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Ben Zhao vs Brendyn Dunagan

Two careers, 55 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 Zhao (United States) and Brendyn Dunagan (United States) have met in 55 rounds across 4 competitions since 2023. Counting every round where both finished with a result, Brendyn Dunagan leads Ben Zhao: 44 finishes in front to 11.

On personal bests the split is just as plain: across 13 shared events, Brendyn Dunagan holds the faster single in 13, Ben Zhao in 0.

Personal bests, side by side

faster single in bold
EventBen Zhao singleaverageBrendyn Dunagan singleaverage
3×34.785.714.155.63
2×21.552.950.691.16
4×422.1026.1420.2825.51
5×539.6945.1239.1443.29
6×61:21.761:29.781:10.541:18.98
7×72:19.132:29.051:52.702:00.74
3×3 blindfolded2:34.2752.342:01.13
3×3 one-handed8.2310.757.0610.01
Clock9.1110.411.602.24
Megaminx35.0841.3133.2936.37
Pyraminx3.255.951.112.08
Skewb5.977.491.002.25
Square-115.6727.973.535.00

Year by year

every meeting, 55 rounds in all
20232026busiest year: 18 meetings2023: 152024: 182025: 92026: 13

Recent meetings

newest first · averages where the round ranked on one, singles otherwise
YearCompetitionEventRoundBen ZhaoBrendyn Dunaganahead
2026Rubik's WCA North American Championship 20263×3Semi Final6.307.64Ben Zhao
2026Rubik's WCA North American Championship 20263×3Second round7.116.78Brendyn Dunagan
2026Rubik's WCA North American Championship 20263×3First round6.437.67Ben Zhao
2026Rubik's WCA North American Championship 20263×3 one-handedSecond round13.2011.02Brendyn Dunagan
2026Rubik's WCA North American Championship 20263×3 one-handedFirst round12.8610.25Brendyn Dunagan
2026Rubik's WCA North American Championship 20264×4First round29.7528.51Brendyn Dunagan
2026Rubik's WCA North American Championship 20264×4Second round30.2528.41Brendyn Dunagan
2026Rubik's WCA North American Championship 20265×5First round48.2348.05Brendyn Dunagan
2026Rubik's WCA North American Championship 20265×5Final49.1246.71Brendyn Dunagan
2026Rubik's WCA North American Championship 20265×5Second round49.4043.29Brendyn Dunagan
2026Rubik's WCA North American Championship 20266×6First round1:54.821:19.98Brendyn Dunagan
2026Rubik's WCA North American Championship 20267×7First round2:38.932:07.65Brendyn Dunagan
2026Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2026MegaminxFirst round53.4041.01Brendyn Dunagan
2025Rubik's WCA World Championship 20253×3First round6.606.96Ben Zhao

Full careers: Ben Zhao · Brendyn Dunagan. 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.