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John Michael Mendoza
3×3 · top 6.6% of 288,433 all-time · competing since May 2012 · 2012MEND02
John Michael Mendoza has been competing for 14 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 9.67, set at Shoe Capital Open 2014, puts him in the top 6.6% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 688th in the Philippines. Until November 2007, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 8 competitions since May 2012, he has put 152 official solves on the record across seven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 14% around a typical one; 77% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 19.33 in May 2012 to 9.67, a 50% improvement. John 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 | Philippines | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 9.67 | 12.02 | top 6.6% | 688 / 6,429 | |
| 4×4 | 49.22 | 55.41 | top 23.8% | 632 / 2,174 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 23.38 | 27.44 | top 29.9% | 823 / 2,491 | |
| 2×2 | 4.52 | 7.48 | top 33.2% | 1,693 / 4,353 | |
| Megaminx | 2:24.62 | — | early days — 2 solves | 452 / 700 | |
| 5×5 | 2:28.81 | — | early days — 3 solves | 712 / 943 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 4:13.09 | — | early days — 1 solve | 206 / 280 |
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
- 15 Feb 2014First sub-10 3×3: 9.67 at Shoe Capital Open 2014.
- 13 Apr 2013First sub-15 3×3: 11.78 at Marikina City Open 2013.
- 13 Apr 2013Four personal bests in one day at Marikina City Open 2013.
- 13 May 2012First competition: Fiesta Open 2012. A 19.33 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Cavite Side Events Open 2026 · 1 Aug 2026
- Rubik's Cube Philippine Open 2015 · 21 Aug 2015 — 2 personal bests set
- CGJV Speedcubing Open 2015 · 20 Jun 2015
- Shoe Capital Open 2014 · 15 Feb 2014 — 1 personal best set
- SNES Open 2013 · 25 May 2013 — 2 personal bests set
- Marikina City Open 2013 · 13 Apr 2013 — 4 personal bests set
- Bayani 2012 · 27 Aug 2012 — 1 personal best set
- Fiesta Open 2012 · 13 May 2012
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.
- Carlo Nicolai Abana — met in 30 rounds, finished ahead 12 times
- John Edison Ubaldo (ᜇ᜔ᜌᜓ︀ᜈ᜔ ᜁᜇᜒᜐᜓ︀ᜈ᜔ ᜂᜊᜎ᜔ᜇᜓ︀) — met in 30 rounds, finished ahead 6 times
- Erwin Reyes — met in 27 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 8,101 people have one; it is 1.67 away.
- A sub-40 4×4 single — 10,370 people have one; it is 9.22 away.
Targets move as he improves.