People · Vietnam
Phạm Khoa An
3×3 · top 3.1% of 284,439 all-time · competing since July 2022 · 2022ANPH01
Phạm Khoa An has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 8.20, set at Vietnam Championship 2024, puts him in the top 3.1% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 172nd in Vietnam. Until July 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 6 competitions since July 2022, he has put 85 official solves on the record across five events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 9% around a typical one, an early reading from 9 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 13.78 in July 2022 to 8.20, a 40% 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 8.20 | 9.85 | top 3.1% | 172 / 2,913 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 15.83 | 20.21 | top 9.9% | 154 / 943 | |
| 2×2 | 3.88 | 5.07 | top 24.9% | 553 / 1,714 | |
| Pyraminx | 6.72 | 11.20 | top 25.6% | 218 / 750 | |
| 4×4 | 1:53.40 | — | early days — 2 solves | 955 / 1,065 |
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 2023First sub-10 3×3: 9.26 at Hanoi Summer 2023.
- 25 Feb 2023Three personal bests in one day at Hanoi Super Brain Zyo 2023.
- 16 Jul 2022First competition: Ha Noi Summer 2022. A 13.78 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- MYHM HaNxNoi 2026 · 21 Mar 2026
- Vietnam Championship 2024 · 19 Jul 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- NxN in Hanoi 2024 · 27 Jan 2024
- Hanoi Summer 2023 · 22 Jul 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Hanoi Super Brain Zyo 2023 · 25 Feb 2023 — 3 personal bests set
- Ha Noi Summer 2022 · 16 Jul 2022
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.
- Ngô Minh Đức — met in 17 rounds, finished ahead 12 times
- Trương Quốc An — met in 17 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
- Phạm Đức Phước — met in 17 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 0.20 away.
- A sub-15 3×3 one-handed single — 5,987 people have one; it is 0.83 away.
Targets move as he improves.