People · Vietnam
Nguyễn Nam Phong
3×3 · top 4.7% of 288,433 all-time · competing since February 2023 · 2023PHON02
Nguyễn Nam Phong has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 8.90, set at MYHM HaNxNoi 2026, puts him in the top 4.7% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 289th in Vietnam. Until May 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 4 competitions since February 2023, he has put 61 official solves on the record across five events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 11% around a typical one, an early reading from 6 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 18.87 in February 2023 to 8.90, a 53% improvement. He 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 | Vietnam | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 8.90 | 10.84 | top 4.7% | 289 / 2,920 | |
| 2×2 | 3.52 | 4.80 | top 20.5% | 433 / 1,718 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 28.58 | 31.44 | top 43.4% | 608 / 945 | |
| Pyraminx | 9.97 | 13.10 | top 52.8% | 483 / 752 | |
| 4×4 | 1:33.19 | — | early days — 2 solves | 877 / 1,071 |
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
- 21 Mar 2026First sub-10 3×3: 8.90 at MYHM HaNxNoi 2026.
- 22 Jul 2023First sub-15 3×3: 11.84 at Hanoi Summer 2023.
- 25 Feb 2023First competition: Hanoi Super Brain Zyo 2023. A 18.87 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- MYHM HaNxNoi 2026 · 21 Mar 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- NxN in Hanoi 2024 · 27 Jan 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Hanoi Summer 2023 · 22 Jul 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Hanoi Super Brain Zyo 2023 · 25 Feb 2023
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.
- Nông Quốc Duy — met in 13 rounds, never finished ahead
- Đặng Minh Hà — met in 12 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
- Ngô Minh Đức — met in 12 rounds, finished ahead twice
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 8,101 people have one; it is 0.90 away.
- A sub-3 2×2 single — 27,049 people have one; it is 0.52 away.
Targets move as he improves.