People · Angola
Roger Nataniel Issassa dos Santos
3×3 · top 2.3% of 288,433 all-time · competing since May 2023 · 2023SANT32
Roger Nataniel Issassa dos Santos has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 7.72, set at IMETRO Open 2026, puts him in the top 2.3% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1st in Angola. Until July 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 14 competitions since May 2023, he has put 465 official solves on the record across 14 events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 15% around a typical one; 81% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. Roger has entered 14 competitions, more competitions than 95% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Angola | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 7.72 | 9.98 | top 2.3% | 1 / 94 | |
| 4×4 | 29.73 | 38.15 | top 2.7% | 1 / 23 | |
| 2×2 | 2.12 | 4.75 | top 5.6% | 3 / 58 | |
| 5×5 | 1:06.40 | 1:12.45 | top 9.4% | 1 / 11 | |
| Megaminx | 58.81 | 1:07.56 | top 9.4% | 1 / 13 | |
| Square-1 | 16.29 | 29.11 | top 19.3% | 1 / 6 | |
| 7×7 | 3:35.77 | 4:20.46 | top 21.9% | 1 / 3 | |
| Pyraminx | 6.27 | 9.17 | top 22.0% | 7 / 36 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 20.58 | 23.51 | top 22.1% | 8 / 30 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 33 moves | 36.00 | top 23.5% | 1 / 6 | |
| 6×6 | 2:30.02 | 2:37.12 | top 25.7% | 1 / 5 | |
| Skewb | 11.72 | 23.41 | top 64.6% | 3 / 10 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 5:38.12 | — | early days — 1 solve | 2 / 4 | |
| Clock | 41.15 | 47.49 | top 93.8% | 2 / 3 |
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
- 24 Sep 2026Seven personal bests in one day at GAN WCA African Championship 2026.
- 23 Aug 2025Five personal bests in one day at Hotel Forum Open 2025.
- 7 May 2023First competition: Luanda Open 2023. A 11.28 3×3 single to start from.
- 7 May 2023First sub-10 3×3: 8.22 at Luanda Open 2023.
Competitions
- GAN WCA African Championship 2026 · 24 Sep 2026 — 7 personal bests set
- WCA African FMC Championship 2026 · 5 Sep 2026
- IMETRO Open 2026 · 4 Jul 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Cube in Luanda 2026 · 11 Apr 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- FMC Lusófono 2025 · 14 Dec 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Hotel Forum Open 2025 · 23 Aug 2025 — 5 personal bests set
- Talatona Speedcubing Open 2025 · 19 Jul 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Cube in Luanda 2025 · 7 Jun 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Rubik's WCA African Championship 2024 · 21 Sep 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Hotel Forum Open 2024 · 24 Aug 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Big in Luanda 2024 · 17 Aug 2024 — 1 personal best set
- FMC Brazil-Africa 2024 · 14 Apr 2024
- Luanda Open 2024 · 13 Apr 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Luanda Open 2023 · 7 May 2023 — 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.
- Belarmino Eusébio Chalale — met in 50 rounds, finished ahead 38 times · head to head
- Vivaldo Cristóvão Roque — met in 49 rounds, finished ahead 46 times · head to head
- Jesse Osburn — met in 48 rounds, finished ahead once
Next targets
- A sub-6 3×3 single — 1,419 people have one; it is 1.72 away.
- A sub-25 4×4 single — 614 people have one; it is 4.73 away.
Targets move as he improves.