Nghe An male student holds Olympia record, continues to win monthly competition

Speaking to Nghe An Newspaper reporters on the evening of March 3, male student Nguyen Xuan Phuong (Vinh University High School for the Gifted) said that after finishing the weekly competition, he was very happy to win the laurel wreath in the Road to Olympia competition in March, second quarter. Currently, Phuong has also returned to Vinh City to continue his studies and "continuously read congratulatory messages from relatives and friends".

This contest was just broadcast on VTV3 at noon on March 3. In addition to the male student from Thai Hoa town, there were also contestants: Le Trung Son (Tran Hung Dao High School for the Gifted, Binh Thuan), Vu Nhu Hoang Phu (Quynh Coi High School, Thai Binh) and Nguyen Huynh Sang (Le Quy Don High School for the Gifted, Binh Dinh).

In the weekly competition, this Nghe An male student also attracted attention by solving the Rubik's cube in 13 seconds. In addition, he also became the first person of the 19th Road to Olympia to win the maximum score in the Warm-up round of the weekly competition with 120 points.

Phuong (middle) is the contestant who attracted attention after setting a record in the weekly competition. Photo: NVCC

In this month's competition, entering the Warm-up round as the record holder, the handsome male student still showed caution. He affirmed that the moment he set the record in the weekly competition was a memorable moment in his life, but he did not think it would happen again.

This time, Xuan Phuong only answered 6 questions correctly, winning 60 points. In the Obstacle Course section, as soon as the two suggested images were revealed, Xuan Phuong pressed the bell to answer the keyword "Lung Cu Flagpole". Just a little later, Huynh Sang also pressed the bell. This contestant had to hold his head in regret when he had the same thought as Xuan Phuong but pressed the bell later. As a result, the Nghe An male student won 70 more points, rising from second place to leading the mountain climbing group with 130 points.

“Actually, right after the first image was flipped, I thought of the keyword but I wasn’t confident enough to click. When I saw the second image, I was sure,” Phuong shared with Nghe An Newspaper reporters after winning.

Nguyen Xuan Phuong won 120 points in the Warm-up round. Screenshot

In the Acceleration round, Xuan Phuong answered all 4 questions correctly, including one answer in the fastest time. She got an additional 100 points to bring her total score to 230. Phuong said she was lucky that this was not her strong point. Huynh Sang, Trung Son and Hoang Phu followed closely with scores of 190, 190 and 110 respectively.

How to solve a Rubik's cube in just 13 seconds. Screenshot

Before entering his Finishing round, Xuan Phuong got 30 points thanks to correctly answering the English question for Hoang Son. Therefore, he chose the 40-point package. In this round, Phuong only answered one question correctly but still won the laurel wreath with 260 points and got a ticket to the quarter-final round.

“For me, being able to compete is an honor. I have done my best in everything I have shown. Whatever I did wrong is my own fault, so I have no regrets,” Phuong shared with Nghe An Newspaper reporters after being asked about her regrets in this month’s competition.