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Ben Baron vs Ryan Pilat

Two careers, 44 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.

Ben Baron (Israel) and Ryan Pilat (United States) have met in 44 rounds across 4 competitions since 2021. Counting every round where both finished with a result, Ryan Pilat leads Ben Baron: 24 finishes in front to 19 and 1 tie.

On personal bests the split is just as plain: across 17 shared events, Ryan Pilat holds the faster single in 12, Ben Baron in 5.

Personal bests, side by side

faster single in bold
EventBen Baron singleaverageRyan Pilat singleaverage
3×34.525.883.345.44
2×20.731.390.691.29
4×421.7625.8920.9524.12
5×543.1348.8240.9646.43
6×61:25.491:32.201:19.791:26.20
7×72:11.662:23.521:56.582:08.11
3×3 blindfolded14.8518.0515.4920.54
3×3 Fewest Moves21 moves22.6719 moves20.33
3×3 one-handed7.299.296.4310.35
Clock3.374.413.103.89
Megaminx34.5337.2934.5838.77
Pyraminx1.402.200.961.54
Skewb1.332.411.573.03
Square-15.638.733.415.81
4×4 blindfolded2:09.923:39.352:08.443:28.26
5×5 blindfolded5:59.246:46.887:23.35
3×3 Multi-Blind31 of 35 cubes · 57:2423 of 23 cubes · 56:11

Year by year

every meeting, 44 rounds in all
20212025busiest year: 26 meetings2021: 172024: 12025: 26

Recent meetings

newest first · averages where the round ranked on one, singles otherwise
YearCompetitionEventRoundBen BaronRyan Pilatahead
2025FMC under the Mistletoe 20253×3 Fewest MovesFirst round26.0022.33Ryan Pilat
2025FMC under the Mistletoe 20253×3 Fewest MovesFinal24.0025.33Ben Baron
2025Rubik's WCA World Championship 20252×2Second round3.142.78Ryan Pilat
2025Rubik's WCA World Championship 20252×2First round2.131.62Ryan Pilat
2025Rubik's WCA World Championship 20253×3First round7.397.08Ryan Pilat
2025Rubik's WCA World Championship 20253×3 blindfoldedFinal20.0024.37Ben Baron
2025Rubik's WCA World Championship 20253×3 blindfoldedSecond round21.0018.87Ben Baron
2025Rubik's WCA World Championship 20253×3 blindfoldedFirst round18.6825.27Ben Baron
2025Rubik's WCA World Championship 20253×3 one-handedFirst round12.0012.77Ben Baron
2025Rubik's WCA World Championship 20253×3 one-handedSecond round11.2914.57Ben Baron
2025Rubik's WCA World Championship 20254×4Second round28.7526.44Ryan Pilat
2025Rubik's WCA World Championship 20254×4First round29.0828.44Ryan Pilat
2025Rubik's WCA World Championship 20255×5First round53.2649.54Ryan Pilat
2025Rubik's WCA World Championship 20255×5Second round51.3349.86Ryan Pilat

Full careers: Ben Baron · Ryan Pilat. 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.