People · Spain
Alberto Méndez Zapata
Pyraminx · top 6.1% of 130,891 all-time · competing since February 2018 · 2018ZAPA02
Alberto Méndez Zapata has been competing for 9 years. His best event is the Pyraminx: a personal-best single of 3.64, set at Parla Open 2019, puts him in the top 6.1% of the 130,891 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 201st in Spain. Until February 2008, no official Pyraminx solve in the world had been that fast. Across 2 competitions since February 2018, he has put 58 official solves on the record across seven events. His 3×3 best has come down from 25.95 in February 2018 to 14.56, a 44% improvement. Alberto has entered two competitions.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Spain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pyraminx | 3.64 | 7.69 | top 6.1% | 201 / 2,901 | |
| 3×3 | 14.56 | 17.59 | top 23.0% | 971 / 5,202 | |
| 2×2 | 3.91 | 5.34 | top 25.4% | 972 / 3,897 | |
| Skewb | 7.25 | 8.24 | top 35.7% | 719 / 1,699 | |
| 4×4 | 1:39.03 | — | top 70.1% | 1,121 / 1,778 | |
| 5×5 | 3:18.53 | — | early days — 2 solves | 671 / 874 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 1:23.41 | — | early days — 2 solves | 1,190 / 1,335 |
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 Jun 2019First sub-20 3×3: 15.45 at Parla Open 2019.
- 16 Jun 2019First sub-15 3×3: 14.56 at Parla Open 2019.
- 16 Jun 2019Six personal bests in one day at Parla Open 2019.
- 24 Feb 2018First competition: Altasierra 2018. A 25.95 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Parla Open 2019 · 16 Jun 2019 — 6 personal bests set
- Altasierra 2018 · 24 Feb 2018
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.
- Fernando Sáez Lázaro — met in 14 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Alberto Pérez de Rada Fiol — met in 14 rounds, finished ahead once
- Josete Sánchez — met in 14 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-3 Pyraminx single — 4,783 people have one; it is 0.64 away.
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 40,277 people have one; it is 2.56 away.
Targets move as he improves.