People · Vietnam
Nguyễn Thành Tài
3×3 · top 5.7% of 288,433 all-time · competing since July 2016 · 2016TAIN01
Nguyễn Thành Tài has been competing for 10 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 9.35, set at Ho Chi Minh Open 2022, puts him in the top 5.7% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 362nd in Vietnam. Until February 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 9 competitions since July 2016, he has put 326 official solves on the record across ten events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, steadier than 76% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 13.40 in July 2016 to 9.35, a 30% improvement. He has entered nine competitions, more competitions than 91% 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 | 9.35 | 11.65 | top 5.7% | 362 / 2,920 | |
| 4×4 | 34.97 | 39.53 | top 6.8% | 119 / 1,071 | |
| 2×2 | 2.32 | 4.22 | top 7.3% | 118 / 1,718 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 19.10 | 26.74 | top 18.1% | 272 / 945 | |
| 5×5 | 1:22.61 | 1:25.26 | top 21.4% | 152 / 542 | |
| Pyraminx | 6.26 | 9.84 | top 22.0% | 192 / 752 | |
| 7×7 | 3:48.58 | 4:08.11 | top 26.7% | 54 / 140 | |
| 6×6 | 2:40.91 | 2:47.69 | top 31.3% | 76 / 180 | |
| Skewb | 7.59 | 10.14 | top 38.3% | 237 / 534 | |
| Megaminx | 1:50.93 | 1:54.70 | top 41.0% | 122 / 253 |
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
- 15 Aug 2025Four personal bests in one day at Vietnam Championship 2025.
- 14 Jul 2023Three personal bests in one day at Vietnam Championship 2023.
- 26 Nov 2022Six personal bests in one day at Ho Chi Minh Open 2022.
- 17 Jul 2022First sub-10 3×3: 9.71 at Ho Chi Minh City Warm Up 2022.
- 25 Aug 2019Three personal bests in one day at HCMC Pro League 2019.
- 19 Aug 2017Six personal bests in one day at Ho Chi Minh City Open 2017.
Competitions
- Vietnam Championship 2025 · 15 Aug 2025 — 4 personal bests set
- HCMC VNC Warm Up 2025 · 12 Apr 2025
- Vietnam Championship 2023 · 14 Jul 2023 — 3 personal bests set
- Ho Chi Minh Open 2022 · 26 Nov 2022 — 6 personal bests set
- Ho Chi Minh City Warm Up 2022 · 17 Jul 2022 — 2 personal bests set
- HCMC Pro League 2019 · 25 Aug 2019 — 3 personal bests set
- Ho Chi Minh City Open 2017 · 19 Aug 2017 — 6 personal bests set
- Ho Chi Minh Warm Up 2017 · 28 May 2017 — 4 personal bests set
- HCMC Summer Open 2016 · 30 Jul 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 66 rounds, finished ahead 7 times
- Nguyễn Xuân Đức — met in 45 rounds, finished ahead 8 times
- Lê Hà Phong — met in 45 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 8,101 people have one; it is 1.35 away.
- A sub-30 4×4 single — 2,465 people have one; it is 4.97 away.
Targets move as he improves.