People · United States
Jacob Mendez
3×3 · top 34.8% of 284,439 all-time · competing since July 2023 · 2023MEND36
Jacob Mendez has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 18.23, set at Temecula Valley Fall 2024, puts him in the top 34.8% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 19,408th in the United States. Across 8 competitions since July 2023, he has put 119 official solves on the record across eight events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 14% around a typical one; 78% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 22.60 in July 2023 to 18.23, a 19% improvement. Jacob has entered eight competitions, more competitions than 90% 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 | 18.23 | 20.28 | top 34.8% | 19,408 / 59,724 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 31.47 | 45.68 | top 50.0% | 6,890 / 15,683 | |
| Pyraminx | 9.75 | 17.11 | top 51.1% | 14,838 / 28,708 | |
| Megaminx | 2:24.64 | — | early days — 1 solve | 4,403 / 7,841 | |
| 2×2 | 9.86 | 11.14 | top 77.4% | 32,062 / 40,951 | |
| 5×5 | 3:44.10 | — | top 89.2% | 8,357 / 9,401 | |
| Skewb | 19.90 | 21.91 | top 89.5% | 17,237 / 18,907 | |
| 4×4 | 2:24.63 | — | top 90.4% | 17,252 / 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
- 8 Sep 2024Three personal bests in one day at Aliso Niguel Summer 2024.
- 15 Oct 2023First sub-20 3×3: 18.92 at Jurupa Valley Cubing Fall 2023.
- 9 Jul 2023First competition: Pickett's Mill Battlefield 2023. A 22.73 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Temecula Valley Fall 2024 · 26 Oct 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Aliso Niguel Summer 2024 · 8 Sep 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- Nub Open Mission Viejo Summer 2024 · 14 Jul 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Temecula Valley Spring 2024 · 11 May 2024
- San Diego Big Cub 2024 · 27 Apr 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Jurupa Valley Cubing Fall 2023 · 15 Oct 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- UCSD Summer 2023 · 5 Aug 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Pickett's Mill Battlefield 2023 · 9 Jul 2023 — 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.
- Shane Grogan — met in 22 rounds, never finished ahead
- Alex Lehman — met in 22 rounds, never finished ahead
- Dan Tran — met in 22 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-15 3×3 single — 69,493 people have one; it is 3.23 away.
- A sub-30 3×3 one-handed single — 34,382 people have one; it is 1.47 away.
Targets move as he improves.