People · Vietnam
Châu Ngọc Thắng
3×3 · top 3.5% of 284,439 all-time · competing since November 2022 · 2022THAN08
Châu Ngọc Thắng has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 8.39, set at Arena HCMC Spring 2026, puts him in the top 3.5% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 204th in Vietnam. Until July 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 5 competitions since November 2022, he has put 105 official solves on the record across six events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 10% around a typical one, steadier than 96% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 10.90 in November 2022 to 8.39, a 23% improvement. He has entered five competitions, more competitions than 83% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Vietnam | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 8.39 | 9.87 | top 3.5% | 204 / 2,913 | |
| 2×2 | 2.17 | 3.95 | top 6.0% | 91 / 1,714 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 16.73 | 19.24 | top 11.9% | 188 / 943 | |
| 4×4 | 43.73 | 48.47 | top 16.7% | 262 / 1,065 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 31 moves | 37.67 | early days — 3 solves | 12 / 63 | |
| Square-1 | 27.58 | 40.93 | top 44.7% | 93 / 161 |
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 2025Three personal bests in one day at Vietnam Championship 2025.
- 15 Dec 2024First sub-10 3×3: 8.85 at cubingHCM 3x3 Winter 2024.
- 26 Nov 2022First competition: Ho Chi Minh Open 2022. A 10.90 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Arena HCMC Spring 2026 · 4 Apr 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Vietnam Championship 2025 · 15 Aug 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- HCMC VNC Warm Up 2025 · 12 Apr 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- cubingHCM 3x3 Winter 2024 · 15 Dec 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Ho Chi Minh Open 2022 · 26 Nov 2022
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.
- Nguyễn Đặng Minh Thọ — met in 22 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
- Trần Duy Lợi — met in 21 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
- Lê Hà Phong — met in 21 rounds, finished ahead once
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 0.39 away.
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.17 away.
Targets move as he improves.