People · South Africa
Etienne Mentz
3×3 · top 14.6% of 284,439 all-time · competing since May 2019 · 2019MENT01
Etienne Mentz has been competing for 7 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 12.21, set at Farrarmere Full Speed 2026, puts him in the top 14.6% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 165th in South Africa. Across 2 competitions since May 2019, he has put 57 official solves on the record across six events. His 3×3 best has come down from 16.52 in May 2019 to 12.21, a 26% improvement. Etienne has entered two competitions.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | South Africa | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 12.21 | 13.25 | top 14.6% | 165 / 2,164 | |
| Pyraminx | 7.90 | 8.57 | top 35.4% | 267 / 946 | |
| 2×2 | 4.87 | 5.89 | top 37.7% | 399 / 1,510 | |
| 4×4 | 1:09.58 | — | early days — 3 solves | 161 / 491 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 32.77 | 52.63 | top 52.8% | 148 / 467 | |
| Megaminx | 3:32.33 | 4:06.86 | top 84.2% | 186 / 266 |
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
- 22 Aug 2026First sub-15 3×3: 12.21 at Farrarmere Full Speed 2026.
- 22 Aug 2026Three personal bests in one day at Farrarmere Full Speed 2026.
- 17 May 2019First competition: Arnold Classic Africa 2019. A 17.33 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Farrarmere Full Speed 2026 · 22 Aug 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- Arnold Classic Africa 2019 · 17 May 2019 — 1 personal best 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.
- Marike Faught — met in 12 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
- Ruben Grobler — met in 12 rounds, never finished ahead
- Joshua Christian Marais — met in 11 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
Next targets
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 39,535 people have one; it is 0.21 away.
- A sub-6 Pyraminx single — 25,870 people have one; it is 1.90 away.
Targets move as he improves.