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Phuc Nguyen
Pyraminx · top 13.3% of 129,321 all-time · competing since October 2015 · 2015NGUY08
Phuc Nguyen has been competing for 11 years. His best event is the Pyraminx: a personal-best single of 5.02, set at Heartland Championships 2017, puts him in the top 13.3% of the 129,321 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 3,462nd in the United States. Across 8 competitions since October 2015, he has put 213 official solves on the record across ten events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 11% around a typical one, steadier than 91% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 1:13.99 in October 2015 to 17.14, a 77% improvement. Phuc 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 | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pyraminx | 5.02 | 9.72 | top 13.3% | 3,462 / 28,708 | |
| Skewb | 4.96 | 8.96 | top 17.8% | 2,818 / 18,907 | |
| 2×2 | 4.09 | 5.83 | top 27.6% | 10,927 / 40,951 | |
| 3×3 | 17.14 | 18.17 | top 31.4% | 17,350 / 59,724 | |
| Clock | 12.00 | 15.50 | top 35.0% | 2,770 / 8,927 | |
| 4×4 | 1:10.02 | 1:13.91 | top 46.9% | 7,807 / 19,072 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 45.53 | 51.82 | top 72.2% | 10,406 / 15,683 | |
| Square-1 | 52.91 | — | early days — 3 solves | 5,220 / 6,743 | |
| 5×5 | 3:11.96 | — | early days — 2 solves | 7,487 / 9,401 | |
| 6×6 | 5:17.91 | — | early days — 1 solve | 3,441 / 4,196 |
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
- 5 Aug 2017Five personal bests in one day at Heartland Championships 2017.
- 18 Mar 2017Three personal bests in one day at Iowa State Spring 2017.
- 29 Oct 2016First sub-20 3×3: 17.90 at Lawrence Fall 2016.
- 29 Oct 2016Five personal bests in one day at Lawrence Fall 2016.
- 16 Apr 2016First sub-60 3×3: 27.75 at KCubing Spring 2016.
- 16 Apr 2016First sub-30 3×3: 27.75 at KCubing Spring 2016.
Competitions
- Heartland Championships 2017 · 5 Aug 2017 — 5 personal bests set
- South Omaha Speedsolve 2017 · 27 May 2017 — 2 personal bests set
- Iowa State Spring 2017 · 18 Mar 2017 — 3 personal bests set
- Marrs Mixup Winter 2017 · 7 Jan 2017 — 2 personal bests set
- Lawrence Fall 2016 · 29 Oct 2016 — 5 personal bests set
- Saint Mary Scramble 2016 · 16 Jul 2016 — 2 personal bests set
- KCubing Spring 2016 · 16 Apr 2016 — 2 personal bests set
- Cubetcha 2015 · 24 Oct 2015
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.
- Zach Emery — met in 48 rounds, finished ahead 26 times
- Walker Welch — met in 44 rounds, finished ahead once
- Sarah Cook — met in 36 rounds, finished ahead 10 times
Next targets
- A sub-5 Pyraminx single — 17,019 people have one; it is 0.02 away.
- A sub-4 Skewb single — 7,977 people have one; it is 0.96 away.
Targets move as he improves.