People · Canada
David Nguyen
3×3 · top 7.6% of 284,439 all-time · competing since June 2017 · 2017NGUY19
David Nguyen has been competing for 9 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 10.04, set at BC Cubing Springback A 2022, puts him in the top 7.6% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 700th in Canada. Until May 2007, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 9 competitions since June 2017, he has put 176 official solves on the record across seven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 16% around a typical one; 94% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. That figure sets aside his 5 DNFs. His 3×3 best has come down from 22.89 in June 2017 to 10.04, a 56% improvement. David 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 | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 10.04 | 12.89 | top 7.6% | 700 / 10,392 | |
| Pyraminx | 5.26 | 7.95 | top 14.8% | 583 / 4,858 | |
| Skewb | 4.82 | 7.43 | top 16.8% | 372 / 2,907 | |
| 4×4 | 46.35 | 59.82 | top 20.0% | 508 / 3,118 | |
| 2×2 | 3.65 | 5.22 | top 22.1% | 1,476 / 7,173 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 23.38 | 24.48 | top 29.8% | 667 / 2,620 | |
| 5×5 | 1:39.37 | 2:04.00 | top 34.9% | 437 / 1,499 |
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 2023Three personal bests in one day at Canadian Championship 2023.
- 29 Jun 2019Four personal bests in one day at Downtown Vancouver Summer 2019.
- 23 Mar 2019Four personal bests in one day at Downtown Vancouver Spring 2019.
- 7 Apr 2018Three personal bests in one day at Fraser Valley Spring Open 2018.
- 6 Jan 2018First sub-15 3×3: 14.20 at Vancouver Open Winter 2018.
- 4 Nov 2017First sub-20 3×3: 17.16 at Whistler Open 2017.
Competitions
- Canadian Championship 2023 · 13 Jul 2023 — 3 personal bests set
- BC Cubing Springback A 2022 · 22 May 2022 — 2 personal bests set
- Downtown Vancouver Summer 2019 · 29 Jun 2019 — 4 personal bests set
- Fraser Valley Spring Open 2019 · 4 May 2019 — 2 personal bests set
- Downtown Vancouver Spring 2019 · 23 Mar 2019 — 4 personal bests set
- Fraser Valley Spring Open 2018 · 7 Apr 2018 — 3 personal bests set
- Vancouver Open Winter 2018 · 6 Jan 2018 — 1 personal best set
- Whistler Open 2017 · 4 Nov 2017 — 1 personal best set
- Vancouver Open Summer 2017 · 10 Jun 2017
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.
- Noah Stelting — met in 35 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
- Kyle Van Straaten — met in 35 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
- Aedan Loughran — met in 34 rounds, finished ahead 8 times
Next targets
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,172 people have one; it is 0.04 away.
- A sub-5 Pyraminx single — 17,019 people have one; it is 0.26 away.
Targets move as he improves.