People · Vietnam
Trần Thanh Phong
3×3 · top 2.5% of 284,439 all-time · competing since July 2016 · 2016PHON03
Trần Thanh Phong has been competing for 10 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 7.84, set at Ho Chi Minh City Open 2019, puts him in the top 2.5% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 138th in Vietnam. Until July 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 4 competitions since July 2016, he has put 114 official solves on the record across seven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, an early reading from 8 counted rounds. 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 | 7.84 | 9.58 | top 2.5% | 138 / 2,913 | |
| 4×4 | 34.11 | 35.91 | top 6.0% | 102 / 1,065 | |
| 5×5 | 1:01.42 | 1:07.68 | top 6.3% | 50 / 539 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 15.54 | 18.02 | top 9.2% | 148 / 943 | |
| 2×2 | 2.64 | 3.74 | top 10.3% | 190 / 1,714 | |
| 6×6 | 2:28.52 | 2:35.26 | top 24.9% | 61 / 179 | |
| 7×7 | 3:55.18 | 4:08.28 | early days — 3 solves | 57 / 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, 3×3. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.
The story so far
- 13 Jul 2019Three personal bests in one day at Ho Chi Minh City Open 2019.
- 15 Apr 2018Four personal bests in one day at Ho Chi Minh Spring Open 2018.
- 30 Jul 2016First competition: HCMC Summer Open 2016. A 10.26 3×3 single to start from.
- 30 Jul 2016First sub-10 3×3: 8.61 at HCMC Summer Open 2016.
Competitions
- Ho Chi Minh City Open 2019 · 13 Jul 2019 — 3 personal bests set
- Ho Chi Minh Let's Cube 2019 · 20 Jan 2019 — 1 personal best set
- Ho Chi Minh Spring Open 2018 · 15 Apr 2018 — 4 personal bests set
- HCMC Summer Open 2016 · 30 Jul 2016 — 1 personal best 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.
- Trần Hùng Xuân Thịnh — met in 18 rounds, finished ahead 18 times
- Nguyễn Hoàng Quân — met in 18 rounds, finished ahead 12 times
- Phạm Nguyễn Hoàng Duy — met in 16 rounds, finished ahead 15 times
Next targets
- A sub-6 3×3 single — 1,376 people have one; it is 1.84 away.
- A sub-30 4×4 single — 2,388 people have one; it is 4.11 away.
Targets move as he improves.