People · France
Isaiah Kula Mangala
2×2 · top 8.1% of 189,179 all-time · competing since July 2023 · 2023MANG08
Isaiah Kula Mangala has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 2.41, set at Hayange Open 2024, puts him in the top 8.1% of the 189,179 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 326th in France. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 6 competitions since July 2023, he has put 206 official solves on the record across eight events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 15% around a typical one; 80% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 15.56 in July 2023 to 12.78, an 18% improvement. Isaiah has entered six competitions, more competitions than 86% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | France | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 2.41 | 5.10 | top 8.1% | 326 / 3,129 | |
| 3×3 | 12.78 | 15.46 | top 16.7% | 850 / 4,823 | |
| 4×4 | 1:06.05 | 1:18.68 | top 43.0% | 782 / 1,839 | |
| Pyraminx | 9.11 | 12.53 | top 45.8% | 1,068 / 2,185 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 34.65 | 45.74 | top 56.7% | 809 / 1,508 | |
| 5×5 | 2:18.42 | — | early days — 3 solves | 570 / 1,038 | |
| Skewb | 13.73 | 17.10 | top 73.8% | 970 / 1,309 | |
| Square-1 | 55.18 | 1:04.50 | top 80.5% | 433 / 547 |
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
- 28 Mar 2026Three personal bests in one day at Hayange Open 2026.
- 20 Jan 2024First sub-15 3×3: 14.39 at Hayange Open 2024.
- 20 Jan 2024Four personal bests in one day at Hayange Open 2024.
- 22 Jul 2023First competition: Sézanne Open 2023. A 15.56 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Hayange Open 2026 · 28 Mar 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- Nilvange Open 2025 · 15 Nov 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Hayange Open 2025 · 25 Jan 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Rheinland-Pfalz Open 2024 · 29 Jun 2024
- Hayange Open 2024 · 20 Jan 2024 — 4 personal bests set
- Sézanne Open 2023 · 22 Jul 2023 — 2 personal bests 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.
- Valentin Hoffmann — met in 40 rounds, never finished ahead
- Charles Daloz-Baltenberger — met in 40 rounds, never finished ahead
- Arthur Provot — met in 40 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 9,039 people have one; it is 0.41 away.
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 40,277 people have one; it is 0.78 away.
Targets move as he improves.