People · Spain
Mikel Sierra Vélez de Mendizabal
Pyraminx · top 41.6% of 129,321 all-time · competing since December 2024 · 2024MEND49
Mikel Sierra Vélez de Mendizabal has been competing for a year. His best event is the Pyraminx: a personal-best single of 8.62, set at Gasteiz Open 2026, puts him in the top 41.6% of the 129,321 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1,201st in Spain. Across 5 competitions since December 2024, he has put 76 official solves on the record across five events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 8% around a typical one, an early reading from 5 counted rounds. His Pyraminx best has come down from 21.04 in December 2024 to 8.62, a 59% improvement. Mikel 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 | Spain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pyraminx | 8.62 | 12.29 | top 41.6% | 1,201 / 2,865 | |
| 3×3 | 25.56 | 29.47 | top 53.8% | 2,391 / 5,141 | |
| 2×2 | 6.75 | 7.70 | top 58.3% | 2,042 / 3,845 | |
| Clock | 21.59 | 26.23 | top 69.0% | 588 / 876 | |
| 4×4 | 3:01.42 | — | early days — 2 solves | 1,625 / 1,762 |
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, Pyraminx. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.
The story so far
- 21 Feb 2026First sub-30 3×3: 26.77 at Amore Amorebieta Open 2026.
- 21 Feb 2026Three personal bests in one day at Amore Amorebieta Open 2026.
- 7 Dec 2024First competition: Bilbao La Perrera Side Events 2024.
Competitions
- Izarraizpe Open 2026 · 4 Jul 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Gasteiz Open 2026 · 18 Apr 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Amore Amorebieta Open 2026 · 21 Feb 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- Gasteiz Open 2025 · 15 Mar 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Bilbao La Perrera Side Events 2024 · 7 Dec 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.
- Rubén López de Juan — met in 16 rounds, never finished ahead
- José Miguel Beguiristain — met in 16 rounds, never finished ahead
- Florian Bernard — met in 15 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-8 Pyraminx single — 46,752 people have one; it is 0.62 away.
- A sub-25 3×3 single — 149,621 people have one; it is 0.56 away.
Targets move as he improves.