People · Colombia
Simón Varela Méndez
2×2 · top 6.5% of 186,767 all-time · competing since March 2024 · 2024MEND13
Simón Varela Méndez has been competing for 2 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 2.24, set at Prenacionales Colombia 2024, puts him in the top 6.5% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 217th in Colombia. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 8 competitions since March 2024, he has put 219 official solves on the record across five events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 18% around a typical one; 98% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 20.62 in March 2024 to 12.31, a 40% improvement. He 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 2.24 | 5.38 | top 6.5% | 217 / 3,615 | |
| 3×3 | 12.31 | 15.30 | top 15.0% | 617 / 5,812 | |
| Pyraminx | 6.87 | 11.75 | top 26.8% | 595 / 2,395 | |
| 4×4 | 54.27 | 1:07.46 | top 29.8% | 399 / 1,270 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 27.13 | 30.60 | top 39.7% | 434 / 1,175 |
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
- 2 Aug 2026Four personal bests in one day at PU Villavicencio III 2026.
- 11 Jul 2026Four personal bests in one day at Unicentro Yopal 2026.
- 12 May 2024First sub-15 3×3: 14.36 at Prenacionales Colombia 2024.
- 12 May 2024Three personal bests in one day at Prenacionales Colombia 2024.
- 20 Apr 2024First sub-20 3×3: 17.51 at Speedcubing Yumbo 2024.
- 16 Mar 2024First competition: Cali Vuelve 2024. A 20.62 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Unicentro Tunja VI 2026 · 8 Aug 2026 — 1 personal best set
- PU Villavicencio III 2026 · 2 Aug 2026 — 4 personal bests set
- Unicentro Yopal 2026 · 11 Jul 2026 — 4 personal bests set
- Yopal Open 2024 · 26 Oct 2024
- NxN Cali 2024 · 22 Jun 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Prenacionales Colombia 2024 · 12 May 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- Speedcubing Yumbo 2024 · 20 Apr 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Cali Vuelve 2024 · 16 Mar 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.
- Axel Juan Pablo Moreno Rodriguez — met in 30 rounds, finished ahead once
- Dennis Rosero — met in 30 rounds, never finished ahead
- Diego Alejandro Casas Jimenez — met in 22 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.24 away.
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 39,535 people have one; it is 0.31 away.
Targets move as he improves.