People · Vietnam
Trần Đỗ Ngọc Thiên
3×3 · top 5.4% of 288,433 all-time · competing since July 2023 · 2023THIE03
Trần Đỗ Ngọc Thiên has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 9.22, set at HCMC Cubing Autumn 2024, puts him in the top 5.4% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 342nd in Vietnam. Until February 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 4 competitions since July 2023, he has put 114 official solves on the record across six events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 11% around a typical one, an early reading from 6 counted rounds. His 2×2 best has come down from 4.93 in July 2023 to 2.43, a 51% improvement. He has entered four competitions, more competitions than 78% 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 | 9.22 | 10.78 | top 5.4% | 342 / 2,920 | |
| Skewb | 3.46 | 7.13 | top 7.5% | 46 / 534 | |
| 2×2 | 2.43 | 3.13 | top 8.3% | 140 / 1,718 | |
| Pyraminx | 5.32 | 7.35 | top 15.2% | 120 / 752 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 21.05 | 27.05 | top 23.4% | 342 / 945 | |
| 4×4 | 50.50 | 1:00.58 | top 25.5% | 412 / 1,071 |
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, 2×2. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.
The story so far
- 21 Sep 2024First sub-20 3×3: 10.45 at HCMC Cubing Autumn 2024.
- 21 Sep 2024First sub-15 3×3: 10.45 at HCMC Cubing Autumn 2024.
- 21 Sep 2024First sub-10 3×3: 9.22 at HCMC Cubing Autumn 2024.
- 21 Sep 2024Five personal bests in one day at HCMC Cubing Autumn 2024.
- 14 Jul 2023First competition: Vietnam Championship 2023. A 20.45 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Arena HCMC Spring 2026 · 4 Apr 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Vietnam Championship 2025 · 15 Aug 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- HCMC Cubing Autumn 2024 · 21 Sep 2024 — 5 personal bests set
- Vietnam Championship 2023 · 14 Jul 2023
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 23 rounds, finished ahead once
- Nguyễn Thị Kim Nhã — met in 23 rounds, finished ahead once
- Nguyễn Hoàng Thiên Phú — met in 23 rounds, finished ahead once
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 8,101 people have one; it is 1.22 away.
- A sub-3 Skewb single — 3,709 people have one; it is 0.46 away.
Targets move as he improves.