People · Australia
Oliver Nguyen
2×2 · top 6.3% of 189,179 all-time · competing since January 2020 · 2020NGUY01
Oliver Nguyen has been competing for 7 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 2.21, set at Speedy South Perth 2020, puts him in the top 6.3% of the 189,179 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 469th in Australia. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 4 competitions since January 2020, he has put 113 official solves on the record across five 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 2 DNFs. His 2×2 best has come down from 5.58 in January 2020 to 2.21, a 60% improvement. Oliver has entered four competitions, more competitions than 78% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Australia | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 2.21 | 3.84 | top 6.3% | 469 / 8,727 | |
| 3×3 | 9.87 | 13.28 | top 7.1% | 664 / 11,943 | |
| Pyraminx | 6.42 | 9.67 | top 23.2% | 1,183 / 6,109 | |
| Skewb | 5.80 | 13.23 | top 24.3% | 666 / 3,589 | |
| 4×4 | 55.93 | 1:09.84 | top 32.0% | 845 / 3,108 |
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, 2×2. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.
The story so far
- 30 Jan 2021First sub-10 3×3: 9.87 at Showground Showdown 2021.
- 14 Nov 2020First sub-15 3×3: 12.39 at Speedy South Perth 2020.
- 14 Nov 2020Six personal bests in one day at Speedy South Perth 2020.
- 9 Aug 2020First sub-20 3×3: 15.89 at Perth Late Night 2020.
- 9 Aug 2020Three personal bests in one day at Perth Late Night 2020.
- 4 Jan 2020First competition: Perth Puzzle Party 2020. A 23.78 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Showground Showdown 2021 · 30 Jan 2021 — 2 personal bests set
- Speedy South Perth 2020 · 14 Nov 2020 — 6 personal bests set
- Perth Late Night 2020 · 9 Aug 2020 — 3 personal bests set
- Perth Puzzle Party 2020 · 4 Jan 2020
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.
- Alvaro Haidar Ersha — met in 25 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
- Jeann Valdez — met in 25 rounds, finished ahead once
- Jonathan Charlesworth — met in 25 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 9,039 people have one; it is 0.21 away.
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 8,101 people have one; it is 1.87 away.
Targets move as he improves.