People · Vietnam
Nguyễn Hoàng Thông Thái
3×3 · top 4.0% of 284,439 all-time · competing since July 2022 · 2022THAI04
Nguyễn Hoàng Thông Thái has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 8.61, set at Arena HCMC Spring 2026, puts him in the top 4.0% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 234th in Vietnam. Until July 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 5 competitions since July 2022, he has put 139 official solves on the record across eight events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 11% around a typical one, steadier than 91% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 11.48 in July 2022 to 8.61, a 25% improvement. He has entered five competitions, more competitions than 83% 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 | 8.61 | 9.66 | top 4.0% | 234 / 2,913 | |
| 4×4 | 37.69 | 45.30 | top 9.4% | 162 / 1,065 | |
| 2×2 | 3.57 | 4.40 | top 21.1% | 453 / 1,714 | |
| 5×5 | 1:23.60 | 1:35.16 | top 22.0% | 159 / 539 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 25.78 | 28.89 | top 36.2% | 515 / 943 | |
| Skewb | 9.35 | 12.22 | top 50.8% | 304 / 533 | |
| Pyraminx | 10.98 | 16.02 | top 60.4% | 546 / 750 | |
| Megaminx | 2:29.04 | — | early days — 2 solves | 184 / 249 |
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
- 4 Apr 2026Four personal bests in one day at Arena HCMC Spring 2026.
- 26 Nov 2022First sub-10 3×3: 9.72 at Ho Chi Minh Open 2022.
- 26 Nov 2022Four personal bests in one day at Ho Chi Minh Open 2022.
- 17 Jul 2022First competition: Ho Chi Minh City Warm Up 2022. A 11.48 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Arena HCMC Spring 2026 · 4 Apr 2026 — 4 personal bests set
- HCMC VNC Warm Up 2025 · 12 Apr 2025 — 1 personal best set
- HCMC Cubing Autumn 2024 · 21 Sep 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Ho Chi Minh Open 2022 · 26 Nov 2022 — 4 personal bests set
- Ho Chi Minh City Warm Up 2022 · 17 Jul 2022
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.
- Lê Hà Phong — met in 29 rounds, never finished ahead
- Nguyễn Tuấn Công — met in 28 rounds, never finished ahead
- Nguyễn Đặng Minh Thọ — met in 27 rounds, finished ahead 8 times
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 0.61 away.
- A sub-30 4×4 single — 2,388 people have one; it is 7.69 away.
Targets move as he improves.