People · United States
Brandon Mendez
3×3 · top 21.9% of 284,439 all-time · competing since August 2017 · 2017MEND28
Brandon Mendez has been competing for 9 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 14.26, set at Cubing in the Redwoods 2018, puts him in the top 21.9% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 11,828th in the United States. Across 6 competitions since August 2017, he has put 77 official solves on the record across four events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 10% around a typical one, an early reading from 9 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 21.90 in August 2017 to 14.26, a 35% improvement. Brandon has entered six competitions, more competitions than 86% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 14.26 | 16.92 | top 21.9% | 11,828 / 59,724 | |
| Pyraminx | 7.99 | 18.29 | top 36.1% | 10,195 / 28,708 | |
| 2×2 | 5.23 | 6.53 | top 42.2% | 16,941 / 40,951 | |
| 4×4 | 1:22.92 | 1:45.54 | top 58.3% | 10,075 / 19,072 |
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
- 29 Sep 2018First sub-15 3×3: 14.88 at Cubing in the Redwoods 2018.
- 29 Sep 2018Four personal bests in one day at Cubing in the Redwoods 2018.
- 9 Sep 2017First sub-20 3×3: 16.77 at Fresno Fall 2017.
- 19 Aug 2017First competition: Nisei Week 2017. A 21.90 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Rubik's WCA World Championship 2025 · 3 Jul 2025
- Cubing in the Redwoods 2018 · 29 Sep 2018 — 4 personal bests set
- West Coast Cubing Tour - Fresno 2018 · 14 Jul 2018 — 1 personal best set
- Newport Fall 2017 · 7 Oct 2017 — 1 personal best set
- Fresno Fall 2017 · 9 Sep 2017 — 1 personal best set
- Nisei Week 2017 · 19 Aug 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.
- Ant Irizarry — met in 13 rounds, never finished ahead
- Noa Arthurs — met in 8 rounds, finished ahead once
- Max Park — met in 8 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 39,535 people have one; it is 2.26 away.
- A sub-6 Pyraminx single — 25,870 people have one; it is 1.99 away.
Targets move as he improves.