People · Madagascar
Arilova Niela Ratsima
3×3 · top 2.3% of 288,433 all-time · competing since June 2019 · 2019RATS01
Arilova Niela Ratsima has been competing for 7 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 7.69, set at Teublitz Open 2026, puts him in the top 2.3% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 6th in Madagascar. Until July 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 3 competitions since June 2019, he has put 53 official solves on the record across three 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 11.89 in June 2019 to 7.69, a 35% improvement. Arilova has entered three competitions, more competitions than 69% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Madagascar | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 7.69 | 10.49 | top 2.3% | 6 / 183 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 23.31 | 26.64 | top 29.7% | 39 / 73 | |
| 2×2 | 6.21 | 7.36 | top 53.1% | 62 / 91 |
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
- 4 May 2024First sub-10 3×3: 8.73 at Cubing Mada 2024.
- 4 May 2024Three personal bests in one day at Cubing Mada 2024.
- 1 Jun 2019First competition: Madagascar Cubing Open 2019. A 13.53 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Teublitz Open 2026 · 17 Oct 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Cubing Mada 2024 · 4 May 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- Madagascar Cubing Open 2019 · 1 Jun 2019 — 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.
- Tolotsoa Joanah Lalarijaona — met in 8 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
- Valisoa Tiavina Léonard Razafindrainibe — met in 8 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
- Ismaël Mamy Randriamalanto — met in 8 rounds, finished ahead twice
Next targets
- A sub-6 3×3 single — 1,419 people have one; it is 1.69 away.
- A sub-20 3×3 one-handed single — 15,318 people have one; it is 3.31 away.
Targets move as he improves.