People · Vietnam
Lê Minh Cường
Pyraminx · top 2.6% of 129,321 all-time · competing since July 2011 · 2011LEMI02
Lê Minh Cường has been competing for 15 years. His best event is the Pyraminx: a personal-best single of 2.66, set at Ha Noi Open 2013, puts him in the top 2.6% of the 129,321 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 33rd in Vietnam. Until October 2010, no official Pyraminx solve in the world had been that fast. Across 8 competitions since July 2011, he has put 91 official solves on the record across six events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, an early reading from 6 counted rounds. His Pyraminx best has come down from 6.77 in July 2011 to 2.66, a 61% improvement. He has entered eight competitions, more competitions than 90% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Vietnam | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pyraminx | 2.66 | 4.35 | top 2.6% | 33 / 750 | |
| 3×3 | 12.61 | 16.42 | top 16.1% | 960 / 2,913 | |
| 2×2 | 5.69 | 7.92 | top 47.5% | 1,144 / 1,714 | |
| 5×5 | 2:12.72 | 2:23.45 | top 56.9% | 375 / 539 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 45.59 | 51.24 | top 72.2% | 841 / 943 | |
| 4×4 | 1:51.18 | — | early days — 2 solves | 948 / 1,065 |
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, Pyraminx. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.
The story so far
- 4 Aug 2012First sub-20 3×3: 15.34 at Ha Noi Open 2012.
- 4 Aug 2012First sub-15 3×3: 13.33 at Ha Noi Open 2012.
- 4 Aug 2012Four personal bests in one day at Ha Noi Open 2012.
- 30 Jul 2011First competition: Hanoi Open 2011. A 20.47 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Ha Noi Open 2016 · 11 Sep 2016
- Ha Noi Open 2015 · 1 Aug 2015
- Ha Noi Open 2014 · 26 Jul 2014
- CSP Open 2014 · 30 Mar 2014 — 1 personal best set
- Ha Noi Cube Day 2014 · 19 Jan 2014 — 1 personal best set
- Ha Noi Open 2013 · 27 Jul 2013 — 2 personal bests set
- Ha Noi Open 2012 · 4 Aug 2012 — 4 personal bests set
- Hanoi Open 2011 · 30 Jul 2011
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 Ngọc Thịnh — met in 21 rounds, finished ahead 9 times
- Nguyễn Việt Hoàng — met in 20 rounds, finished ahead 9 times
- Trịnh Nguyên Anh — met in 16 rounds, finished ahead 14 times
Next targets
- A sub-2 Pyraminx single — 1,476 people have one; it is 0.66 away.
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 39,535 people have one; it is 0.61 away.
Targets move as he improves.