People · Panama
Andres Felipe Mendez Lopez
3×3 · top 1.9% of 284,439 all-time · competing since August 2022 · 2022LOPE20
Andres Felipe Mendez Lopez has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 7.41, set at Santo Domingo Summer 2026, puts him in the top 1.9% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 3rd in Panama. Until July 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 8 competitions since August 2022, he has put 285 official solves on the record across seven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 15% around a typical one; 85% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 21.22 in August 2022 to 7.41, a 65% improvement. Andres 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 | Panama | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 7.41 | 9.68 | top 1.9% | 3 / 278 | |
| 4×4 | 29.57 | 35.49 | top 2.6% | 2 / 71 | |
| 2×2 | 1.82 | 3.74 | top 3.7% | 4 / 192 | |
| 5×5 | 1:08.73 | 1:19.09 | top 10.7% | 6 / 33 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 18.16 | 26.63 | top 15.5% | 15 / 77 | |
| Pyraminx | 5.93 | 9.95 | top 19.5% | 25 / 110 | |
| Megaminx | 2:10.57 | — | early days — 2 solves | 23 / 36 |
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
- 4 Jul 2026Three personal bests in one day at Santo Domingo Summer 2026.
- 12 Jun 2026Four personal bests in one day at WCA South American Championship 2026.
- 17 Jan 2026Four personal bests in one day at Santo Domingo Winter 2026.
- 11 Aug 2023First sub-10 3×3: 9.99 at Panama Nationals 2023.
- 11 Aug 2023Three personal bests in one day at Panama Nationals 2023.
- 17 Dec 2022First sub-20 3×3: 12.81 at Panama Nationals 2022.
Competitions
- Santo Domingo Summer 2026 · 4 Jul 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- WCA South American Championship 2026 · 12 Jun 2026 — 4 personal bests set
- Santo Domingo Winter 2026 · 17 Jan 2026 — 4 personal bests set
- West Coast Cubing Tour: Berkeley 2025 · 25 Jun 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Santo Domingo Summer 2023 · 26 Aug 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Panama Nationals 2023 · 11 Aug 2023 — 3 personal bests set
- Panama Nationals 2022 · 17 Dec 2022 — 3 personal bests set
- Edén Cubing 2022 · 6 Aug 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.
- Amaury Miguel Caballero — met in 39 rounds, finished ahead 11 times
- Luis Felipe Villamil Gil — met in 35 rounds, finished ahead 14 times
- Raimy Marte — met in 33 rounds, finished ahead 22 times
Next targets
- A sub-6 3×3 single — 1,376 people have one; it is 1.41 away.
- A sub-25 4×4 single — 588 people have one; it is 4.57 away.
Targets move as he improves.