People · Vietnam
Nguyễn Thế Lâm
3×3 · top 2.9% of 288,433 all-time · competing since November 2022 · 2022LAMN03
Nguyễn Thế Lâm has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 8.08, set at Arena HCMC Spring 2026, puts him in the top 2.9% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 158th in Vietnam. Until July 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 8 competitions since November 2022, he has put 271 official solves on the record across eleven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 11% around a typical one, steadier than 93% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 10.96 in November 2022 to 8.08, a 26% improvement. He has entered eight competitions, more competitions than 90% 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 | 8.08 | 10.30 | top 2.9% | 158 / 2,920 | |
| Pyraminx | 3.17 | 3.78 | top 4.2% | 44 / 752 | |
| 4×4 | 36.68 | 42.21 | top 8.4% | 144 / 1,071 | |
| Skewb | 4.11 | 6.87 | top 11.7% | 83 / 534 | |
| 2×2 | 2.81 | 3.82 | top 12.2% | 242 / 1,718 | |
| Clock | 8.18 | 10.64 | top 16.0% | 49 / 204 | |
| 5×5 | 1:16.88 | 1:25.91 | top 16.8% | 111 / 542 | |
| Megaminx | 1:26.68 | 1:37.67 | top 26.1% | 90 / 253 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 23.37 | 29.98 | top 29.8% | 444 / 945 | |
| 6×6 | 2:40.55 | 2:55.87 | early days — 3 solves | 75 / 180 | |
| 7×7 | 5:11.89 | — | early days — 1 solve | 101 / 140 |
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 2025Five personal bests in one day at Vietnam Championship 2025.
- 12 Apr 2025Four personal bests in one day at HCMC VNC Warm Up 2025.
- 21 Sep 2024First sub-10 3×3: 9.66 at HCMC Cubing Autumn 2024.
- 21 Sep 2024Six personal bests in one day at HCMC Cubing Autumn 2024.
- 26 Nov 2022First competition: Ho Chi Minh Open 2022. A 10.96 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Arena HCMC Spring 2026 · 4 Apr 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Vietnam Championship 2025 · 15 Aug 2025 — 5 personal bests set
- HCMC VNC Warm Up 2025 · 12 Apr 2025 — 4 personal bests set
- cubingHCM 3x3 Winter 2024 · 15 Dec 2024
- HCMC Cubing Autumn 2024 · 21 Sep 2024 — 6 personal bests set
- Ho Chi Minh Spring 2024 · 6 Apr 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Vietnam Championship 2023 · 14 Jul 2023
- Ho Chi Minh Open 2022 · 26 Nov 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.
- Nguyễn Đặng Minh Thọ — met in 56 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
- Lê Hà Phong — met in 53 rounds, finished ahead 6 times
- Nguyễn Hoàng Thiên Phú — met in 53 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 8,101 people have one; it is 0.08 away.
- A sub-3 Pyraminx single — 4,783 people have one; it is 0.17 away.
Targets move as he improves.