People · Vietnam
Phạm Chiêu Minh
3×3 · top 8.7% of 284,439 all-time · competing since July 2016 · 2016MINH12
Phạm Chiêu Minh has been competing for 10 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 10.41, set at Da Nang Open 2018, puts him in the top 8.7% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 536th in Vietnam. Until February 2007, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 5 competitions since July 2016, he has put 98 official solves on the record across seven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 22% around a typical one, an early reading from 7 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 27.50 in July 2016 to 10.41, a 62% 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 | 10.41 | 12.31 | top 8.7% | 536 / 2,913 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 20.08 | 24.98 | top 20.7% | 302 / 943 | |
| 4×4 | 49.92 | 55.46 | top 24.6% | 401 / 1,065 | |
| 2×2 | 4.14 | 5.21 | top 28.3% | 646 / 1,714 | |
| 5×5 | 1:42.87 | 1:51.36 | top 37.5% | 265 / 539 | |
| 6×6 | 3:35.13 | 3:56.99 | early days — 3 solves | 139 / 179 | |
| Megaminx | 3:51.38 | — | early days — 2 solves | 240 / 249 |
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
- 22 Jul 2018First sub-20 3×3: 12.01 at Da Nang Open 2018.
- 22 Jul 2018First sub-15 3×3: 12.01 at Da Nang Open 2018.
- 22 Jul 2018Four personal bests in one day at Da Nang Open 2018.
- 30 Jul 2016First competition: HCMC Summer Open 2016. A 27.50 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- NxN in Hanoi 2025 · 26 Apr 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Hanoi Summer 2023 · 22 Jul 2023
- Ha Noi Cube Day 2019 · 20 Jan 2019
- Da Nang Open 2018 · 22 Jul 2018 — 4 personal bests set
- HCMC Summer Open 2016 · 30 Jul 2016
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.
- Trần Anh Quân — met in 13 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
- Đỗ Quang Hưng — met in 12 rounds, never finished ahead
- Nông Quốc Duy — met in 12 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,172 people have one; it is 0.41 away.
- A sub-20 3×3 one-handed single — 15,081 people have one; it is 0.08 away.
Targets move as he improves.