People · El Salvador
Kevin Josué Maldonado Mendoza
Pyraminx · top 7.8% of 129,321 all-time · competing since June 2018 · 2018MEND17
Kevin Josué Maldonado Mendoza has been competing for 8 years. His best event is the Pyraminx: a personal-best single of 4.02, set at Nacionales El Salvador 2018, puts him in the top 7.8% of the 129,321 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 12th in El Salvador. Until February 2008, no official Pyraminx solve in the world had been that fast. Across 5 competitions since June 2018, he has put 139 official solves on the record across seven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 11% around a typical one, steadier than 90% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 20.82 in June 2018 to 12.62, a 39% improvement. Kevin 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 | El Salvador | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pyraminx | 4.02 | 5.30 | top 7.8% | 12 / 161 | |
| 2×2 | 2.40 | 4.38 | top 8.0% | 11 / 248 | |
| 3×3 | 12.62 | 16.25 | top 16.1% | 54 / 351 | |
| 4×4 | 1:00.43 | 1:12.25 | top 36.9% | 40 / 100 | |
| Megaminx | 1:55.50 | 2:05.27 | top 43.4% | 19 / 35 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 29.57 | 35.88 | top 45.7% | 40 / 98 | |
| 5×5 | 2:39.69 | — | early days — 3 solves | 39 / 58 |
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
- 6 Apr 2019First sub-15 3×3: 12.62 at Copa Lamatepec 2019.
- 17 Mar 2019Four personal bests in one day at Tecla Cube Open 2019.
- 27 Oct 2018First sub-20 3×3: 16.79 at Nacionales El Salvador 2018.
- 27 Oct 2018Seven personal bests in one day at Nacionales El Salvador 2018.
- 16 Jun 2018First competition: Santa Ana Open 2018. A 20.82 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Santa Ana Open 2022 · 13 Feb 2022
- Copa Lamatepec 2019 · 6 Apr 2019 — 1 personal best set
- Tecla Cube Open 2019 · 17 Mar 2019 — 4 personal bests set
- Nacionales El Salvador 2018 · 27 Oct 2018 — 7 personal bests set
- Santa Ana Open 2018 · 16 Jun 2018 — 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.
- David Gálvez — met in 33 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
- Edgardo Gálvez — met in 30 rounds, finished ahead 12 times
- José Enrique Jiménez — met in 30 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
Next targets
- A sub-4 Pyraminx single — 9,892 people have one; it is 0.02 away.
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.40 away.
Targets move as he improves.