People · Vietnam
Nguyễn Thiện Nhân
4×4 · top 0.42% of 85,040 all-time · competing since November 2022 · 2022NHAN05
Nguyễn Thiện Nhân has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the 4×4: a personal-best single of 23.54, set at Vietnam Championship 2025, puts him in the top 0.42% of the 85,040 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 7th in Vietnam. Until August 2014, no official 4×4 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 6 competitions since November 2022, he has put 334 official solves on the record across ten events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 10% around a typical one, steadier than 95% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 7.92 in November 2022 to 6.29, a 21% improvement. He has entered six competitions, more competitions than 86% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Vietnam | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4×4 | 23.54 | 27.13 | top 0.42% | 7 / 1,071 | |
| 3×3 | 6.29 | 7.06 | top 0.69% | 36 / 2,920 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 9.46 | 11.18 | top 0.74% | 14 / 945 | |
| 2×2 | 1.36 | 2.43 | top 1.6% | 26 / 1,718 | |
| 5×5 | 53.34 | 56.40 | top 2.8% | 25 / 542 | |
| Clock | 6.74 | 7.61 | top 9.9% | 33 / 204 | |
| 6×6 | 2:02.59 | 2:20.96 | early days — 3 solves | 37 / 180 | |
| Pyraminx | 4.94 | 6.50 | top 12.8% | 100 / 752 | |
| Megaminx | 1:09.24 | 1:15.91 | top 15.2% | 52 / 253 | |
| Skewb | 5.74 | 7.52 | top 23.8% | 145 / 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
- 15 Aug 2025Five personal bests in one day at Vietnam Championship 2025.
- 21 Sep 2024Eight personal bests in one day at HCMC Cubing Autumn 2024.
- 6 Apr 2024Six personal bests in one day at Ho Chi Minh Spring 2024.
- 14 Jul 2023Three personal bests in one day at Vietnam Championship 2023.
- 26 Nov 2022First competition: Ho Chi Minh Open 2022. A 8.86 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Vietnam Championship 2025 · 15 Aug 2025 — 5 personal bests set
- cubingHCM 3x3 Winter 2024 · 15 Dec 2024 — 1 personal best set
- HCMC Cubing Autumn 2024 · 21 Sep 2024 — 8 personal bests set
- Ho Chi Minh Spring 2024 · 6 Apr 2024 — 6 personal bests set
- Vietnam Championship 2023 · 14 Jul 2023 — 3 personal bests set
- Ho Chi Minh Open 2022 · 26 Nov 2022 — 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.
- Lê Hà Phong — met in 63 rounds, finished ahead 22 times
- Nguyễn Thị Kim Nhã — met in 62 rounds, finished ahead 37 times
- Nguyễn Hoàng Thiên Phú — met in 61 rounds, finished ahead 9 times
Next targets
- A sub-20 4×4 single — 46 people have one; it is 3.54 away.
- A sub-6 3×3 single — 1,419 people have one; it is 0.29 away.
Targets move as he improves.