People · Vietnam
Phạm Anh Khoa
3×3 · top 1.3% of 288,433 all-time · competing since March 2014 · 2014KHOA01
Phạm Anh Khoa has been competing for 13 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 6.95, set at Techweek NZ 2017, puts him in the top 1.3% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 64th in Vietnam. Until November 2010, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 4 competitions since March 2014, he has put 152 official solves on the record across six events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 15% around a typical one; 88% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 12.38 in March 2014 to 6.95, a 44% improvement. He 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 | Vietnam | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 6.95 | 10.38 | top 1.3% | 64 / 2,920 | |
| 2×2 | 2.59 | 4.63 | top 9.9% | 178 / 1,718 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 15.96 | 19.78 | top 10.2% | 156 / 945 | |
| 4×4 | 38.90 | 42.66 | top 10.9% | 179 / 1,071 | |
| Megaminx | 1:23.14 | 1:33.68 | top 23.9% | 81 / 253 | |
| 5×5 | 1:51.41 | — | early days — 3 solves | 300 / 542 |
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
- 13 May 2017Four personal bests in one day at Techweek NZ 2017.
- 3 Dec 2016First sub-10 3×3: 9.43 at New Zealand Nationals 2016.
- 3 Dec 2016Three personal bests in one day at New Zealand Nationals 2016.
- 27 Sep 2015Four personal bests in one day at Hamilton Spring 2015.
- 30 Mar 2014First competition: Ho Chi Minh Cubic 2014. A 12.90 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Techweek NZ 2017 · 13 May 2017 — 4 personal bests set
- New Zealand Nationals 2016 · 3 Dec 2016 — 3 personal bests set
- Hamilton Spring 2015 · 27 Sep 2015 — 4 personal bests set
- Ho Chi Minh Cubic 2014 · 30 Mar 2014 — 2 personal bests 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.
- James Macdiarmid — met in 22 rounds, finished ahead 18 times
- Alex Asbery — met in 21 rounds, finished ahead 17 times
- Mukund Karthik — met in 21 rounds, finished ahead 12 times
Next targets
- A sub-6 3×3 single — 1,419 people have one; it is 0.95 away.
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 9,039 people have one; it is 0.59 away.
Targets move as he improves.