People · Vietnam
Nguyễn Đức Thịnh
Clock · top 0.73% of 32,048 all-time · competing since April 2024 · 2024THIN02
Nguyễn Đức Thịnh has been competing for 2 years. His best event is the Clock: a personal-best single of 2.99, set at Hanoi CSP Open 2026, puts him in the top 0.73% of the 32,048 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 4th in Vietnam. Until May 2021, no official Clock solve in the world had been that fast. Across 6 competitions since April 2024, he has put 187 official solves on the record across ten events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 17% around a typical one, an early reading from 6 counted rounds. That figure sets aside his 3 DNFs. His Pyraminx best has come down from 4.29 in April 2024 to 1.99, a 54% 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clock | 2.99 | 4.53 | top 0.73% | 4 / 201 | |
| Pyraminx | 1.99 | 3.12 | top 1.1% | 15 / 750 | |
| 2×2 | 2.04 | 5.50 | top 5.0% | 76 / 1,714 | |
| 3×3 | 13.04 | 15.47 | top 17.6% | 1,037 / 2,913 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 28.71 | 31.92 | top 43.7% | 612 / 943 | |
| Square-1 | 28.05 | 30.37 | top 45.7% | 95 / 161 | |
| Skewb | 8.79 | 13.42 | top 47.0% | 289 / 533 | |
| 4×4 | 1:17.21 | 1:31.40 | top 53.6% | 759 / 1,065 | |
| Megaminx | 2:44.23 | — | early days — 2 solves | 203 / 249 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 67 moves | — | early days — 1 solve | 62 / 63 |
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, Pyraminx. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.
The story so far
- 28 Jun 2026Five personal bests in one day at Hanoi CSP Open 2026.
- 4 Apr 2026First sub-15 3×3: 13.04 at Arena HCMC Spring 2026.
- 4 Apr 2026Three personal bests in one day at Arena HCMC Spring 2026.
- 15 Aug 2025Three personal bests in one day at Vietnam Championship 2025.
- 12 Apr 2025Five personal bests in one day at HCMC VNC Warm Up 2025.
- 6 Apr 2024First competition: Ho Chi Minh Spring 2024. A 15.53 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Hanoi CSP Open 2026 · 28 Jun 2026 — 5 personal bests set
- Arena HCMC Spring 2026 · 4 Apr 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- Vietnam Championship 2025 · 15 Aug 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- HCMC VNC Warm Up 2025 · 12 Apr 2025 — 5 personal bests set
- HCMC Cubing Autumn 2024 · 21 Sep 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Ho Chi Minh Spring 2024 · 6 Apr 2024 — 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.
- Nguyễn Đặng Minh Thọ — met in 38 rounds, finished ahead 6 times
- Nguyễn Hoàng Thiên Phú — met in 36 rounds, finished ahead 7 times
- Nguyễn Thế Lâm — met in 32 rounds, finished ahead 10 times
Next targets
- A sub-2 Clock single — 17 people have one; it is 0.99 away.
- A sub-1 Pyraminx single — 49 people have one; it is 0.99 away.
Targets move as he improves.