People · Canada
Newton Nguyen
3×3 · top 10.5% of 288,433 all-time · competing since September 2019 · 2019NGUY30
Newton Nguyen has been competing for 7 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 11.00, set at Oakville Fall A 2022, puts him in the top 10.5% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 983rd in Canada. Across 4 competitions since September 2019, he has put 60 official solves on the record across six events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 19% around a typical one, an early reading from 7 counted rounds. That figure sets aside his 2 DNFs. His 3×3 best has come down from 25.62 in September 2019 to 11.00, a 57% improvement. Newton 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 | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 11.00 | 12.95 | top 10.5% | 983 / 10,502 | |
| 2×2 | 3.34 | 4.62 | top 18.3% | 1,226 / 7,245 | |
| 4×4 | 47.85 | 52.94 | top 22.0% | 571 / 3,180 | |
| Pyraminx | 15.24 | 20.91 | top 82.7% | 4,204 / 4,913 | |
| Megaminx | 4:10.91 | — | early days — 1 solve | 1,236 / 1,393 | |
| 5×5 | 5:51.51 | — | early days — 2 solves | 1,514 / 1,546 |
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
- 26 Nov 2022First sub-15 3×3: 11.46 at Oakville Fall A 2022.
- 20 Aug 2022First sub-20 3×3: 17.69 at Battle of Waterloo 2022.
- 14 Sep 2019First competition: Battle of Waterloo 2019. A 25.62 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Brantford Fall 2025 · 13 Sep 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Oakville Fall A 2022 · 26 Nov 2022 — 2 personal bests set
- Battle of Waterloo 2022 · 20 Aug 2022 — 2 personal bests set
- Battle of Waterloo 2019 · 14 Sep 2019
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.
- Abdullah Gulab — met in 14 rounds, finished ahead 7 times
- Max Xiong (熊锐明) — met in 12 rounds, never finished ahead
- Arhaan Sareen — met in 11 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,606 people have one; it is 1.00 away.
- A sub-3 2×2 single — 27,049 people have one; it is 0.34 away.
Targets move as he improves.