People · Australia
Vincent Nguyen
2×2 · top 6.3% of 189,179 all-time · competing since March 2016 · 2016NGUY13
Vincent Nguyen has been competing for 11 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 2.20, set at Australian Nationals 2017, puts him in the top 6.3% of the 189,179 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 462nd in Australia. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 7 competitions since March 2016, he has put 177 official solves on the record across six events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one, steadier than 59% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. That figure sets aside his 4 DNFs. His 3×3 best has come down from 13.53 in March 2016 to 10.91, a 19% improvement. Vincent has entered seven competitions, more competitions than 88% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Australia | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 2.20 | 4.21 | top 6.3% | 462 / 8,727 | |
| 3×3 | 10.91 | 12.60 | top 10.3% | 923 / 11,943 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 20.75 | 24.56 | top 22.6% | 515 / 2,685 | |
| 4×4 | 1:09.27 | 1:17.04 | top 46.2% | 1,259 / 3,108 | |
| 5×5 | 2:16.44 | 2:23.06 | top 59.2% | 842 / 1,412 | |
| Square-1 | 56.52 | — | early days — 2 solves | 790 / 920 |
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
- 29 May 2016Four personal bests in one day at Connor's Cube Day 2016.
- 19 Mar 2016First competition: Cubing Classic 2016. A 14.08 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- The Big Cube Melbourne 2023 · 14 Oct 2023
- Australian Nationals 2017 · 23 Sep 2017 — 2 personal bests set
- Cubing Classic 2017 · 18 Mar 2017
- Melbourne Cube Days 2016 · 5 Nov 2016 — 1 personal best set
- Connor's Cube Day 2016 · 29 May 2016 — 4 personal bests set
- Melbourne Autumn 2016 · 30 Apr 2016 — 2 personal bests set
- Cubing Classic 2016 · 19 Mar 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.
- Ryan Driscoll — met in 37 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
- Ramesh Vidyasagar — met in 37 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Tommy Kiprillis — met in 34 rounds, finished ahead once
Next targets
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 9,039 people have one; it is 0.20 away.
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,606 people have one; it is 0.91 away.
Targets move as he improves.