People · United States
Damon Nguyen
3×3 · top 7.7% of 284,439 all-time · competing since January 2023 · 2023NGUY03
Damon Nguyen has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 10.07, set at Orange County Newcomers 2024, puts him in the top 7.7% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 4,218th in the United States. Until May 2007, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 4 competitions since January 2023, he has put 79 official solves on the record across four events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one, an early reading from 9 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 15.44 in January 2023 to 10.07, a 35% improvement. Damon has entered four competitions, more competitions than 78% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 10.07 | 14.61 | top 7.7% | 4,218 / 59,724 | |
| 5×5 | 1:29.93 | 1:35.60 | top 27.2% | 2,129 / 9,401 | |
| 4×4 | 57.94 | 1:07.53 | top 34.2% | 5,494 / 19,072 | |
| 2×2 | 5.24 | 5.63 | top 42.3% | 17,005 / 40,951 |
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
- 3 Mar 2024Three personal bests in one day at Orange County Newcomers 2024.
- 19 Mar 2023First sub-15 3×3: 12.63 at Arizona Speedcubing Spring 2023.
- 14 Jan 2023First competition: Chula Vista Winter 2023. A 17.62 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- San Diego Big Cub 2024 · 27 Apr 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Orange County Newcomers 2024 · 3 Mar 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- Arizona Speedcubing Spring 2023 · 19 Mar 2023 — 1 personal best set
- Chula Vista Winter 2023 · 14 Jan 2023 — 1 personal best 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.
- Alex Lehman — met in 13 rounds, finished ahead once
- Anders Arnsten — met in 11 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
- Aayush Manish Bathija — met in 11 rounds, finished ahead twice
Next targets
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,172 people have one; it is 0.07 away.
- A sub-1:00 5×5 single — 2,252 people have one; it is 29.93 away.
Targets move as he improves.