People · Vietnam
Rico Nguyen
3×3 · top 50.5% of 284,439 all-time · competing since June 2026 · 2026NGUY24
Rico Nguyen has been competing for 3 months. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 24.07, set at Chill Cubing in Chilliwack 2026, puts him in the top 50.5% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 2,336th in Vietnam. Across 2 competitions since June 2026, he has put 37 official solves on the record across seven events. His 5×5 best has come down from 3:33.51 in June 2026 to 2:22.66, a 33% improvement. Rico has entered two competitions.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Vietnam | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 24.07 | 26.81 | top 50.5% | 2,336 / 2,913 | |
| Pyraminx | 11.15 | 12.60 | top 61.6% | 552 / 750 | |
| 5×5 | 2:22.66 | 2:44.50 | top 62.3% | 402 / 539 | |
| 2×2 | 7.46 | 8.69 | top 64.0% | 1,453 / 1,714 | |
| 4×4 | 1:31.43 | 1:42.58 | top 64.7% | 858 / 1,065 | |
| Square-1 | 51.15 | 1:06.96 | top 77.1% | 140 / 161 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 50.90 | 1:10.22 | top 77.5% | 868 / 943 |
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, 5×5. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.
The story so far
- 20 Jun 2026First competition: 5x5x5 & Sides at UBC 2026.
Competitions
- Chill Cubing in Chilliwack 2026 · 25 Jul 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- 5x5x5 & Sides at UBC 2026 · 20 Jun 2026
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.
- Luke Zhang — met in 9 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Bobby Moon — met in 9 rounds, finished ahead twice
- DaYeong Kim (김다영) — met in 9 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-20 3×3 single — 113,584 people have one; it is 4.07 away.
- A sub-10 Pyraminx single — 68,530 people have one; it is 1.15 away.
Targets move as he improves.