People · Vietnam
Lã Ngọc Minh Đức
Skewb · top 4.8% of 73,281 all-time · competing since December 2024 · 2024DUCL04
Lã Ngọc Minh Đức has been competing for a year. His best event is the Skewb: a personal-best single of 2.96, set at Arena HCMC Spring 2026, puts him in the top 4.8% of the 73,281 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 28th in Vietnam. Until February 2014, no official Skewb solve in the world had been that fast. Across 4 competitions since December 2024, he has put 87 official solves on the record across seven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one, an early reading from 5 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 14.16 in December 2024 to 11.57, an 18% improvement. He 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 | Vietnam | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skewb | 2.96 | 9.15 | top 4.8% | 28 / 533 | |
| 2×2 | 2.75 | 3.60 | top 11.5% | 221 / 1,714 | |
| 3×3 | 11.57 | 12.72 | top 12.4% | 755 / 2,913 | |
| Pyraminx | 6.06 | 9.00 | top 20.4% | 178 / 750 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 24.20 | 28.94 | top 32.0% | 464 / 943 | |
| 4×4 | 56.59 | 1:07.38 | top 32.6% | 519 / 1,065 | |
| Clock | 13.14 | 19.88 | top 40.2% | 98 / 201 |
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 competition: cubingHCM 3x3 Winter 2024. A 14.16 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 — 1 personal best set
- cubingHCM 3x3 Winter 2024 · 15 Dec 2024
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.
- Phạm Thái Bảo — met in 18 rounds, finished ahead 6 times
- Đậu Thế Khoa — met in 18 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
- Nguyễn Tuấn Công — met in 18 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-2 Skewb single — 1,013 people have one; it is 0.96 away.
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.75 away.
Targets move as he improves.