People · United States
Thomas Nguyen
3×3 · top 6.1% of 284,439 all-time · competing since January 2016 · 2016NGUY02
Thomas Nguyen has been competing for 11 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 9.51, set at San Diego Summer 2019, puts him in the top 6.1% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 3,394th in the United States. Until February 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 8 competitions since January 2016, he has put 140 official solves on the record across twelve events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one, an early reading from 9 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 27.31 in January 2016 to 9.51, a 65% improvement. Thomas has entered eight competitions, more competitions than 90% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 9.51 | 10.36 | top 6.1% | 3,394 / 59,724 | |
| 2×2 | 3.99 | 4.94 | top 26.4% | 10,406 / 40,951 | |
| Megaminx | 1:29.36 | 1:41.74 | top 27.8% | 1,919 / 7,841 | |
| 4×4 | 53.93 | 58.80 | top 29.5% | 4,605 / 19,072 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 23.64 | 25.80 | top 30.5% | 3,946 / 15,683 | |
| 5×5 | 1:35.23 | 1:40.99 | top 31.7% | 2,508 / 9,401 | |
| Skewb | 8.35 | 13.84 | top 43.9% | 7,719 / 18,907 | |
| 6×6 | 3:23.85 | 3:46.10 | early days — 3 solves | 1,964 / 4,196 | |
| 7×7 | 5:48.39 | — | early days — 1 solve | 1,949 / 3,184 | |
| Clock | 20.89 | 26.29 | top 67.2% | 5,782 / 8,927 | |
| Square-1 | 44.86 | 1:02.78 | top 70.9% | 4,652 / 6,743 | |
| Pyraminx | 12.88 | 16.97 | top 72.3% | 21,405 / 28,708 |
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
- 31 Aug 2019First sub-10 3×3: 9.51 at San Diego Summer 2019.
- 12 Jan 2019Four personal bests in one day at Another Bruin Cube Day 2019.
- 11 Jul 2018First sub-20 3×3: 13.32 at West Coast Cubing Tour - Los Angeles 2018.
- 11 Jul 2018First sub-15 3×3: 13.32 at West Coast Cubing Tour - Los Angeles 2018.
- 16 Jan 2016First competition: Nub Open 2016. A 27.31 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- San Diego Summer 2019 · 31 Aug 2019 — 1 personal best set
- CubingUSA Western Championship 2019 · 22 Jun 2019 — 1 personal best set
- Another Bruin Cube Day 2019 · 12 Jan 2019 — 4 personal bests set
- Anaheim Fall 2018 · 15 Sep 2018 — 1 personal best set
- Nisei Week 2018 · 18 Aug 2018 — 1 personal best set
- West Coast Cubing Tour - Los Angeles 2018 · 11 Jul 2018 — 2 personal bests set
- Newport Spring 2016 · 26 Mar 2016 — 1 personal best set
- Nub Open 2016 · 16 Jan 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.
- Michael Young — met in 33 rounds, finished ahead once
- Elijah Brown — met in 32 rounds, never finished ahead
- Henry Helmuth — met in 29 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 1.51 away.
- A sub-3 2×2 single — 26,570 people have one; it is 0.99 away.
Targets move as he improves.