People · Canada
Richard Nguyen
2×2 · top 2.9% of 186,767 all-time · competing since March 2023 · 2023NGUY17
Richard Nguyen has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 1.67, set at Victoria Winter 2026, puts him in the top 2.9% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 191st in Canada. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 2 competitions since March 2023, he has put 50 official solves on the record across three events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 18% around a typical one, an early reading from 5 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 13.78 in March 2023 to 10.43, a 24% improvement. Richard has entered two competitions.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 1.67 | 3.73 | top 2.9% | 191 / 7,173 | |
| 3×3 | 10.43 | 12.56 | top 8.7% | 807 / 10,392 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 40.25 | 47.70 | top 65.6% | 1,587 / 2,620 |
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
- 4 Jan 2026Three personal bests in one day at Victoria Winter 2026.
- 25 Mar 2023First competition: Nanaimo Swing into Spring 2023. A 14.73 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Victoria Winter 2026 · 4 Jan 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- Nanaimo Swing into Spring 2023 · 25 Mar 2023 — 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.
- Eli Winchell — met in 10 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
- Isaac Davies — met in 10 rounds, finished ahead once
- Eeshir Pannun — met in 10 rounds, finished ahead once
Next targets
- A sub-1 2×2 single — 1,032 people have one; it is 0.67 away.
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,172 people have one; it is 0.43 away.
Targets move as he improves.