People · Canada
Phien Nguyen
Pyraminx · top 51.1% of 129,321 all-time · competing since January 2016 · 2016NGUY06
Phien Nguyen has been competing for 11 years. His best event is the Pyraminx: a personal-best single of 9.75, set at Sherwood Park Open Summer 2017, puts him in the top 51.1% of the 129,321 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 2,445th in Canada. Across 7 competitions since January 2016, he has put 71 official solves on the record across three events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one, an early reading from 7 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 48.63 in January 2016 to 28.54, a 41% improvement. Phien has entered seven competitions, more competitions than 88% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pyraminx | 9.75 | 15.16 | top 51.1% | 2,445 / 4,858 | |
| 3×3 | 28.54 | 32.66 | top 59.9% | 6,361 / 10,392 | |
| 2×2 | 10.83 | 16.85 | top 80.9% | 5,967 / 7,173 |
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
- 15 Jul 2017First sub-30 3×3: 29.11 at Canadian Open 2017.
- 30 Jan 2016First competition: Edmonton Open Winter 2016. A 48.63 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Sherwood Park Open Summer 2017 · 26 Aug 2017 — 2 personal bests set
- Canadian Open 2017 · 15 Jul 2017 — 2 personal bests set
- QUALberta 2017 · 10 Jun 2017 — 1 personal best set
- Too Much Cubing 2017 · 7 Jan 2017 — 1 personal best set
- Calgary Limited Fall 2016 · 26 Nov 2016
- Calgary Open Spring 2016 · 28 May 2016 — 2 personal bests set
- Edmonton Open Winter 2016 · 30 Jan 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.
- Carter Borstad — met in 15 rounds, finished ahead 9 times
- Jackson Pichurski — met in 15 rounds, never finished ahead
- Paris Dorn — met in 15 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-8 Pyraminx single — 46,752 people have one; it is 1.75 away.
- A sub-25 3×3 single — 149,621 people have one; it is 3.54 away.
Targets move as he improves.