People · Vietnam
Phan Van Khai
3×3 · top 4.2% of 284,439 all-time · competing since January 2024 · 2024KHAI01
Phan Van Khai has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 8.70, set at Vietnam Championship 2024, puts him in the top 4.2% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 252nd in Vietnam. Until July 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 4 competitions since January 2024, he has put 116 official solves on the record across four 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 10.60 in January 2024 to 8.70, an 18% improvement. Phan 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 | 8.70 | 9.35 | top 4.2% | 252 / 2,913 | |
| 2×2 | 2.47 | 3.26 | top 8.6% | 150 / 1,714 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 15.41 | 19.69 | top 9.0% | 141 / 943 | |
| 4×4 | 45.18 | 49.12 | top 18.5% | 289 / 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
- 25 May 2024First sub-10 3×3: 9.88 at Aeon Mall Long Bien 2024.
- 25 May 2024Three personal bests in one day at Aeon Mall Long Bien 2024.
- 27 Jan 2024First competition: NxN in Hanoi 2024. A 10.82 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Hanoi COP Open 2024 · 11 Aug 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Vietnam Championship 2024 · 19 Jul 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Aeon Mall Long Bien 2024 · 25 May 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- NxN in Hanoi 2024 · 27 Jan 2024 — 1 personal best 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.
- Nông Quốc Duy — met in 24 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Đỗ Quang Hưng — met in 24 rounds, never finished ahead
- Phạm Đức Phước — met in 22 rounds, finished ahead once
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 0.70 away.
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.47 away.
Targets move as he improves.