People · Spain
David Martínez Merencio
Skewb · top 14.4% of 73,281 all-time · competing since June 2016 · 2016MERE01
David Martínez Merencio has been competing for 10 years. His best event is the Skewb: a personal-best single of 4.49, set at Costa de la Luz Open 2023, puts him in the top 14.4% of the 73,281 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 356th in Spain. Across 5 competitions since June 2016, he has put 177 official solves on the record across six events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 15% around a typical one; 81% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 17.63 in June 2016 to 12.27, a 30% improvement. David 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skewb | 4.49 | 9.67 | top 14.4% | 356 / 1,685 | |
| 3×3 | 12.27 | 13.19 | top 14.8% | 601 / 5,141 | |
| 2×2 | 3.09 | 4.57 | top 15.3% | 592 / 3,845 | |
| Pyraminx | 5.54 | 8.51 | top 16.7% | 529 / 2,865 | |
| 4×4 | 1:01.75 | 1:08.68 | top 38.4% | 572 / 1,762 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 52.02 | 1:00.27 | top 78.5% | 970 / 1,315 |
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
- 20 May 2023Three personal bests in one day at Colegio Sagrado Corazón de Jesús Open 2023.
- 28 Apr 2023Five personal bests in one day at Costa de la Luz Open 2023.
- 10 Nov 2018First sub-15 3×3: 14.90 at Fuengirola Cubea 2018.
- 10 Nov 2018Three personal bests in one day at Fuengirola Cubea 2018.
- 18 Jun 2016First competition: Quijote Open 2016. A 17.63 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Colegio Sagrado Corazón de Jesús Open 2023 · 20 May 2023 — 3 personal bests set
- Costa de la Luz Open 2023 · 28 Apr 2023 — 5 personal bests set
- Fuengirola Cubea 2018 · 10 Nov 2018 — 3 personal bests set
- Spanish Championship 2016 · 7 Oct 2016 — 1 personal best set
- Quijote Open 2016 · 18 Jun 2016
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.
- Miguel Ángel González-Herrero García — met in 31 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
- Lorenzo Escobar Kraskouskaya — met in 26 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
- Fernando Sáez Lázaro — met in 25 rounds, finished ahead 9 times
Next targets
- A sub-4 Skewb single — 7,977 people have one; it is 0.49 away.
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 39,535 people have one; it is 0.27 away.
Targets move as he improves.