJun Kim (김이준) — 3×3 single 11.83: into the top 13.3% of the event's history.
Hyungjun Hwang (황형준) — Pyraminx single 5.05: into the top 13.5% of the event's history.
Kang Minjae (강민재) — 3×3 single 12.84: into the top 16.9% of the event's history.
Jiho Song — 3×3 single 12.87: into the top 17.0% of the event's history.

First-timers

81 people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 28,483 people who made their debut in 2025. Start here explains what a first competition is like.

Records watch

No national, continental or world records were set at this competition. That is true of most competitions.

The field

171 competitors · 276 results · 2 events.

Solve this final yourself

how this works →

The 3×3 final here ran on one scramble group, so these five sequences are exactly what the finalists faced. On Yu (온유) won it with a 7.60 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

1L2 R2 U R2 U2 F2 U F2 D L B' F' D2 F L R' U F' R'
2U L U2 B' R L F2 R U F' U L2 F B' R2 F' B'
3U L' D2 B2 D2 U2 L' B2 F L' U2 F2 R2 U' F' D2 L2
4F D' F' D L' D L' D2 F B' L D2 L' D2 R' B'
5B2 U' F2 R2 D' F2 L2 U' B2 R B2 L' U R' F R2 B' L F2 D

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

171 competitors

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 final is a competition's last round; its order decides the podium · a DNF (did not finish) is an attempt with no valid result: a popped piece, an unsolved face, an over-limit memorisation · every solve starts from a computer-generated scramble, the same for every competitor in a round.