People · Vietnam
Thái Bảo Long
3×3 · top 6.0% of 284,439 all-time · competing since July 2022 · 2022LONG10
Thái Bảo Long has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 9.46, set at Arena HCMC Spring 2026, puts him in the top 6.0% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 381st in Vietnam. Until February 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 9 competitions since July 2022, he has put 218 official solves on the record across eight events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, steadier than 69% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 11.58 in July 2022 to 9.46, an 18% improvement. He has entered nine competitions, more competitions than 91% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Vietnam | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 9.46 | 11.20 | top 6.0% | 381 / 2,913 | |
| 4×4 | 34.61 | 37.86 | top 6.4% | 110 / 1,065 | |
| 5×5 | 1:05.48 | 1:13.03 | top 8.7% | 62 / 539 | |
| 6×6 | 2:13.68 | 2:20.31 | top 17.2% | 44 / 179 | |
| 7×7 | 3:45.26 | 3:58.08 | top 25.4% | 49 / 137 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 29.13 | 39.09 | top 44.6% | 623 / 943 | |
| 2×2 | 5.46 | 7.65 | top 44.9% | 1,088 / 1,714 | |
| Pyraminx | 13.37 | 19.98 | top 74.9% | 640 / 750 |
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
- 14 Aug 2026Four personal bests in one day at Vietnam Championship 2026.
- 4 Apr 2026First sub-10 3×3: 9.46 at Arena HCMC Spring 2026.
- 15 Aug 2025Three personal bests in one day at Vietnam Championship 2025.
- 12 Apr 2025Five personal bests in one day at HCMC VNC Warm Up 2025.
- 21 Sep 2024Three personal bests in one day at HCMC Cubing Autumn 2024.
- 17 Jul 2022First competition: Ho Chi Minh City Warm Up 2022. A 11.58 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Vietnam Championship 2026 · 14 Aug 2026 — 4 personal bests set
- Arena HCMC Spring 2026 · 4 Apr 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Vietnam Championship 2025 · 15 Aug 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- HCMC VNC Warm Up 2025 · 12 Apr 2025 — 5 personal bests set
- HCMC Cubing Autumn 2024 · 21 Sep 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- Ho Chi Minh Spring 2024 · 6 Apr 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Vietnam Championship 2023 · 14 Jul 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Ho Chi Minh Open 2022 · 26 Nov 2022 — 1 personal best set
- Ho Chi Minh City Warm Up 2022 · 17 Jul 2022
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.
- Lê Hà Phong — met in 47 rounds, finished ahead once
- Nguyễn Xuân Đức — met in 46 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
- Trần Duy Lợi — met in 45 rounds, finished ahead twice
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 1.46 away.
- A sub-30 4×4 single — 2,388 people have one; it is 4.61 away.
Targets move as he improves.