People · Vietnam
Nguyễn Khôi Nguyên
3×3 · top 2.6% of 284,439 all-time · competing since January 2020 · 2020NGUY03
Nguyễn Khôi Nguyên has been competing for 7 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 7.87, set at Hanoi Open 2022, puts him in the top 2.6% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 143rd in Vietnam. Until July 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 7 competitions since January 2020, he has put 204 official solves on the record across six events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 10% around a typical one, steadier than 95% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 14.07 in January 2020 to 7.87, a 44% improvement. He has entered seven competitions, more competitions than 88% 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 | 7.87 | 9.06 | top 2.6% | 143 / 2,913 | |
| Skewb | 3.59 | 4.64 | top 8.3% | 55 / 533 | |
| 4×4 | 43.36 | 50.42 | top 16.2% | 255 / 1,065 | |
| 2×2 | 3.24 | 4.55 | top 17.1% | 348 / 1,714 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 21.23 | 23.13 | top 23.9% | 356 / 943 | |
| Megaminx | 3:30.48 | — | top 83.7% | 235 / 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
- 15 Mar 2025Four personal bests in one day at Muggiò Spring 2025.
- 18 Sep 2022Five personal bests in one day at Hanoi Open 2022.
- 16 Jul 2022First sub-10 3×3: 9.66 at Ha Noi Summer 2022.
- 16 Jul 2022Three personal bests in one day at Ha Noi Summer 2022.
- 5 Jan 2020First competition: Ha Noi Cube Day 2020. A 14.07 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Muggiò Spring 2025 · 15 Mar 2025 — 4 personal bests set
- Crevalcore al Cubo 2025 · 1 Feb 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Tridentum Open 2023 · 30 Sep 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Hanoi Open 2022 · 18 Sep 2022 — 5 personal bests set
- Ha Noi Summer 2022 · 16 Jul 2022 — 3 personal bests set
- Ha Noi Summer 2020 · 20 Sep 2020 — 1 personal best set
- Ha Noi Cube Day 2020 · 5 Jan 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.
- Ismaele Chiarella — met in 23 rounds, finished ahead 14 times
- Leonardo Corbelli — met in 23 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
- Daniel Sartori — met in 23 rounds, finished ahead twice
Next targets
- A sub-6 3×3 single — 1,376 people have one; it is 1.87 away.
- A sub-3 Skewb single — 3,646 people have one; it is 0.59 away.
Targets move as he improves.