People · Norway
Thien-Y Le
3×3 · top 4.8% of 284,439 all-time · competing since November 2023 · 2023LETH02
Thien-Y Le has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 8.98, set at Kjeller Open 2024, puts him in the top 4.8% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 83rd in Norway. Until May 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 11 competitions since November 2023, he has put 357 official solves on the record across six events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 15% around a typical one; 79% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 12.83 in November 2023 to 8.98, a 30% improvement. He has entered eleven competitions, more competitions than 93% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Norway | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 8.98 | 12.27 | top 4.8% | 83 / 1,609 | |
| 2×2 | 2.12 | 4.07 | top 5.6% | 84 / 1,202 | |
| Skewb | 6.42 | 9.23 | top 29.1% | 175 / 531 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 23.34 | 25.80 | top 29.7% | 141 / 513 | |
| Pyraminx | 7.57 | 14.02 | top 32.6% | 316 / 865 | |
| 4×4 | 1:21.42 | — | early days — 3 solves | 320 / 590 |
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
- 16 Nov 2024First sub-10 3×3: 8.98 at Kjeller Open 2024.
- 16 Nov 2024Six personal bests in one day at Kjeller Open 2024.
- 23 Mar 2024Three personal bests in one day at Romerike Easter Open 2024.
- 29 Dec 2023Four personal bests in one day at Julekubing 2023.
- 17 Nov 2023First competition: Kjeller Open 2023. A 14.28 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Lierskogen Vinterkubing 2026 · 21 Feb 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Julemarkedkubing 2025 · 13 Dec 2025
- Kjeller Open 2025 · 8 Nov 2025
- Lierskogen Vinterkubing 2025 · 15 Mar 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Julekubing 2024 · 29 Dec 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Kjeller Open 2024 · 16 Nov 2024 — 6 personal bests set
- Romerike Easter Open 2024 · 23 Mar 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- Hauketo Hurtigkubing 2024 · 9 Mar 2024
- Lierskogen Vinterkubing 2024 · 17 Feb 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Julekubing 2023 · 29 Dec 2023 — 4 personal bests set
- Kjeller Open 2023 · 17 Nov 2023 — 2 personal bests 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.
- Ulrik Bredland — met in 73 rounds, finished ahead once
- Anders Barhaugen — met in 72 rounds, never finished ahead
- Stian Nystad Østli — met in 72 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 0.98 away.
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.12 away.
Targets move as he improves.