People · United States
Vinh Nguyen
3×3 one-handed · top 6.7% of 73,695 all-time · competing since April 2016 · 2016NGUY17
Vinh Nguyen has been competing for 10 years. His best event is the 3×3 one-handed: a personal-best single of 14.28, set at SnoCo Fall 2019, puts him in the top 6.7% of the 73,695 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 911th in the United States. Until September 2009, no official 3×3 one-handed solve in the world had been that fast. Across 5 competitions since April 2016, he has put 111 official solves on the record across seven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 17% around a typical one, an early reading from 8 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 13.08 in April 2016 to 9.88, a 24% improvement. Vinh has entered five competitions, more competitions than 83% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 one-handed | 14.28 | 19.44 | top 6.7% | 911 / 15,683 | |
| 3×3 | 9.88 | 11.17 | top 7.1% | 3,920 / 59,724 | |
| Pyraminx | 4.77 | 12.33 | top 11.8% | 3,059 / 28,708 | |
| 4×4 | 1:13.05 | 1:13.99 | top 49.8% | 8,374 / 19,072 | |
| Square-1 | 30.26 | 37.10 | top 49.8% | 3,260 / 6,743 | |
| Skewb | 9.87 | 13.52 | top 54.1% | 9,803 / 18,907 | |
| 5×5 | 2:16.53 | 2:49.07 | top 59.1% | 5,055 / 9,401 |
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
- 16 Nov 2019First sub-10 3×3: 9.88 at SnoCo Fall 2019.
- 25 Feb 2017Three personal bests in one day at Puget Sound Winter 2017.
- 16 Apr 2016First competition: Puget Sound Spring 2016. A 13.08 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Rubik's WCA World Championship 2025 · 3 Jul 2025
- SnoCo Fall 2019 · 16 Nov 2019 — 2 personal bests set
- Puget Sound Winter 2017 · 25 Feb 2017 — 3 personal bests set
- Puget Sound Fall 2016 · 15 Oct 2016 — 2 personal bests set
- Puget Sound Spring 2016 · 16 Apr 2016
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.
- Ethan Davis — met in 23 rounds, finished ahead once
- Matthew Dickman — met in 20 rounds, finished ahead 12 times
- Aiden Bartlett — met in 19 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
Next targets
- A sub-12 3×3 one-handed single — 2,187 people have one; it is 2.28 away.
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 1.88 away.
Targets move as he improves.