People · Vietnam
Nguyễn Tấn Gia Nguyên
3×3 · top 2.2% of 288,433 all-time · competing since July 2022 · 2022NGUY26
Nguyễn Tấn Gia Nguyên has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 7.62, set at Hanoi COP Open 2024, puts him in the top 2.2% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 120th in Vietnam. Until July 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 7 competitions since July 2022, he has put 169 official solves on the record across nine events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 15% around a typical one, an early reading from 9 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 11.99 in July 2022 to 7.62, a 36% 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 | 7.62 | 11.26 | top 2.2% | 120 / 2,920 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 13.42 | 18.58 | top 5.2% | 78 / 945 | |
| Pyraminx | 4.80 | 8.27 | top 12.0% | 98 / 752 | |
| Clock | 8.13 | 8.65 | top 15.7% | 48 / 204 | |
| 2×2 | 3.65 | 4.67 | top 22.1% | 480 / 1,718 | |
| 4×4 | 55.97 | 1:00.78 | top 32.0% | 514 / 1,071 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 40 moves | — | early days — 2 solves | 34 / 73 | |
| Megaminx | 2:04.60 | — | early days — 3 solves | 153 / 253 | |
| Skewb | 13.32 | 16.25 | top 72.1% | 425 / 534 |
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
- 28 Jun 2026Four personal bests in one day at Hanoi CSP Open 2026.
- 11 Aug 2024Four personal bests in one day at Hanoi COP Open 2024.
- 18 Sep 2022First sub-10 3×3: 8.92 at Hanoi Open 2022.
- 16 Jul 2022First competition: Ha Noi Summer 2022. A 11.99 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Hanoi CSP Open 2026 · 28 Jun 2026 — 4 personal bests set
- Hanoi COP Open 2024 · 11 Aug 2024 — 4 personal bests set
- Vietnam Championship 2024 · 19 Jul 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Aeon Mall Long Bien 2024 · 25 May 2024 — 1 personal best set
- NxN in Hanoi 2024 · 27 Jan 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Hanoi Open 2022 · 18 Sep 2022 — 2 personal bests set
- Ha Noi Summer 2022 · 16 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.
- Nông Quốc Duy — met in 33 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
- Đặng Trần Diễn — met in 33 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Nguyễn Hải Dương — met in 26 rounds, finished ahead 22 times
Next targets
- A sub-6 3×3 single — 1,419 people have one; it is 1.62 away.
- A sub-12 3×3 one-handed single — 2,239 people have one; it is 1.42 away.
Targets move as he improves.