People · Ecuador
Nicolas Sarmiento Méndez
3×3 · top 29.0% of 288,433 all-time · competing since July 2023 · 2023MEND41
Nicolas Sarmiento Méndez has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 16.35, set at Fundación de Cuenca Open 2026, puts him in the top 29.0% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 338th in Ecuador. Across 9 competitions since July 2023, he has put 109 official solves on the record across three events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one, an early reading from 9 counted rounds. His 2×2 best has come down from 8.51 in July 2023 to 4.93, a 42% improvement. Nicolas has entered nine competitions, more competitions than 91% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Ecuador | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 16.35 | 19.35 | top 29.0% | 338 / 1,104 | |
| 2×2 | 4.93 | 7.13 | top 38.5% | 279 / 686 | |
| Pyraminx | 11.80 | 17.34 | top 65.9% | 253 / 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, 2×2. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.
The story so far
- 25 Apr 2026First sub-20 3×3: 16.35 at Fundación de Cuenca Open 2026.
- 28 Oct 2023First sub-30 3×3: 29.70 at Cuenca Sigue Cubeando 2023.
- 29 Jul 2023First competition: Cuenca Cubea 2023. A 35.49 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Fundación de Cuenca Open 2026 · 25 Apr 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Cuenca Open 2026 · 21 Feb 2026
- Cuenca Open 2025 · 26 Jul 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Speedcube Cuenca 2025 · 15 Mar 2025
- Ecuador Nationals 2024 · 10 Oct 2024
- Fundación de Cuenca Open 2024 · 13 Apr 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Cuenca Open 2024 · 3 Feb 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Cuenca Sigue Cubeando 2023 · 28 Oct 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Cuenca Cubea 2023 · 29 Jul 2023
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.
- Ronny Morocho — met in 22 rounds, never finished ahead
- Pablo Sebastián Flores Peralta — met in 22 rounds, never finished ahead
- Joaquin Alejandro Bastidas Tobar — met in 22 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-15 3×3 single — 70,740 people have one; it is 1.35 away.
- A sub-4 2×2 single — 50,215 people have one; it is 0.93 away.
Targets move as he improves.