People · United States
Jason Nguyen
3×3 · top 2.9% of 284,439 all-time · competing since December 2019 · 2019NGUY38
Jason Nguyen has been competing for 7 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 8.04, set at Berkeley Fall 2022, puts him in the top 2.9% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1,637th in the United States. Until July 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 7 competitions since December 2019, he has put 141 official solves on the record across seven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one, steadier than 52% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 12.59 in December 2019 to 8.04, a 36% improvement. Jason has entered seven competitions, more competitions than 88% 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 | 8.04 | 10.00 | top 2.9% | 1,637 / 59,724 | |
| 4×4 | 41.99 | 44.26 | top 14.5% | 2,166 / 19,072 | |
| 2×2 | 3.62 | 5.08 | top 21.7% | 8,493 / 40,951 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 21.82 | 27.49 | top 25.5% | 3,294 / 15,683 | |
| 5×5 | 1:51.94 | 2:07.64 | top 44.0% | 3,604 / 9,401 | |
| Pyraminx | 12.27 | 19.41 | top 68.9% | 20,384 / 28,708 | |
| Square-1 | 1:05.34 | — | early days — 1 solve | 5,843 / 6,743 |
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
- 10 Sep 2022Three personal bests in one day at Berkeley Fall 2022.
- 21 Dec 2019First sub-10 3×3: 9.87 at Bay Area Speedcubin' 22 2019.
- 1 Dec 2019First competition: Bay Area Speedcubin' 21 2019. A 13.28 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Davis Fall 2023 · 29 Oct 2023 — 1 personal best set
- Bay Area Speedcubin' 53 - Berkeley 2023 · 14 Oct 2023 — 1 personal best set
- Berkeley Fall 2022 · 10 Sep 2022 — 3 personal bests set
- Bay Area Speedcubin' 34 - San Ramon 2022 · 3 Jul 2022 — 2 personal bests set
- Bay Area Speedcubin' 32 LIVE - SSF 2022 · 22 May 2022 — 2 personal bests set
- Bay Area Speedcubin' 22 2019 · 21 Dec 2019 — 1 personal best set
- Bay Area Speedcubin' 21 2019 · 1 Dec 2019 — 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.
- Varun Mohanraj — met in 31 rounds, never finished ahead
- Mitchell Lane — met in 28 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Paul Mahvi — met in 28 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 0.04 away.
- A sub-40 4×4 single — 10,180 people have one; it is 1.99 away.
Targets move as he improves.