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Alexei Sinyavin vs Nolan Yiu

Two careers, 47 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.

Alexei Sinyavin (United States) and Nolan Yiu (United States) have met in 47 rounds across 5 competitions since 2019. Counting every round where both finished with a result, Alexei Sinyavin leads Nolan Yiu: 36 finishes in front to 11.

On personal bests the split is just as plain: across 16 shared events, Alexei Sinyavin holds the faster single in 10, Nolan Yiu in 6.

Personal bests, side by side

faster single in bold
EventAlexei Sinyavin singleaverageNolan Yiu singleaverage
3×35.617.007.659.94
2×21.141.860.882.70
4×422.1225.1131.1938.09
5×541.3246.511:00.441:07.78
6×61:15.661:20.662:22.072:27.16
7×72:03.712:13.894:07.454:26.78
3×3 blindfolded1:15.0321.3628.43
3×3 Fewest Moves19 moves22.0031 moves34.33
3×3 one-handed11.3313.6711.5115.93
Clock5.786.966.006.98
Megaminx24.6027.9228.9034.24
Pyraminx3.475.152.483.91
Skewb1.574.292.884.53
Square-17.0210.215.639.14
4×4 blindfolded18:55.002:48.91
3×3 Multi-Blind4 of 6 cubes · 46:3023 of 28 cubes · 57:04

Year by year

every meeting, 47 rounds in all
20192025busiest year: 17 meetings2019: 62023: 142024: 172025: 10

Recent meetings

newest first · averages where the round ranked on one, singles otherwise
YearCompetitionEventRoundAlexei SinyavinNolan Yiuahead
2025Rubik's WCA World Championship 20253×3First round7.1711.65Alexei Sinyavin
2025Rubik's WCA World Championship 20253×3 one-handedFirst round16.3918.73Alexei Sinyavin
2025Rubik's WCA World Championship 20254×4First round26.9542.09Alexei Sinyavin
2025Rubik's WCA World Championship 20255×5First round53.341:18.41Alexei Sinyavin
2025Rubik's WCA World Championship 2025ClockFirst round7.179.91Alexei Sinyavin
2025Rubik's WCA World Championship 2025MegaminxSecond round30.7334.24Alexei Sinyavin
2025Rubik's WCA World Championship 2025MegaminxFirst round30.3537.03Alexei Sinyavin
2025Rubik's WCA World Championship 2025PyraminxFirst round9.036.67Nolan Yiu
2025Rubik's WCA World Championship 2025SkewbFirst round7.617.01Nolan Yiu
2025Rubik's WCA World Championship 2025Square-1First round11.4511.03Nolan Yiu
2024Rubik's WCA North American Championship 20242×2Second round2.993.57Alexei Sinyavin
2024Rubik's WCA North American Championship 20242×2First round3.153.53Alexei Sinyavin
2024Rubik's WCA North American Championship 20243×3Second round8.3710.73Alexei Sinyavin
2024Rubik's WCA North American Championship 20243×3First round7.9010.42Alexei Sinyavin

Full careers: Alexei Sinyavin · Nolan Yiu. 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.