People · Vietnam
Phan Trọng Nghĩa
3×3 · top 1.9% of 284,439 all-time · competing since August 2018 · 2018NGHI04
Phan Trọng Nghĩa has been competing for 8 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 7.48, set at Ha Noi Summer 2020, puts him in the top 1.9% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 103rd in Vietnam. Until July 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 8 competitions since August 2018, he has put 319 official solves on the record across twelve events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 10% around a typical one, steadier than 96% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 8.40 in August 2018 to 7.48, an 11% improvement. Phan has entered eight competitions, more competitions than 90% 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 | 7.48 | 8.44 | top 1.9% | 103 / 2,913 | |
| 4×4 | 31.15 | 34.34 | top 3.6% | 62 / 1,065 | |
| 5×5 | 1:00.64 | 1:08.86 | top 5.8% | 45 / 539 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 14.00 | 17.12 | top 6.1% | 93 / 943 | |
| 2×2 | 2.38 | 3.46 | top 7.8% | 130 / 1,714 | |
| 6×6 | 2:10.12 | 2:17.20 | top 15.4% | 40 / 179 | |
| 7×7 | 3:24.09 | 3:37.25 | top 17.7% | 35 / 137 | |
| Pyraminx | 6.22 | 11.99 | top 21.6% | 189 / 750 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 1:28.32 | 3:18.64 | top 22.4% | 25 / 100 | |
| Megaminx | 1:51.14 | 1:55.92 | top 41.0% | 122 / 249 | |
| Skewb | 7.99 | 9.63 | top 41.2% | 254 / 533 | |
| Square-1 | 33.27 | 38.69 | top 55.6% | 109 / 161 |
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
- 27 Jan 2024Six personal bests in one day at NxN in Hanoi 2024.
- 22 Jul 2023Three personal bests in one day at Hanoi Summer 2023.
- 25 Feb 2023Three personal bests in one day at Hanoi Super Brain Zyo 2023.
- 20 Sep 2020Four personal bests in one day at Ha Noi Summer 2020.
- 5 Jan 2020Six personal bests in one day at Ha Noi Cube Day 2020.
- 3 Aug 2019Four personal bests in one day at Ha Noi Championship 2019.
Competitions
- NxN in Hanoi 2024 · 27 Jan 2024 — 6 personal bests set
- Hanoi Summer 2023 · 22 Jul 2023 — 3 personal bests set
- Hanoi Super Brain Zyo 2023 · 25 Feb 2023 — 3 personal bests set
- Ha Noi Summer 2020 · 20 Sep 2020 — 4 personal bests set
- Ha Noi Cube Day 2020 · 5 Jan 2020 — 6 personal bests set
- Ha Noi Championship 2019 · 3 Aug 2019 — 4 personal bests set
- Ha Noi Cube Day 2019 · 20 Jan 2019
- Ha Noi Open 2018 · 5 Aug 2018
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.
- Phạm Đức Phước — met in 58 rounds, finished ahead 8 times
- Hoàng Hà Thủy Tiên — met in 53 rounds, finished ahead 9 times
- Nguyễn An Phong — met in 51 rounds, finished ahead 24 times
Next targets
- A sub-6 3×3 single — 1,376 people have one; it is 1.48 away.
- A sub-30 4×4 single — 2,388 people have one; it is 1.15 away.
Targets move as he improves.