People · Chile
Martín Mercado
3×3 · top 8.4% of 284,439 all-time · competing since December 2019 · 2019MERC09
Martín Mercado has been competing for 7 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 10.30, set at Machalí Open 2023, puts him in the top 8.4% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 168th in Chile. Until May 2007, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 14 competitions since December 2019, he has put 392 official solves on the record across eleven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, steadier than 79% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 12.98 in December 2019 to 10.30, a 21% improvement. He has entered 14 competitions, more competitions than 95% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Chile | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 10.30 | 11.94 | top 8.4% | 168 / 2,080 | |
| Square-1 | 12.63 | 16.76 | top 11.1% | 30 / 176 | |
| 2×2 | 2.74 | 3.60 | top 11.4% | 130 / 1,303 | |
| 4×4 | 40.33 | 44.77 | top 12.5% | 92 / 562 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 18.80 | 22.99 | top 17.2% | 83 / 458 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 1:14.26 | — | top 17.5% | 4 / 58 | |
| 5×5 | 1:22.26 | 1:33.92 | top 20.9% | 63 / 223 | |
| Megaminx | 1:24.81 | 1:33.42 | top 24.8% | 72 / 196 | |
| 6×6 | 2:47.33 | 3:44.20 | top 34.8% | 38 / 97 | |
| Pyraminx | 8.26 | 16.52 | top 38.4% | 285 / 871 | |
| 7×7 | 4:39.31 | — | early days — 3 solves | 41 / 76 |
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 Jul 2023Three personal bests in one day at Machalí Open 2023.
- 25 Feb 2023Three personal bests in one day at Rancagua Open 2023.
- 15 Oct 2022Seven personal bests in one day at Santiago UV Open 2022.
- 9 Jul 2022Five personal bests in one day at Santiago Wintercubing Open 2022.
- 23 Oct 2021Three personal bests in one day at Chile Comeback - Chillán Open 2021.
- 14 Dec 2019First competition: Rancagua Open 2019. A 12.98 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Salesianos de Macul Open 2023 · 10 Dec 2023 — 1 personal best set
- Patio Cubik Open 2023 · 7 Oct 2023
- Machalí Open 2023 · 22 Jul 2023 — 3 personal bests set
- Titan Blind Open 2023 · 3 Jun 2023 — 1 personal best set
- Melipilla Open 2023 · 29 Apr 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Rancagua Open 2023 · 25 Feb 2023 — 3 personal bests set
- Montealegre Open 2023 · 8 Jan 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Santiago UV Open 2022 · 15 Oct 2022 — 7 personal bests set
- Requínoa Open 2022 · 3 Sep 2022 — 1 personal best set
- Santiago Wintercubing Open 2022 · 9 Jul 2022 — 5 personal bests set
- Melipilla Open 2021 · 4 Dec 2021 — 1 personal best set
- Chile Comeback - Chillán Open 2021 · 23 Oct 2021 — 3 personal bests set
- Cubopía Open 2020 · 7 Mar 2020 — 1 personal best set
- Rancagua Open 2019 · 14 Dec 2019
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.
- Cristóbal Opazo Bravo — met in 88 rounds, finished ahead 17 times
- Felipe Medel — met in 88 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
- Maximiliano Perez Madrid — met in 72 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
Next targets
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,172 people have one; it is 0.30 away.
- A sub-12 Square-1 single — 2,502 people have one; it is 0.63 away.
Targets move as he improves.