People · United States
Matthew Nguyen
3×3 · top 5.4% of 284,439 all-time · competing since May 2018 · 2018NGUY18
Matthew Nguyen has been competing for 8 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 9.22, set at Minnesota Cube Days 2020, puts him in the top 5.4% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 3,012th in the United States. Until February 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 9 competitions since May 2018, he has put 241 official solves on the record across six events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 10% around a typical one, steadier than 94% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 17.78 in September 2018 to 9.22, a 48% improvement. Matthew 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 | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 9.22 | 10.52 | top 5.4% | 3,012 / 59,724 | |
| Pyraminx | 3.88 | 5.15 | top 7.1% | 1,803 / 28,708 | |
| 2×2 | 2.77 | 4.09 | top 11.7% | 4,606 / 40,951 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 19.55 | 25.97 | top 19.3% | 2,484 / 15,683 | |
| Skewb | 7.70 | 9.59 | top 39.0% | 6,703 / 18,907 | |
| 4×4 | 1:10.71 | 1:19.83 | top 47.6% | 7,929 / 19,072 |
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
- 24 Aug 2019First sub-10 3×3: 9.79 at 3x3 Only Minnesota 2019.
- 24 Aug 2019Three personal bests in one day at 3x3 Only Minnesota 2019.
- 22 Jun 2019Six personal bests in one day at Minnesota Qualifier 2019.
- 15 Dec 2018First sub-15 3×3: 13.90 at Mega Minnesota Winter 2018.
- 15 Dec 2018Three personal bests in one day at Mega Minnesota Winter 2018.
- 12 May 2018First competition: Minnesota Cube Melt 2018.
Competitions
- Minnesota Cube Days 2020 · 7 Mar 2020 — 2 personal bests set
- Mega Minnesota Winter 2019 · 14 Dec 2019 — 1 personal best set
- 3x3 Only Minnesota 2019 · 24 Aug 2019 — 3 personal bests set
- Minnesota Qualifier 2019 · 22 Jun 2019 — 6 personal bests set
- Minnesota Cube Melt 2019 · 27 Apr 2019 — 1 personal best set
- North Star Cubing Challenge 2019 · 26 Jan 2019 — 1 personal best set
- Mega Minnesota Winter 2018 · 15 Dec 2018 — 3 personal bests set
- BarbeCubing Fall 2018 · 29 Sep 2018 — 1 personal best set
- Minnesota Cube Melt 2018 · 12 May 2018
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.
- Tyler Robinson — met in 47 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
- Carter Kucala — met in 47 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Walker Welch — met in 47 rounds, finished ahead once
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 1.22 away.
- A sub-3 Pyraminx single — 4,700 people have one; it is 0.88 away.
Targets move as he improves.