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Competitions · Republic of Korea

Korean Championship 2018

경기도 성남시 (Seongnam-si, Gyeonggi-do) · 20 July 2018 · 18 events · 183 competitors · 281 personal bests

Seung Hyuk Nahm (남승혁) won five of the 18 events (3×3, 4×4, 5×5) and the closest final was the Pyraminx, won by Chan-Min Lee (이찬민) by 0.02 seconds. 183 competitors produced 281 personal bests, 107 of which still stand today, and 43 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A continental record

Jimin Byeon (변지민) set the 3×3 with feet average continental record: 26.69.

Five wins
Seung Hyuk Nahm (남승혁) — 3×3, 4×4, 5×5, 6×6, 7×7
0.02s
closest final — Pyraminx, Chan-Min Lee (이찬민) over Jung Hwan Lee
281
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Seung Hyuk Nahm (남승혁)6.536.94
2×2Shin Myeong Park (박신명)1.842.89
4×4Seung Hyuk Nahm (남승혁)23.2526.96
5×5Seung Hyuk Nahm (남승혁)45.8048.57
6×6Seung Hyuk Nahm (남승혁)1:35.601:43.24
7×7Seung Hyuk Nahm (남승혁)2:21.422:32.21
3×3 blindfoldedJaehyun Jeong (정재현)29.42—
3×3 Fewest MovesDohyun Kim (김도현)31 moves—
3×3 one-handedDoyul Kim (김도율)12.8014.40
ClockYunho Nam (남윤호)5.936.97
MegaminxYu Da-Hyun (유다현)30.5733.23
PyraminxChan-Min Lee (이찬민)2.753.31
SkewbSumin Chae (채수민)3.274.64
Square-1Junseop Kim (김준섭)9.9211.01
4×4 blindfoldedYu Da-Hyun (유다현)3:44.22—
5×5 blindfoldedYu Da-Hyun (유다현)9:25.80—
3×3 Multi-BlindJaehyun Jeong (정재현)10 of 10 cubes · 44:23—
3×3 with feetJimin Byeon (변지민)24.6226.69

The PB harvest

281 set · 107 still standing
  • Jung Hwan Lee — 2×2 single 1.03: into the top 0.62% of the event's history.
  • Sumin Chae (채수민) — 3×3 single 7.59: into the top 2.1% of the event's history.
  • Chan-Min Lee (이찬민) — 3×3 single 8.00: into the top 2.8% of the event's history.
  • Sumin Chae (채수민) — Skewb single 2.72: into the top 3.7% of the event's history.
  • Inchul Kim — 3×3 single 8.83: into the top 4.5% of the event's history.
  • Gang Yong-Jin — 3×3 single 9.20: into the top 5.3% of the event's history.
  • Ji-Yu Kim — 3×3 single 9.58: into the top 6.3% of the event's history.
  • Minseo Choi — 2×2 single 2.22: into the top 6.4% of the event's history.

First-timers

43 people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 26,076 people who made their debut in 2018. Start here explains what a first competition is like.

Records watch

6 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

183 competitors · 1049 results · 18 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. Seung Hyuk Nahm (남승혁) won it with a 6.94 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

183 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.