People · United States
Vu Nguyen
3×3 · top 2.3% of 288,433 all-time · competing since December 2015 · 2015NGUY11
Vu Nguyen has been competing for 11 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 7.67, set at DFW Cubing Spring 2026, puts him in the top 2.3% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1,364th in the United States. Until July 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 8 competitions since December 2015, he has put 200 official solves on the record across seven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one; 53% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 10.72 in December 2015 to 7.67, a 28% improvement. Vu has entered eight competitions, more competitions than 90% 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 | 7.67 | 8.78 | top 2.3% | 1,364 / 60,666 | |
| Skewb | 4.00 | 8.26 | top 11.0% | 1,709 / 19,164 | |
| 4×4 | 44.58 | 50.25 | top 17.8% | 2,737 / 19,354 | |
| 2×2 | 3.45 | 3.61 | top 19.7% | 7,804 / 41,674 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 20.96 | 26.92 | top 23.2% | 3,011 / 15,900 | |
| 5×5 | 1:42.41 | 1:50.20 | top 37.2% | 3,010 / 9,537 | |
| Pyraminx | 11.08 | 13.64 | top 61.1% | 18,259 / 29,168 |
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
- 28 Mar 2026Four personal bests in one day at DFW Cubing Spring 2026.
- 18 Nov 2017First sub-10 3×3: 9.78 at Parity for Charity 2017.
- 18 Nov 2017Three personal bests in one day at Parity for Charity 2017.
- 26 Mar 2016Three personal bests in one day at Dallas Spring 2016.
- 12 Dec 2015First competition: Dallas Winter 2015. A 10.72 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Cube Against Cancer DFW 2026 · 2 May 2026 — 1 personal best set
- DFW Cubing Spring 2026 · 28 Mar 2026 — 4 personal bests set
- Trinity Valley Open 2018 · 10 Nov 2018
- Dallas Fort Worth 2018 · 9 Jun 2018 — 2 personal bests set
- Odd Cubing Day 2018 · 11 Feb 2018 — 1 personal best set
- Parity for Charity 2017 · 18 Nov 2017 — 3 personal bests set
- Dallas Spring 2016 · 26 Mar 2016 — 3 personal bests set
- Dallas Winter 2015 · 12 Dec 2015 — 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.
- Azhar Virani — met in 36 rounds, finished ahead once
- Mahith Bandi — met in 34 rounds, finished ahead once
- Pranav Veera — met in 32 rounds, finished ahead 15 times
Next targets
- A sub-6 3×3 single — 1,419 people have one; it is 1.67 away.
- A sub-3 Skewb single — 3,709 people have one; it is 1.00 away.
Targets move as he improves.