People · Colombia
Mervin Lainders Portela Castillo
3×3 · top 20.1% of 284,439 all-time · competing since February 2024 · 2024CAST16
Mervin Lainders Portela Castillo has been competing for 2 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 13.76, set at Avenida Chile XXXIV 2026, puts him in the top 20.1% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 885th in Colombia. Across 8 competitions since February 2024, he has put 172 official solves on the record across six events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 15% around a typical one; 83% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 17.67 in February 2024 to 13.76, a 22% improvement. Mervin 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 | Colombia | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 13.76 | 18.69 | top 20.1% | 885 / 5,812 | |
| 2×2 | 4.31 | 5.95 | top 30.5% | 1,005 / 3,615 | |
| Skewb | 7.82 | 10.06 | top 39.9% | 453 / 1,065 | |
| Megaminx | 1:58.42 | 2:15.00 | top 44.8% | 316 / 533 | |
| 4×4 | 1:13.04 | 1:27.96 | top 49.8% | 712 / 1,270 | |
| Pyraminx | 10.40 | 16.81 | top 56.1% | 1,220 / 2,395 |
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
- 17 May 2026First sub-15 3×3: 13.76 at Avenida Chile XXXIV 2026.
- 29 Sep 2024Three personal bests in one day at Skewb Masters Bogotá 2024.
- 2 Jun 2024Four personal bests in one day at Clock Masters Bogotá 2024.
- 25 Feb 2024First competition: Encanto Soacha 2024. A 17.67 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Avenida Chile XXXIV 2026 · 17 May 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Edén Bogotá V 2025 · 8 Nov 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Skewb Masters Bogotá 2024 · 29 Sep 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- Villa del Rio al Cubo Bogotá 2024 · 3 Aug 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Encanto Soacha II 2024 · 30 Jun 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Clock Masters Bogotá 2024 · 2 Jun 2024 — 4 personal bests set
- Festival Cubero Bogotá 2024 · 23 Mar 2024
- Encanto Soacha 2024 · 25 Feb 2024
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.
- Eduard Esteban García Domínguez — met in 33 rounds, finished ahead once
- Dennis Rosero — met in 33 rounds, never finished ahead
- Shanty Rodríguez — met in 26 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 39,535 people have one; it is 1.76 away.
- A sub-4 2×2 single — 49,452 people have one; it is 0.31 away.
Targets move as he improves.