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Competitions · Madagascar

Cubing Mada 2026

Antananarivo · 28 March 2026 · 10 events · 47 competitors · 67 personal bests

Rodrigue Hermanne Rafanambinantsoa won three of the ten events (5×5, 3×3 one-handed, Megaminx) and the closest final was the 3×3, won by Ranarison Fiderana Lioka by 0.04 seconds. 47 competitors produced 67 personal bests, 58 of which still stand today, and 15 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A national record

Rodrigue Hermanne Rafanambinantsoa set the 3×3 single national record: 6.93.

Three wins
Rodrigue Hermanne Rafanambinantsoa — 5×5, 3×3 one-handed, Megaminx
0.04s
closest final — 3×3, Ranarison Fiderana Lioka over Tolotra Ny Avo Andriamamonjisoa
67
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Ranarison Fiderana Lioka7.319.13
2×2Randy Mandimbisoa2.943.08
4×4Tolotsoa Joanah Lalarijaona25.4232.61
5×5Rodrigue Hermanne Rafanambinantsoa51.9457.04
3×3 blindfoldedManoa Ramanahadray1:02.90
3×3 one-handedRodrigue Hermanne Rafanambinantsoa12.0913.97
ClockTolotsoa Joanah Lalarijaona11.7114.61
MegaminxRodrigue Hermanne Rafanambinantsoa53.7457.22
PyraminxManoa Ramanahadray3.405.61
SkewbFitiavana Sylvestre Rabevohitra5.126.90

The PB harvest

67 set · 58 still standing

First-timers

15 people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 18,546 people who made their debut in 2026. Start here explains what a first competition is like.

Records watch

13 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

47 competitors · 386 results · 10 events.

Solve this final yourself

how this works →

The 3×3 final here ran on one scramble group, so these five sequences are exactly what the finalists faced. Ranarison Fiderana Lioka won it with a 9.13 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

  1. 1D' B2 U' L2 D' L2 F2 R2 U' L2 F U2 L U B U F' L' F U
  2. 2U2 B' L2 F L2 U2 R2 D2 F D' F' R2 U2 B2 F R F2 U'
  3. 3U F' D L2 B2 D U L2 D2 F L2 R' B' R U' L' B2 D
  4. 4D' B U L2 B2 R D F' U' R2 U2 R F2 R D2 L' U2 B L
  5. 5R2 D2 F2 U B' D R U' F D2 L' F2 B2 L' D2 L D2 L2 F2 B2

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

47 competitors

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 final is a competition's last round; its order decides the podium · a DNF (did not finish) is an attempt with no valid result: a popped piece, an unsolved face, an over-limit memorisation · every solve starts from a computer-generated scramble, the same for every competitor in a round.