People · Guatemala
Daniel Méndez
Skewb · top 3.9% of 73,281 all-time · competing since August 2016 · 2016MEND23
Daniel Méndez has been competing for 10 years. His best event is the Skewb: a personal-best single of 2.77, set at IGA Rubik 2017, puts him in the top 3.9% of the 73,281 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 6th in Guatemala. Until February 2014, no official Skewb solve in the world had been that fast. Across 13 competitions since August 2016, he has put 1,021 official solves on the record across 14 events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one, steadier than 56% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 14.00 in August 2016 to 8.93, a 36% improvement. Daniel has entered 13 competitions, more competitions than 94% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Guatemala | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skewb | 2.77 | 6.85 | top 3.9% | 6 / 199 | |
| Pyraminx | 3.26 | 5.31 | top 4.5% | 18 / 466 | |
| 3×3 | 8.93 | 11.17 | top 4.7% | 27 / 1,226 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 14.83 | 19.24 | top 7.8% | 15 / 303 | |
| 2×2 | 2.39 | 4.39 | top 7.9% | 41 / 717 | |
| 4×4 | 38.85 | 41.31 | top 10.8% | 31 / 303 | |
| 5×5 | 1:10.86 | 1:12.65 | top 12.2% | 19 / 151 | |
| Square-1 | 13.87 | 18.45 | top 13.8% | 9 / 86 | |
| Megaminx | 1:19.57 | 1:28.95 | top 21.5% | 41 / 134 | |
| 6×6 | 2:25.85 | 2:36.89 | top 23.5% | 14 / 56 | |
| 7×7 | 3:43.92 | 3:58.11 | top 24.8% | 15 / 48 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 2:32.25 | — | top 43.9% | 21 / 47 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 39 moves | — | early days — 2 solves | 16 / 50 | |
| Clock | 15.95 | 17.69 | top 51.7% | 29 / 62 |
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 Dec 2022Nine personal bests in one day at Nacionales Guatemala 2022.
- 11 Jun 2022Four personal bests in one day at Eskala 2022.
- 10 Apr 2022First sub-10 3×3: 9.06 at Cubing Party Xela 2022.
- 7 Apr 2018Four personal bests in one day at Nacionales Guatemala 2018.
- 2 Dec 2017Four personal bests in one day at GuateMaya Open 2017.
- 2 Sep 2017Seven personal bests in one day at Rubik Xela Open 2017.
Competitions
- Nacionales Guatemala 2022 · 16 Dec 2022 — 9 personal bests set
- Vení a Cubear a Toto 2022 · 16 Jul 2022 — 1 personal best set
- Eskala 2022 · 11 Jun 2022 — 4 personal bests set
- Cubing Party Xela 2022 · 10 Apr 2022 — 1 personal best set
- GuateMaya 2021 · 28 Dec 2021 — 2 personal bests set
- Nacionales Guatemala 2018 · 7 Apr 2018 — 4 personal bests set
- GuateMaya Open 2017 · 2 Dec 2017 — 4 personal bests set
- Rubik Xela Open 2017 · 2 Sep 2017 — 7 personal bests set
- IGA Rubik 2017 · 19 Aug 2017 — 3 personal bests set
- Latin America Cubing Tour - Guatemala 2017 · 1 Jul 2017 — 8 personal bests set
- Guatemala Nationals 2017 · 25 Mar 2017 — 8 personal bests set
- GuateMaya Open 2016 · 21 Dec 2016 — 6 personal bests set
- Xela Open 2016 · 12 Aug 2016 — 4 personal bests set
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.
- Pablo Say — met in 210 rounds, finished ahead 123 times
- Adrián Ramírez — met in 155 rounds, finished ahead 119 times
- Aldo José Gramajo de León — met in 145 rounds, finished ahead 46 times
Next targets
- A sub-2 Skewb single — 1,013 people have one; it is 0.77 away.
- A sub-3 Pyraminx single — 4,700 people have one; it is 0.26 away.
Targets move as he improves.