People · Colombia
Fernando Mendez Mesa
3×3 one-handed · top 5.5% of 73,695 all-time · competing since February 2017 · 2017MESA01
Fernando Mendez Mesa has been competing for 10 years. His best event is the 3×3 one-handed: a personal-best single of 13.67, set at Caracolí Open 2019, puts him in the top 5.5% of the 73,695 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 54th in Colombia. Until January 2010, no official 3×3 one-handed solve in the world had been that fast. Across 7 competitions since February 2017, he has put 275 official solves on the record across six events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 14% around a typical one; 63% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 29.25 in February 2017 to 10.47, a 64% improvement. Fernando has entered seven competitions, more competitions than 88% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Colombia | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 one-handed | 13.67 | 18.34 | top 5.5% | 54 / 1,175 | |
| 3×3 | 10.47 | 12.55 | top 8.9% | 348 / 5,812 | |
| 2×2 | 2.62 | 4.69 | top 10.1% | 313 / 3,615 | |
| Pyraminx | 4.54 | 10.55 | top 10.5% | 226 / 2,395 | |
| 4×4 | 1:00.38 | 1:12.04 | top 36.8% | 503 / 1,270 | |
| Skewb | 9.93 | 13.95 | top 54.5% | 605 / 1,065 |
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
- 3 Nov 2019Three personal bests in one day at Caracolí Open 2019.
- 9 Jun 2018Five personal bests in one day at New Cambridge School Open 2018.
- 3 Mar 2018First sub-15 3×3: 12.63 at Caracolí Open 2018.
- 3 Mar 2018Five personal bests in one day at Caracolí Open 2018.
- 4 Nov 2017First sub-20 3×3: 17.96 at USTA Winter Open 2017.
- 4 Nov 2017Five personal bests in one day at USTA Winter Open 2017.
Competitions
- La Florida 2023 · 17 Sep 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Regionales Santander 2023 · 18 Aug 2023 — 1 personal best set
- Caracolí Open 2019 · 3 Nov 2019 — 3 personal bests set
- New Cambridge School Open 2018 · 9 Jun 2018 — 5 personal bests set
- Caracolí Open 2018 · 3 Mar 2018 — 5 personal bests set
- USTA Winter Open 2017 · 4 Nov 2017 — 5 personal bests set
- Piedra del Sol Santander 2017 · 18 Feb 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.
- Diego Alejandro Casas Jimenez — met in 55 rounds, finished ahead 20 times
- David Verdooren Flórez — met in 44 rounds, finished ahead 20 times
- Jhuliam Stevam Picon Muñoz — met in 44 rounds, finished ahead 13 times
Next targets
- A sub-12 3×3 one-handed single — 2,187 people have one; it is 1.67 away.
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,172 people have one; it is 0.47 away.
Targets move as he improves.