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Ben Zhao vs Jerry Yao

Two careers, 49 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 Jerry Yao (United States) have met in 49 rounds across 4 competitions since 2023. Counting every round where both finished with a result, Jerry Yao leads Ben Zhao: 32 finishes in front to 17.

On personal bests the split is just as plain: across 13 shared events, Jerry Yao holds the faster single in 9, Ben Zhao in 4.

Personal bests, side by side

faster single in bold
EventBen Zhao singleaverageJerry Yao singleaverage
3×34.785.714.035.78
2×21.552.950.701.32
4×422.1026.1420.5725.71
5×539.6945.1238.9144.10
6×61:21.761:29.781:23.301:29.79
7×72:19.132:29.052:13.432:23.14
3×3 blindfolded2:34.272:01.112:45.42
3×3 one-handed8.2310.758.0010.38
Clock9.1110.4110.6312.95
Megaminx35.0841.3157.051:07.92
Pyraminx3.255.953.295.31
Skewb5.977.494.487.47
Square-115.6727.978.0210.35

Year by year

every meeting, 49 rounds in all
20232026busiest year: 15 meetings2023: 142024: 152025: 72026: 13

Recent meetings

newest first · averages where the round ranked on one, singles otherwise
YearCompetitionEventRoundBen ZhaoJerry Yaoahead
2026Rubik's WCA North American Championship 20263×3Semi Final6.306.40Ben Zhao
2026Rubik's WCA North American Championship 20263×3Second round7.116.48Jerry Yao
2026Rubik's WCA North American Championship 20263×3First round6.436.68Ben Zhao
2026Rubik's WCA North American Championship 20263×3Final6.827.35Ben Zhao
2026Rubik's WCA North American Championship 20263×3 one-handedSecond round13.2013.13Jerry Yao
2026Rubik's WCA North American Championship 20263×3 one-handedFirst round12.8612.66Jerry Yao
2026Rubik's WCA North American Championship 20264×4First round29.7526.39Jerry Yao
2026Rubik's WCA North American Championship 20264×4Second round30.2526.22Jerry Yao
2026Rubik's WCA North American Championship 20265×5First round48.2344.95Jerry Yao
2026Rubik's WCA North American Championship 20265×5Final49.1247.14Jerry Yao
2026Rubik's WCA North American Championship 20265×5Second round49.4044.10Jerry Yao
2026Rubik's WCA North American Championship 20266×6First round1:54.821:30.79Jerry Yao
2026Rubik's WCA North American Championship 20267×7First round2:38.932:28.09Jerry Yao
2025Rubik's WCA World Championship 20253×3First round6.606.97Ben Zhao

Full careers: Ben Zhao · Jerry Yao. 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.