Head to head
Alex Asbery vs James Macdiarmid
Two careers, 461 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.
Alex Asbery (New Zealand) and James Macdiarmid (New Zealand) have met in 461 rounds across 65 competitions since 2015. Counting every round where both finished with a result, James Macdiarmid leads Alex Asbery: 317 finishes in front to 144.
On personal bests the split is just as plain: across 12 shared events, James Macdiarmid holds the faster single in 11, Alex Asbery in 1.
Personal bests, side by side
faster single in bold| Event | Alex Asbery single | average | James Macdiarmid single | average |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 6.95 | 9.96 | 6.22 | 8.29 |
| 2×2 | 1.78 | 3.20 | 0.86 | 2.97 |
| 4×4 | 30.70 | 37.04 | 28.27 | 35.67 |
| 5×5 | 1:02.72 | 1:10.30 | 57.64 | 1:03.75 |
| 6×6 | 2:03.75 | 2:16.34 | 1:56.98 | 2:03.83 |
| 7×7 | 3:24.02 | 3:32.62 | 3:08.85 | 3:16.28 |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 38 moves | — | 23 moves | 28.67 |
| 3×3 one-handed | 13.92 | 21.00 | 14.77 | 17.54 |
| Megaminx | 1:12.32 | 1:23.27 | 35.66 | 39.46 |
| Pyraminx | 9.50 | 15.87 | 3.41 | 5.01 |
| Skewb | 6.80 | 10.31 | 4.04 | 6.35 |
| Square-1 | 37.01 | 38.18 | 15.88 | 19.86 |
Year by year
every meeting, 461 rounds in allRecent meetings
newest first · averages where the round ranked on one, singles otherwise| Year | Competition | Event | Round | Alex Asbery | James Macdiarmid | ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Solve Well in Wellington 2026 | 3×3 | Final | 12.27 | 10.50 | James Macdiarmid |
| 2026 | Solve Well in Wellington 2026 | 3×3 | First round | 10.41 | 9.92 | James Macdiarmid |
| 2026 | Solve Well in Wellington 2026 | 5×5 | First round | 1:13.86 | 1:10.70 | James Macdiarmid |
| 2026 | Solve Well in Wellington 2026 | 5×5 | Final | 1:19.33 | 1:06.07 | James Macdiarmid |
| 2026 | Solve Well in Wellington 2026 | Megaminx | First round | 1:28.35 | 42.99 | James Macdiarmid |
| 2026 | NZ Cubing in the Capital 2026 | 3×3 | Second round | 11.81 | 9.51 | James Macdiarmid |
| 2026 | NZ Cubing in the Capital 2026 | 3×3 | First round | 12.39 | 10.92 | James Macdiarmid |
| 2026 | NZ Cubing in the Capital 2026 | 3×3 | Final | 10.51 | 10.57 | Alex Asbery |
| 2026 | NZ Cubing in the Capital 2026 | 4×4 | Final | 46.40 | 38.32 | James Macdiarmid |
| 2026 | NZ Cubing in the Capital 2026 | 4×4 | First round | 39.52 | 40.48 | Alex Asbery |
| 2026 | NZ Cubing in the Capital 2026 | 7×7 | Final | 3:52.50 | 3:35.18 | James Macdiarmid |
| 2026 | GAN New Zealand Nationals 2026 | 4×4 | Second round | 39.74 | 38.52 | James Macdiarmid |
| 2026 | GAN New Zealand Nationals 2026 | 4×4 | First round | 41.35 | 39.93 | James Macdiarmid |
| 2026 | GAN New Zealand Nationals 2026 | 5×5 | First round | 1:19.58 | 1:08.36 | James Macdiarmid |
Full careers: Alex Asbery · James Macdiarmid. 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.