People · South Africa
Mendel Wainer
2×2 · top 15.2% of 186,767 all-time · competing since May 2019 · 2019WAIN01
Mendel Wainer has been competing for 7 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 3.08, set at Beginner & Blind Johannesburg 2025, puts him in the top 15.2% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 152nd in South Africa. Across 5 competitions since May 2019, he has put 123 official solves on the record across five events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, steadier than 67% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 19.86 in May 2019 to 12.47, a 37% improvement. Mendel 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 | South Africa | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 3.08 | 6.39 | top 15.2% | 152 / 1,510 | |
| 3×3 | 12.47 | 14.78 | top 15.5% | 178 / 2,164 | |
| 4×4 | 1:12.72 | 1:19.84 | top 49.5% | 174 / 491 | |
| 5×5 | 2:18.54 | 2:31.50 | top 60.2% | 111 / 221 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 37.66 | 42.33 | top 61.8% | 180 / 467 |
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
- 30 Jul 2022First sub-15 3×3: 13.63 at CubeCo Durban Winter Warmup 2022.
- 17 May 2019First competition: Arnold Classic Africa 2019. A 19.86 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Beginner & Blind Johannesburg 2025 · 17 May 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- CubingZA Nationals 2025 · 26 Apr 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- CubeCo Durban Summer 2022 · 3 Dec 2022 — 1 personal best set
- CubeCo Durban Winter Warmup 2022 · 30 Jul 2022 — 2 personal bests set
- Arnold Classic Africa 2019 · 17 May 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.
- Marike Faught — met in 20 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Osman Badroodin — met in 20 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Timothy Lawrance — met in 17 rounds, finished ahead 8 times
Next targets
- A sub-3 2×2 single — 26,570 people have one; it is 0.08 away.
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 39,535 people have one; it is 0.47 away.
Targets move as he improves.