People · Australia
Allen Mercado
3×3 · top 11.3% of 288,433 all-time · competing since October 2022 · 2022MERC03
Allen Mercado has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 11.25, set at Sydney Cubing Decathlon 2026, puts him in the top 11.3% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1,024th in Australia. Across 8 competitions since October 2022, he has put 74 official solves on the record across two events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 16% around a typical one; 89% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 35.67 in October 2022 to 11.25, a 68% improvement. Allen 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 | Australia | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 11.25 | 13.45 | top 11.3% | 1,024 / 11,943 | |
| 2×2 | 2.82 | 4.57 | top 12.3% | 951 / 8,727 |
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
- 2 Oct 2026Three personal bests in one day at Sydney Cubing Decathlon 2026.
- 29 Aug 2026First sub-15 3×3: 13.63 at Tramsheds X: Winter Saturday 2026.
- 31 Aug 2024First sub-20 3×3: 18.58 at Cubing in Wollondilly 2024.
- 25 Aug 2024First sub-30 3×3: 23.69 at Tramsheds III: August Sunday 2024.
- 16 Oct 2022First competition: Marrickville Mini Open AM 2022. A 35.67 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Thirroul Beachside Twist 2026 · 17 Oct 2026
- Sydney Cubing Decathlon 2026 · 2 Oct 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- Tramsheds X: Winter Saturday 2026 · 29 Aug 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Sydney Spring Saturday 2024 · 16 Nov 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Cubing in Wollondilly 2024 · 31 Aug 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Tramsheds III: August Sunday 2024 · 25 Aug 2024 — 1 personal best set
- North Sydney Cube Day 2023 · 5 Mar 2023
- Marrickville Mini Open AM 2022 · 16 Oct 2022
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.
- Miles Irwin — met in 12 rounds, never finished ahead
- Jack McCarley — met in 12 rounds, never finished ahead
- Emerson Owen — met in 11 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
Next targets
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,606 people have one; it is 1.25 away.
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 9,039 people have one; it is 0.82 away.
Targets move as he improves.