People · Spain
Álex Méndez Rodríguez
2×2 · top 1.4% of 189,179 all-time · competing since March 2017 · 2017RODR17
Álex Méndez Rodríguez has been competing for 10 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 1.32, set at Les Franqueses Open 2019, puts him in the top 1.4% of the 189,179 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 66th in Spain. Until November 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 5 competitions since March 2017, he has put 203 official solves on the record across seven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, steadier than 69% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 2×2 best has come down from 3.49 in March 2017 to 1.32, a 62% improvement. He 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 | Spain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 1.32 | 3.12 | top 1.4% | 66 / 3,897 | |
| 3×3 | 10.38 | 12.70 | top 8.6% | 357 / 5,202 | |
| 4×4 | 45.18 | 49.46 | top 18.6% | 262 / 1,778 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 19.78 | 27.66 | top 20.0% | 220 / 1,335 | |
| Pyraminx | 6.98 | 10.15 | top 27.7% | 843 / 2,901 | |
| Megaminx | 1:32.48 | 1:50.01 | top 29.9% | 204 / 889 | |
| 5×5 | 1:56.57 | 2:09.58 | top 47.2% | 337 / 874 |
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, 2×2. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.
The story so far
- 6 Apr 2019Three personal bests in one day at Les Franqueses Open 2019.
- 22 Sep 2017Four personal bests in one day at Arnold Open 2017.
- 3 Jun 2017Six personal bests in one day at IPM Open 2017.
- 11 Mar 2017First competition: Les Franqueses Open 2017. A 14.83 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Les Franqueses Open 2019 · 6 Apr 2019 — 3 personal bests set
- Arnold Open 2018 · 29 Sep 2018 — 2 personal bests set
- Arnold Open 2017 · 22 Sep 2017 — 4 personal bests set
- IPM Open 2017 · 3 Jun 2017 — 6 personal bests set
- Les Franqueses Open 2017 · 11 Mar 2017
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.
- Pau Vela García — met in 40 rounds, finished ahead 9 times
- Mauro Moises López — met in 39 rounds, finished ahead 7 times
- Artur Miralles Hernàndez — met in 38 rounds, finished ahead 18 times
Next targets
- A sub-1 2×2 single — 1,050 people have one; it is 0.32 away.
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,606 people have one; it is 0.38 away.
Targets move as he improves.