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Anyu Zhang (张安宇) vs Dale Palmares

Two careers, 124 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.

Anyu Zhang (张安宇) (China) and Dale Palmares (Philippines) have met in 124 rounds across 13 competitions since 2020. Counting every round where both finished with a result, Anyu Zhang (张安宇) leads Dale Palmares: 102 finishes in front to 22.

On personal bests the split is just as plain: across 13 shared events, Anyu Zhang (张安宇) holds the faster single in 9, Dale Palmares in 4.

Personal bests, side by side

faster single in bold
EventAnyu Zhang (张安宇) singleaverageDale Palmares singleaverage
3×36.368.255.257.29
2×21.472.941.762.68
4×424.9128.7327.2531.14
5×540.3145.8145.5752.01
6×61:11.041:15.221:21.371:29.97
7×71:43.621:50.702:01.822:11.08
3×3 Fewest Moves27 moves31.3335 moves39.33
3×3 one-handed13.1317.959.8412.77
Clock8.339.613.364.79
Megaminx37.1844.721:04.411:11.54
Pyraminx3.114.362.806.49
Skewb3.025.953.585.34
Square-111.0121.2122.7434.72

Year by year

every meeting, 124 rounds in all
20202026busiest year: 45 meetings2020: 102023: 262024: 452025: 342026: 9

Recent meetings

newest first · averages where the round ranked on one, singles otherwise
YearCompetitionEventRoundAnyu Zhang (张安宇)Dale Palmaresahead
2026Pinoy Big Cubes Open 20262×2Final3.542.96Dale Palmares
2026Pinoy Big Cubes Open 20263×3Final9.339.65Anyu Zhang (张安宇)
2026Pinoy Big Cubes Open 20264×4Final31.8544.54Anyu Zhang (张安宇)
2026Pinoy Big Cubes Open 20265×5First round49.8457.00Anyu Zhang (张安宇)
2026Pinoy Big Cubes Open 20265×5Final49.1858.91Anyu Zhang (张安宇)
2026Pinoy Big Cubes Open 20266×6First round1:21.28Anyu Zhang (张安宇)
2026Pinoy Big Cubes Open 20267×7First round1:58.942:20.93Anyu Zhang (张安宇)
2026Pinoy Big Cubes Open 20267×7Final1:50.702:18.25Anyu Zhang (张安宇)
2026Pinoy Big Cubes Open 20267×7Second round1:55.132:19.23Anyu Zhang (张安宇)
2025Laguna Speedcubing Open VII 20254×4First round31.7335.49Anyu Zhang (张安宇)
2025Laguna Speedcubing Open VII 20255×5Second round47.541:02.04Anyu Zhang (张安宇)
2025Laguna Speedcubing Open VII 20255×5First round52.6158.81Anyu Zhang (张安宇)
2025Laguna Speedcubing Open VII 20256×6First round1:25.171:48.00Anyu Zhang (张安宇)
2025Laguna Speedcubing Open VII 20256×6Final1:22.061:33.50Anyu Zhang (张安宇)

Full careers: Anyu Zhang (张安宇) · Dale Palmares. 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.