People · United States
Alvin Tri Nguyen
Pyraminx · top 6.4% of 129,321 all-time · competing since June 2023 · 2023NGUY29
Alvin Tri Nguyen has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the Pyraminx: a personal-best single of 3.73, set at Minnesota Newcomer Saturday 2025, puts him in the top 6.4% of the 129,321 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1,643rd in the United States. Until February 2008, no official Pyraminx solve in the world had been that fast. Across 9 competitions since June 2023, he has put 304 official solves on the record across eight events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one, steadier than 55% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 17.79 in June 2023 to 14.72, a 17% improvement. Alvin has entered nine competitions, more competitions than 91% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pyraminx | 3.73 | 7.97 | top 6.4% | 1,643 / 28,708 | |
| Skewb | 3.96 | 10.10 | top 10.6% | 1,635 / 18,907 | |
| 2×2 | 2.97 | 3.87 | top 13.9% | 5,459 / 40,951 | |
| 3×3 | 14.72 | 18.34 | top 23.5% | 12,704 / 59,724 | |
| Clock | 14.84 | 17.42 | top 47.3% | 3,825 / 8,927 | |
| Megaminx | 2:03.89 | 2:20.17 | top 47.9% | 3,559 / 7,841 | |
| 4×4 | 1:25.55 | 1:35.70 | top 60.3% | 10,471 / 19,072 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 49.64 | — | top 76.4% | 11,146 / 15,683 |
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
- 13 Jul 2024First sub-15 3×3: 14.72 at Minnesota Warm Up 2024.
- 13 Jul 2024Three personal bests in one day at Minnesota Warm Up 2024.
- 11 May 2024Three personal bests in one day at Minnesota Cube Melt 2024.
- 20 Jan 2024Three personal bests in one day at North Star Cubing Challenge 2024.
- 28 Jun 2023First competition: Minnesota Meetup II Wednesday 2023. A 24.13 3×3 single to start from.
- 28 Jun 2023First sub-20 3×3: 17.79 at Minnesota Meetup II Wednesday 2023.
Competitions
- Minnesota Newcomer Saturday 2025 · 22 Mar 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Minnesota Warm Up 2024 · 13 Jul 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- Minnesota Cube Melt 2024 · 11 May 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- Minnesota Newcomer Sunday 2024 · 3 Mar 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- North Star Cubing Challenge 2024 · 20 Jan 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- Race the Clock Minnesota 2023 · 30 Dec 2023
- NxN Minnesota 2023 · 9 Dec 2023 — 1 personal best set
- Cubetcha 2023 · 28 Oct 2023 — 1 personal best set
- Minnesota Meetup II Wednesday 2023 · 28 Jun 2023 — 2 personal bests 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.
- Walker Welch — met in 66 rounds, finished ahead once
- Kaius Young — met in 56 rounds, finished ahead once
- Andrew Tyberg — met in 55 rounds, finished ahead once
Next targets
- A sub-3 Pyraminx single — 4,700 people have one; it is 0.73 away.
- A sub-3 Skewb single — 3,646 people have one; it is 0.96 away.
Targets move as he improves.