People · Vietnam
Nguyen Pham
3×3 · top 3.1% of 284,439 all-time · competing since April 2019 · 2019PHAM02
Nguyen Pham has been competing for 7 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 8.20, set at Carolina Clock 'Stravaganza 2019, puts him in the top 3.1% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 172nd in Vietnam. Until July 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 3 competitions since April 2019, he has put 77 official solves on the record across eight events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, an early reading from 7 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 10.50 in April 2019 to 8.20, a 22% improvement. Nguyen has entered three competitions, more competitions than 69% 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 | 8.20 | 11.27 | top 3.1% | 172 / 2,913 | |
| 4×4 | 42.33 | 46.47 | top 14.9% | 236 / 1,065 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 22.74 | 24.96 | top 28.1% | 415 / 943 | |
| 2×2 | 4.32 | 5.96 | top 30.6% | 700 / 1,714 | |
| 5×5 | 1:36.82 | 1:41.80 | top 32.9% | 239 / 539 | |
| 7×7 | 4:33.69 | 4:54.33 | top 42.3% | 81 / 137 | |
| Skewb | 8.53 | 17.66 | top 45.2% | 278 / 533 | |
| 6×6 | 3:20.98 | 3:29.23 | early days — 3 solves | 127 / 179 |
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
- 23 Nov 2019First sub-10 3×3: 8.20 at Carolina Clock 'Stravaganza 2019.
- 30 Aug 2019Three personal bests in one day at Scuppernong Spectacular 2019.
- 27 Apr 2019First competition: CubingUSA Southeast Championship 2019. A 11.79 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Carolina Clock 'Stravaganza 2019 · 23 Nov 2019 — 1 personal best set
- Scuppernong Spectacular 2019 · 30 Aug 2019 — 3 personal bests set
- CubingUSA Southeast Championship 2019 · 27 Apr 2019 — 1 personal best set
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.
- Matthew Feldmann — met in 17 rounds, finished ahead 12 times
- Will Belote — met in 17 rounds, finished ahead 10 times
- Zachary Ochs — met in 17 rounds, finished ahead twice
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 0.20 away.
- A sub-40 4×4 single — 10,180 people have one; it is 2.33 away.
Targets move as he improves.