People · Vietnam
Nguyễn Thái Bình Dương
Square-1 · top 0.3% of 25,662 all-time · competing since February 2023 · 2023DUON03
Nguyễn Thái Bình Dương has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the Square-1: a personal-best single of 5.14, set at Vietnam Championship 2026, puts him in the top 0.3% of the 25,662 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1st in Vietnam. Until October 2018, no official Square-1 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 5 competitions since February 2023, he has put 206 official solves on the record across ten events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 16% around a typical one, an early reading from 5 counted rounds. His Square-1 best has come down from 11.48 in February 2023 to 5.14, a 55% improvement. He has entered five competitions, more competitions than 83% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Vietnam | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Square-1 | 5.14 | 8.14 | top 0.3% | 1 / 163 | |
| Pyraminx | 1.78 | 3.79 | top 0.8% | 11 / 752 | |
| Clock | 3.51 | 5.72 | top 1.5% | 6 / 204 | |
| 3×3 | 8.49 | 10.38 | top 3.7% | 215 / 2,920 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 12.82 | 16.45 | top 4.2% | 63 / 945 | |
| Skewb | 3.23 | 6.11 | top 6.2% | 35 / 534 | |
| 2×2 | 2.63 | 3.24 | top 10.3% | 189 / 1,718 | |
| Megaminx | 1:11.59 | 1:31.32 | top 16.7% | 56 / 253 | |
| 4×4 | 48.54 | 56.58 | top 22.9% | 369 / 1,071 | |
| 5×5 | 1:30.34 | 1:38.43 | top 27.7% | 206 / 542 |
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, Square-1. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.
The story so far
- 14 Aug 2026Eight personal bests in one day at Vietnam Championship 2026.
- 19 Jul 2024Five personal bests in one day at Vietnam Championship 2024.
- 24 Mar 2024Four personal bests in one day at Hanoi Side Events 2024.
- 22 Jul 2023Four personal bests in one day at Hanoi Summer 2023.
- 25 Feb 2023First competition: Hanoi Super Brain Zyo 2023. A 9.83 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Vietnam Championship 2026 · 14 Aug 2026 — 8 personal bests set
- Vietnam Championship 2024 · 19 Jul 2024 — 5 personal bests set
- Hanoi Side Events 2024 · 24 Mar 2024 — 4 personal bests set
- Hanoi Summer 2023 · 22 Jul 2023 — 4 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.
- Mai Đức Hòa — met in 43 rounds, finished ahead 8 times
- Nông Quốc Khánh — met in 36 rounds, finished ahead 21 times
- Nông Quốc Duy — met in 33 rounds, finished ahead 7 times
Next targets
- A sub-5 Square-1 single — 70 people have one; it is 0.14 away.
- A sub-1 Pyraminx single — 49 people have one; it is 0.78 away.
Targets move as he improves.