People · United States
Shane Mendoza
3×3 · top 9.2% of 288,433 all-time · competing since January 2026 · 2026MEND02
Shane Mendoza has been competing for 9 months. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 10.56, set at Temecula Valley Back To School 2026, puts him in the top 9.2% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 5,090th in the United States. Until August 2006, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 4 competitions since January 2026, he has put 104 official solves on the record across twelve events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 18% around a typical one, an early reading from 8 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 13.65 in January 2026 to 10.56, a 23% improvement. Shane has entered four competitions, more competitions than 78% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 10.56 | 14.52 | top 9.2% | 5,090 / 60,666 | |
| Megaminx | 1:13.60 | 1:18.96 | top 17.8% | 1,223 / 8,026 | |
| Clock | 9.91 | 11.73 | top 24.5% | 1,923 / 9,172 | |
| 4×4 | 52.73 | 57.62 | top 28.1% | 4,409 / 19,354 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 24.90 | 30.59 | top 34.1% | 4,546 / 15,900 | |
| 6×6 | 3:13.91 | 3:20.51 | early days — 3 solves | 1,807 / 4,262 | |
| 2×2 | 5.79 | 6.40 | top 48.7% | 20,074 / 41,674 | |
| 7×7 | 4:57.99 | 5:08.15 | early days — 3 solves | 1,484 / 3,236 | |
| Square-1 | 34.59 | 46.57 | top 57.7% | 3,860 / 6,846 | |
| Skewb | 12.21 | 16.01 | top 67.1% | 12,721 / 19,164 | |
| Pyraminx | 13.56 | 17.03 | top 75.8% | 22,818 / 29,168 | |
| 5×5 | 3:23.59 | — | early days — 2 solves | 7,982 / 9,537 |
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
- 22 Aug 2026Three personal bests in one day at Temecula Valley Back To School 2026.
- 24 Jan 2026First competition: Agoura Winter 2026. A 20.64 3×3 single to start from.
- 24 Jan 2026First sub-20 3×3: 13.65 at Agoura Winter 2026.
- 24 Jan 2026First sub-15 3×3: 13.65 at Agoura Winter 2026.
Competitions
- Temecula Valley Back To School 2026 · 22 Aug 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- Temecula Valley Summer 2026 · 25 Jul 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- UCSD TritoNxN 2026 · 4 Apr 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Agoura Winter 2026 · 24 Jan 2026 — 1 personal best set
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.
- Franklin Pham — met in 23 rounds, finished ahead once
- Justin Rhee — met in 23 rounds, never finished ahead
- Ellion Ornemark — met in 22 rounds, finished ahead 6 times
Next targets
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,606 people have one; it is 0.56 away.
- A sub-1:00 Megaminx single — 3,558 people have one; it is 13.60 away.
Targets move as he improves.