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Ahmad Alolaimi vs Hussain Merza

Two careers, 126 shared rounds, one running count. Everything below comes from the official results the two of them posted in the same rounds of the same competitions.

Ahmad Alolaimi (Kuwait) and Hussain Merza (Kuwait) have met in 126 rounds across 13 competitions since 2022. Counting every round where both finished with a result, Ahmad Alolaimi leads Hussain Merza: 94 finishes in front to 28 and 4 ties.

On personal bests the split is just as plain: across 15 shared events, Ahmad Alolaimi holds the faster single in 11, Hussain Merza in 4.

Personal bests, side by side

faster single in bold
EventAhmad Alolaimi singleaverageHussain Merza singleaverage
3×36.388.0710.6712.20
2×21.832.532.394.29
4×438.9944.5848.2053.26
5×51:13.431:23.371:23.511:32.36
6×63:13.003:34.292:43.272:58.07
7×75:50.276:34.194:32.174:59.01
3×3 blindfolded2:10.14—2:17.24—
3×3 Fewest Moves31 moves35.3340 moves50.33
3×3 one-handed12.2814.7619.9622.94
Clock7.669.4413.2214.58
Megaminx1:14.731:30.611:25.141:30.04
Pyraminx4.735.844.536.77
Skewb5.0211.623.536.79
Square-119.7825.0054.351:05.75
3×3 Multi-Blind6 of 6 cubes · 53:22—2 of 2 cubes · 11:58—

Year by year

every meeting, 126 rounds in all
20222026busiest year: 39 meetings2022: 42023: 392024: 302025: 372026: 16

Recent meetings

newest first · averages where the round ranked on one, singles otherwise
YearCompetitionEventRoundAhmad AlolaimiHussain Merzaahead
2026Kuwait Nationals 20262×2First round2.756.33Ahmad Alolaimi
2026Kuwait Nationals 20263×3Second round9.7513.23Ahmad Alolaimi
2026Kuwait Nationals 20263×3First round10.3215.05Ahmad Alolaimi
2026Kuwait Nationals 20263×3Final8.8415.93Ahmad Alolaimi
2026Kuwait Nationals 20263×3 one-handedFinal16.9128.58Ahmad Alolaimi
2026Kuwait Nationals 20264×4Final50.5654.33Ahmad Alolaimi
2026Kuwait Nationals 2026ClockFinal10.8816.44Ahmad Alolaimi
2026Hala February Kuwait 20262×2First round2.845.48Ahmad Alolaimi
2026Hala February Kuwait 20262×2Final4.015.56Ahmad Alolaimi
2026Hala February Kuwait 20263×3First round9.7215.22Ahmad Alolaimi
2026Hala February Kuwait 20263×3Final9.3014.35Ahmad Alolaimi
2026Hala February Kuwait 20263×3 blindfoldedFinal3:58.413:11.24Hussain Merza
2026Hala February Kuwait 20263×3 Fewest MovesFinal38 moves40 movesAhmad Alolaimi
2026Hala February Kuwait 20264×4Final51.3257.01Ahmad Alolaimi

Full careers: Ahmad Alolaimi · Hussain Merza. A meeting is a round of one event at one competition where both finished with a counted result. Who finished ahead follows official placing in the round: rounds played to an average are won on the average, best-of rounds on the single.