People · Vietnam
Nguyễn Ngọc Phương
4×4 · top 7.7% of 85,040 all-time · competing since March 2016 · 2016PHUO01
Nguyễn Ngọc Phương has been competing for 11 years. His best event is the 4×4: a personal-best single of 35.95, set at Ho Chi Minh City Open 2019, puts him in the top 7.7% of the 85,040 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 132nd in Vietnam. Until July 2010, no official 4×4 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 7 competitions since March 2016, he has put 194 official solves on the record across nine events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 20% around a typical one; 99% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 22.12 in March 2016 to 10.31, a 53% 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4×4 | 35.95 | 39.41 | top 7.7% | 132 / 1,071 | |
| 3×3 | 10.31 | 12.68 | top 8.4% | 531 / 2,920 | |
| 5×5 | 1:10.76 | 1:25.61 | top 12.2% | 83 / 542 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 18.19 | 22.62 | top 15.6% | 238 / 945 | |
| 2×2 | 3.22 | 4.18 | top 16.9% | 341 / 1,718 | |
| Square-1 | 15.61 | 22.19 | top 17.8% | 41 / 163 | |
| 6×6 | 2:20.89 | 2:38.17 | top 21.1% | 53 / 180 | |
| Megaminx | 1:30.37 | 1:38.35 | top 28.5% | 96 / 253 | |
| Pyraminx | 7.43 | 11.21 | top 31.4% | 284 / 752 |
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
- 13 Jul 2019Four personal bests in one day at Ho Chi Minh City Open 2019.
- 14 Jul 2018Three personal bests in one day at Ho Chi Minh Open 2018.
- 15 Apr 2018Four personal bests in one day at Ho Chi Minh Spring Open 2018.
- 19 Aug 2017First sub-15 3×3: 11.47 at Ho Chi Minh City Open 2017.
- 19 Aug 2017Three personal bests in one day at Ho Chi Minh City Open 2017.
- 30 Jul 2016First sub-20 3×3: 18.38 at HCMC Summer Open 2016.
Competitions
- Ho Chi Minh City Open 2019 · 13 Jul 2019 — 4 personal bests set
- Ho Chi Minh Let's Cube 2019 · 20 Jan 2019 — 2 personal bests set
- Ho Chi Minh Open 2018 · 14 Jul 2018 — 3 personal bests set
- Ho Chi Minh Spring Open 2018 · 15 Apr 2018 — 4 personal bests set
- Ho Chi Minh City Open 2017 · 19 Aug 2017 — 3 personal bests set
- HCMC Summer Open 2016 · 30 Jul 2016 — 1 personal best set
- HCMC Spring Open 2016 · 13 Mar 2016
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 Tuấn Công — met in 35 rounds, finished ahead 7 times
- Nguyễn Hoàng Quân — met in 34 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
- Trần Hùng Xuân Thịnh — met in 31 rounds, finished ahead 17 times
Next targets
- A sub-30 4×4 single — 2,465 people have one; it is 5.95 away.
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,606 people have one; it is 0.31 away.
Targets move as he improves.