People · Vietnam
Nghiêm Xuân Bách Khoa
3×3 · top 12.5% of 284,439 all-time · competing since July 2014 · 2014KHOA02
Nghiêm Xuân Bách Khoa has been competing for 12 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 11.59, set at Ha Noi Open 2018, puts him in the top 12.5% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 761st in Vietnam. Across 11 competitions since July 2014, he has put 161 official solves on the record across nine events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 8% around a typical one, an early reading from 6 counted rounds. That figure sets aside his 2 DNFs. His 3×3 best has come down from 25.58 in July 2014 to 11.59, a 55% improvement. He has entered eleven competitions, more competitions than 93% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Vietnam | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 11.59 | 13.94 | top 12.5% | 761 / 2,913 | |
| Skewb | 4.66 | 5.81 | top 15.6% | 99 / 533 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 19.76 | 24.09 | top 19.9% | 294 / 943 | |
| Clock | 10.94 | 12.40 | top 29.8% | 82 / 201 | |
| 4×4 | 55.94 | 1:03.02 | top 31.9% | 510 / 1,065 | |
| 2×2 | 4.78 | 5.79 | top 36.5% | 875 / 1,714 | |
| 5×5 | 2:04.38 | 3:57.30 | top 52.0% | 351 / 539 | |
| Pyraminx | 10.25 | 17.36 | top 55.0% | 504 / 750 | |
| 7×7 | 7:45.77 | — | early days — 2 solves | 131 / 137 |
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
- 3 Aug 2019Three personal bests in one day at Ha Noi Championship 2019.
- 5 Aug 2018Five personal bests in one day at Ha Noi Open 2018.
- 11 Sep 2016First sub-15 3×3: 12.93 at Ha Noi Open 2016.
- 11 Sep 2016Three personal bests in one day at Ha Noi Open 2016.
- 20 Mar 2016First sub-20 3×3: 15.11 at CSP Open 2016.
- 1 Aug 2015Three personal bests in one day at Ha Noi Open 2015.
Competitions
- Ha Noi Cube Day 2020 · 5 Jan 2020 — 1 personal best set
- Ha Noi Championship 2019 · 3 Aug 2019 — 3 personal bests set
- Ha Noi Cube Day 2019 · 20 Jan 2019 — 2 personal bests set
- Ha Noi Open 2018 · 5 Aug 2018 — 5 personal bests set
- Ha Noi Open 2016 · 11 Sep 2016 — 3 personal bests set
- CSP Open 2016 · 20 Mar 2016 — 2 personal bests set
- Ha Noi Cube Day 2016 · 17 Jan 2016 — 1 personal best set
- Ha Noi Open 2015 · 1 Aug 2015 — 3 personal bests set
- CSP Open 2015 · 17 May 2015 — 1 personal best set
- Ha Noi Cube Day 2015 · 8 Feb 2015
- Ha Noi Open 2014 · 26 Jul 2014
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 Việt Hoàng — met in 39 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
- Nguyễn Ngọc Thịnh — met in 36 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
- Nguyễn Đức Anh — met in 23 rounds, finished ahead 16 times
Next targets
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,172 people have one; it is 1.59 away.
- A sub-4 Skewb single — 7,977 people have one; it is 0.66 away.
Targets move as he improves.