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Sara García Mendes

Pyraminx · top 1.4% of 129,321 all-time · competing since June 2018 · 2018MEND18

Sara García Mendes has been competing for 8 years. Her best event is the Pyraminx: a personal-best single of 2.16, set at Nerja Chanquete Open 2024, puts her in the top 1.4% of the 129,321 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 2nd in Portugal. Until July 2011, no official Pyraminx solve in the world had been that fast. Across 54 competitions since June 2018, she has put 1,927 official solves on the record across ten events. Solve to solve, her 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, steadier than 74% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. Her 3×3 best has come down from 27.85 in June 2018 to 11.99, a 57% improvement. Sara has entered 54 competitions, more competitions than 99% of everyone who has ever competed.

Pyraminx
best event — top 1.4% of 129,321 all-time
2.16
signature single · Nerja Chanquete Open 2024
1,927
official solves on the record
12%
solve-to-solve spread · steadier than 74% of the field

Standing, event by event

vs everyone ever ranked
EventPB singlePB averageAll-time standingPortugal
Pyraminx2.166.54
top 1.4%2 / 262
2×21.924.47
top 4.2%62 / 417
4×437.5247.12
top 9.3%22 / 223
Skewb4.207.35
top 12.3%27 / 175
3×311.9914.06
top 13.9%83 / 547
3×3 one-handed20.4425.39
top 21.7%31 / 161
Megaminx1:27.671:37.66
top 26.6%28 / 111
5×51:40.941:45.79
top 36.1%32 / 110
3×3 Fewest Moves38 moves48.67
top 40.9%18 / 35
Square-11:20.07—
top 92.8%0 / 96

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

El Escorial Open 2018: 27.85Kubekings Villanueva Open 2018: 21.90Getafe Vuelve 2019: 19.40Imaginalia Open 2019: 17.61Cervantes Cubea 2019: 21.30UCM Open 2019: 17.39Quijote Open 2019: 17.19UPM Open 2019: 18.96Kubekings Villanueva Open 2019: 18.63UCLM Cuenca Open 2020: 15.81X-Madrid Open 2022: 16.28Parla Open 2022: 16.61Campeonato de España 2022: 14.99Madrid Norte Open 2022: 13.67URJC Open 2023: 14.58Getafe Continúa 2023: 15.10X-Madrid Open 2023: 13.21Parla Open 2023: 14.72Azeméis Open 2023: 13.51Margarita Open 2023: 12.28Speedcube Battle Vallekas 2023: 14.15Ventanal de la Sierra Open 2023: 12.90Madrid Norte Open 2023: 14.30Cabanillas del Campo Open 2023: 14.09URJC Open 2024: 14.11Velilla Open 2024: 14.10Móstoles Open 2024: 15.45X-Madrid Open 2024: 13.38Parla Open 2024: 13.95Rubik's WCA European Championship 2024: 14.98Portugal Championship 2024: 12.91Nerja Chanquete Open 2024: 13.69Andorran Championship 2024: 12.86Madrid Norte Open 2024: 12.56Mirasierra Open 2024: 14.25Cuarto Aldeilla: 33 Horas Ruleta Open 2024: 12.74Huashang: Las Tablas Open 2025: 11.99URJC Open 2025: 14.12Arraiolos Open 2025: 14.98Getafe Open 2025: 13.50X-Madrid Open 2025: 13.53Parla Open 2025: 12.69Plaza Río 2 Open 2025: 13.18Madrid Norte Open 2025: 12.93Alcobendas Virgen de la Paz Open 2026: 13.86Las Tablas Open 2026: 13.17URJC Open 2026: 13.37Parla Open 2026: 13.2811.9927.8516 Jun 20184 Jul 2026

Best single per competition, 3×3. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.

The story so far

Competitions

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 her.

Next targets

  • A sub-2 Pyraminx single — 1,476 people have one; it is 0.16 away.
  • A sub-1 2×2 single — 1,032 people have one; it is 0.92 away.

Targets move as she improves.