People · Vietnam
Trần Nguyễn Nhật Cường
3×3 · top 4.0% of 284,439 all-time · competing since August 2019 · 2019CUON02
Trần Nguyễn Nhật Cường has been competing for 7 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 8.62, set at Hanoi Summer 2025, puts him in the top 4.0% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 236th in Vietnam. Until July 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 2 competitions since August 2019, he has put 46 official solves on the record across six events. His 3×3 best has come down from 11.50 in August 2019 to 8.62, a 25% improvement. He has entered two competitions.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Vietnam | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 8.62 | 12.09 | top 4.0% | 236 / 2,913 | |
| Megaminx | 1:07.33 | 1:10.90 | top 14.1% | 47 / 249 | |
| 4×4 | 49.54 | 51.22 | top 24.1% | 391 / 1,065 | |
| 5×5 | 1:27.27 | 1:34.91 | top 25.1% | 184 / 539 | |
| 2×2 | 4.62 | 5.62 | top 34.5% | 819 / 1,714 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 26.10 | 31.91 | top 37.1% | 522 / 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, 3×3. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.
The story so far
- 20 Sep 2025First sub-10 3×3: 9.96 at Hanoi Summer 2025.
- 3 Aug 2019First competition: Ha Noi Championship 2019. A 11.50 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Hanoi Summer 2025 · 20 Sep 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Ha Noi Championship 2019 · 3 Aug 2019
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.
- Hoàng Hà Thủy Tiên — met in 10 rounds, never finished ahead
- Nguyễn Mạnh Hưng — met in 9 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
- Trần Đình Anh — met in 9 rounds, finished ahead once
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 0.62 away.
- A sub-1:00 Megaminx single — 3,483 people have one; it is 7.33 away.
Targets move as he improves.