People · Australia
Quan Nguyen
3×3 · top 4.5% of 284,439 all-time · competing since March 2016 · 2016NGUY12
Quan Nguyen has been competing for 10 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 8.83, set at Melbourne Cube Days 2018, puts him in the top 4.5% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 423rd in Australia. Until May 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 6 competitions since March 2016, he has put 295 official solves on the record across ten events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, steadier than 79% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 14.65 in March 2016 to 8.83, a 40% improvement. Quan 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 | Australia | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 8.83 | 10.07 | top 4.5% | 423 / 11,709 | |
| 5×5 | 59.36 | 1:06.55 | top 5.2% | 68 / 1,356 | |
| 7×7 | 2:38.91 | 2:51.88 | top 5.3% | 24 / 523 | |
| 2×2 | 2.28 | 3.65 | top 6.9% | 522 / 8,567 | |
| 6×6 | 2:01.73 | 2:10.65 | top 11.6% | 67 / 641 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 17.35 | 19.20 | top 13.5% | 304 / 2,659 | |
| 4×4 | 45.44 | 52.03 | top 18.8% | 459 / 3,051 | |
| Square-1 | 24.24 | 29.63 | top 37.3% | 359 / 899 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 2:39.51 | — | early days — 3 solves | 203 / 394 | |
| Megaminx | 2:02.10 | — | early days — 2 solves | 570 / 1,277 |
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
- 18 May 2019Four personal bests in one day at Koalafication Melbourne 2019.
- 8 Dec 2018Ten personal bests in one day at Melbourne Cube Days 2018.
- 23 Sep 2017Nine personal bests in one day at Australian Nationals 2017.
- 18 Mar 2017First sub-10 3×3: 9.92 at Cubing Classic 2017.
- 18 Mar 2017Five personal bests in one day at Cubing Classic 2017.
- 19 Mar 2016First competition: Cubing Classic 2016. A 14.65 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- WCA World Championship 2019 · 11 Jul 2019 — 1 personal best set
- Koalafication Melbourne 2019 · 18 May 2019 — 4 personal bests set
- Melbourne Cube Days 2018 · 8 Dec 2018 — 10 personal bests set
- Australian Nationals 2017 · 23 Sep 2017 — 9 personal bests set
- Cubing Classic 2017 · 18 Mar 2017 — 5 personal bests set
- Cubing Classic 2016 · 19 Mar 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.
- Jayden McNeill — met in 65 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
- Tommy Kiprillis — met in 64 rounds, finished ahead 15 times
- Mannessah Kani — met in 58 rounds, finished ahead 46 times
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 0.83 away.
- A sub-50 5×5 single — 713 people have one; it is 9.36 away.
Targets move as he improves.