People · Vietnam
Nguyễn Duy Sơn
3×3 · top 1.3% of 284,439 all-time · competing since September 2020 · 2020SONN01
Nguyễn Duy Sơn has been competing for 6 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 6.95, set at Ho Chi Minh Spring 2024, puts him in the top 1.3% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 64th in Vietnam. Until November 2010, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 8 competitions since September 2020, he has put 359 official solves on the record across 15 events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 15% around a typical one; 84% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 12.40 in September 2020 to 6.95, a 44% 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 6.95 | 8.15 | top 1.3% | 64 / 2,913 | |
| Pyraminx | 2.20 | 2.89 | top 1.5% | 18 / 750 | |
| 2×2 | 1.55 | 1.93 | top 2.4% | 40 / 1,714 | |
| Square-1 | 7.70 | 11.99 | top 2.6% | 7 / 161 | |
| Skewb | 2.62 | 5.03 | top 3.3% | 22 / 533 | |
| 4×4 | 31.12 | 38.71 | top 3.5% | 61 / 1,065 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 13.13 | 17.14 | top 4.6% | 74 / 943 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 28 moves | — | early days — 1 solve | 5 / 63 | |
| Megaminx | 1:00.85 | 1:03.97 | top 10.5% | 31 / 249 | |
| 5×5 | 1:09.55 | 1:18.66 | top 11.3% | 78 / 539 | |
| Clock | 7.63 | 9.05 | top 13.5% | 42 / 201 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 1:41.41 | — | top 27.1% | 32 / 100 | |
| 6×6 | 2:39.87 | 2:43.57 | early days — 3 solves | 72 / 179 | |
| 7×7 | 4:07.20 | 4:29.66 | early days — 3 solves | 64 / 137 | |
| 3×3 Multi-Blind | 4 of 4 cubes · 17:58 | — | early days — 1 solve | 9 / 20 |
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
- 12 Apr 2025Five personal bests in one day at HCMC VNC Warm Up 2025.
- 21 Sep 2024Seven personal bests in one day at HCMC Cubing Autumn 2024.
- 6 Apr 2024Seven personal bests in one day at Ho Chi Minh Spring 2024.
- 22 Jul 2023Six personal bests in one day at Hanoi Summer 2023.
- 24 Jul 2022Five personal bests in one day at Da Nang Open 2022.
- 17 Jul 2022First sub-10 3×3: 8.27 at Ho Chi Minh City Warm Up 2022.
Competitions
- HCMC VNC Warm Up 2025 · 12 Apr 2025 — 5 personal bests set
- HCMC Cubing Autumn 2024 · 21 Sep 2024 — 7 personal bests set
- Ho Chi Minh Spring 2024 · 6 Apr 2024 — 7 personal bests set
- Hanoi Summer 2023 · 22 Jul 2023 — 6 personal bests set
- Vietnam Championship 2023 · 14 Jul 2023
- Da Nang Open 2022 · 24 Jul 2022 — 5 personal bests set
- Ho Chi Minh City Warm Up 2022 · 17 Jul 2022 — 3 personal bests set
- Ha Noi Summer 2020 · 20 Sep 2020
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 Hoàng Thiên Phú — met in 46 rounds, finished ahead 16 times
- Nguyễn Đặng Minh Thọ — met in 45 rounds, finished ahead 29 times
- Lê Hà Phong — met in 45 rounds, finished ahead 15 times
Next targets
- A sub-6 3×3 single — 1,376 people have one; it is 0.95 away.
- A sub-2 Pyraminx single — 1,476 people have one; it is 0.20 away.
Targets move as he improves.