People · Vietnam
Trần Mạnh Quân
Skewb · top 10.1% of 73,281 all-time · competing since January 2014 · 2014QUAN02
Trần Mạnh Quân has been competing for 13 years. His best event is the Skewb: a personal-best single of 3.89, set at Berkeley Summer 2018, puts him in the top 10.1% of the 73,281 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 69th in Vietnam. Across 14 competitions since January 2014, he has put 183 official solves on the record across ten events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one, an early reading from 8 counted rounds. His Skewb best has come down from 8.71 in February 2015 to 3.89, a 55% improvement. He has entered 14 competitions, more competitions than 95% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Vietnam | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skewb | 3.89 | 5.14 | top 10.1% | 69 / 533 | |
| 3×3 | 11.18 | 15.86 | top 11.1% | 676 / 2,913 | |
| 4×4 | 46.90 | 51.52 | top 20.7% | 338 / 1,065 | |
| 5×5 | 1:22.55 | 1:27.73 | top 21.2% | 149 / 539 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 22.78 | 25.39 | top 28.2% | 417 / 943 | |
| 2×2 | 4.36 | 6.56 | top 31.1% | 712 / 1,714 | |
| Pyraminx | 9.39 | 21.60 | top 48.1% | 430 / 750 | |
| Megaminx | 2:12.53 | 2:47.04 | top 52.5% | 164 / 249 | |
| 6×6 | 3:31.66 | 3:40.64 | early days — 3 solves | 135 / 179 | |
| 7×7 | 5:55.08 | 6:06.63 | top 66.5% | 118 / 137 |
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, Skewb. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.
The story so far
- 11 Sep 2016First sub-15 3×3: 14.68 at Ha Noi Open 2016.
- 8 Feb 2015Three personal bests in one day at Ha Noi Cube Day 2015.
- 19 Jan 2014First competition: Ha Noi Cube Day 2014.
Competitions
- Hanoi Open 2022 · 18 Sep 2022
- Berkeley Summer 2018 · 15 Sep 2018 — 2 personal bests set
- Ha Noi Open 2018 · 5 Aug 2018 — 1 personal best set
- Berkeley Summer 2017 · 16 Sep 2017 — 1 personal best set
- Bay Area Speedcubin' 10 2017 · 20 May 2017
- Berkeley Winter 2017 · 11 Feb 2017 — 2 personal bests set
- Ha Noi Open 2016 · 11 Sep 2016 — 1 personal best set
- CSP Open 2016 · 20 Mar 2016
- Ha Noi Open 2015 · 1 Aug 2015 — 2 personal bests set
- CSP Open 2015 · 17 May 2015 — 1 personal best set
- Ha Noi Cube Day 2015 · 8 Feb 2015 — 3 personal bests set
- Ha Noi Open 2014 · 26 Jul 2014 — 2 personal bests set
- CSP Open 2014 · 30 Mar 2014 — 2 personal bests set
- Ha Noi Cube Day 2014 · 19 Jan 2014
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.
- Nguyễn Việt Hoàng — met in 30 rounds, finished ahead 11 times
- Nguyễn Ngọc Thịnh — met in 26 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Nguyễn Tuấn Tú — met in 18 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
Next targets
- A sub-3 Skewb single — 3,646 people have one; it is 0.89 away.
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,172 people have one; it is 1.18 away.
Targets move as he improves.