People · Vietnam
Nguyễn Trần Ngọc Hiếu
3×3 one-handed · top 2.0% of 73,695 all-time · competing since September 2024 · 2024HIEU04
Nguyễn Trần Ngọc Hiếu has been competing for 2 years. His best event is the 3×3 one-handed: a personal-best single of 11.12, set at Perth Winter 2025, puts him in the top 2.0% of the 73,695 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 33rd in Vietnam. Until July 2011, no official 3×3 one-handed solve in the world had been that fast. Across 5 competitions since September 2024, he has put 145 official solves on the record across five events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, steadier than 71% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 9.77 in September 2024 to 7.95, a 19% 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 one-handed | 11.12 | 14.13 | top 2.0% | 33 / 943 | |
| 3×3 | 7.95 | 9.26 | top 2.7% | 148 / 2,913 | |
| 2×2 | 3.00 | 4.75 | top 14.2% | 278 / 1,714 | |
| 4×4 | 50.97 | 56.80 | top 25.9% | 417 / 1,065 | |
| Pyraminx | 7.18 | 10.05 | top 29.3% | 264 / 750 |
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
- 21 Jun 2025Four personal bests in one day at Perth Winter 2025.
- 15 Dec 2024Three personal bests in one day at cubingHCM 3x3 Winter 2024.
- 21 Sep 2024First competition: HCMC Cubing Autumn 2024. A 9.77 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Only Cubes in Scarborough 2026 · 28 Mar 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Perth Winter 2025 · 21 Jun 2025 — 4 personal bests set
- HCMC VNC Warm Up 2025 · 12 Apr 2025
- cubingHCM 3x3 Winter 2024 · 15 Dec 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- HCMC Cubing Autumn 2024 · 21 Sep 2024
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.
- Amy Smith — met in 16 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
- Lachlan Stephens — met in 16 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Zak Kenny — met in 15 rounds, finished ahead 7 times
Next targets
- A sub-10 3×3 one-handed single — 779 people have one; it is 1.12 away.
- A sub-6 3×3 single — 1,376 people have one; it is 1.95 away.
Targets move as he improves.