People · Madagascar
Kantosoa Volaniaina Nomenatiana
3×3 · top 2.4% of 284,439 all-time · competing since May 2024 · 2024NOME01
Kantosoa Volaniaina Nomenatiana has been competing for 2 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 7.78, set at Cubing Mada 2024, puts him in the top 2.4% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 7th in Madagascar. Until July 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 3 competitions since May 2024, he has put 138 official solves on the record across four events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one, an early reading from 8 counted rounds. Kantosoa 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 | 7.78 | 9.23 | top 2.4% | 7 / 182 | |
| 2×2 | 1.57 | 4.04 | top 2.5% | 12 / 91 | |
| 4×4 | 31.98 | 38.03 | top 4.2% | 3 / 62 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 13.04 | 15.72 | top 4.5% | 8 / 73 |
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 one-handed. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.
The story so far
- 23 Aug 2025Three personal bests in one day at Cubing Mada Open 2025.
- 4 May 2024First competition: Cubing Mada 2024. A 8.71 3×3 single to start from.
- 4 May 2024Three personal bests in one day at Cubing Mada 2024.
Competitions
- Cubing Mada 2026 · 28 Mar 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Cubing Mada Open 2025 · 23 Aug 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- Cubing Mada 2024 · 4 May 2024 — 3 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.
- Ranarison Fiderana Lioka — met in 28 rounds, finished ahead 14 times
- Randy Mandimbisoa — met in 28 rounds, finished ahead 13 times
- Rodrigue Hermanne Rafanambinantsoa — met in 28 rounds, finished ahead once
Next targets
- A sub-6 3×3 single — 1,376 people have one; it is 1.78 away.
- A sub-1 2×2 single — 1,032 people have one; it is 0.57 away.
Targets move as he improves.