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Bence Barát vs Robert Yau

Two careers, 134 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.

Bence Barát (Hungary) and Robert Yau (United Kingdom) have met in 134 rounds across 12 competitions since 2009. Counting every round where both finished with a result, Robert Yau leads Bence Barát: 75 finishes in front to 58 and 1 tie.

On personal bests the split is just as plain: across 15 shared events, Robert Yau holds the faster single in 9, Bence Barát in 5.

Personal bests, side by side

faster single in bold
EventBence Barát singleaverageRobert Yau singleaverage
3×36.498.916.297.87
2×20.762.041.292.26
4×427.7932.4523.4627.96
5×550.8354.3249.2155.60
6×61:33.561:40.281:35.541:44.65
7×72:17.702:22.722:40.322:45.73
3×3 blindfolded34.8243.381:15.331:36.02
3×3 Fewest Moves19 moves22.0019 moves25.00
3×3 one-handed9.4316.208.4412.14
Clock8.079.107.599.50
Megaminx54.3758.3340.9447.99
Pyraminx2.274.922.113.95
Skewb2.864.712.734.73
Square-111.0614.258.4313.06
3×3 Multi-Blind8 of 8 cubes · 43:523 of 3 cubes · 24:07

Year by year

every meeting, 134 rounds in all
20092019busiest year: 26 meetings2009: 82010: 92012: 212013: 262014: 242015: 12016: 232017: 202018: 12019: 1

Recent meetings

newest first · averages where the round ranked on one, singles otherwise
YearCompetitionEventRoundBence BarátRobert Yauahead
2019FMC Europe 20193×3 Fewest MovesFinal28.6726 movesBence Barát
2018FMC Europe 20183×3 Fewest MovesFinal28.3326.33Robert Yau
2017World Rubik's Cube Championship 20172×2First round3.093.47Bence Barát
2017World Rubik's Cube Championship 20172×2Second round2.783.19Bence Barát
2017World Rubik's Cube Championship 20173×3Second round10.659.36Robert Yau
2017World Rubik's Cube Championship 20173×3First round11.619.68Robert Yau
2017World Rubik's Cube Championship 20173×3 Fewest MovesFinal28.6727.67Robert Yau
2017World Rubik's Cube Championship 20173×3 one-handedFirst round20.5717.31Robert Yau
2017World Rubik's Cube Championship 20174×4Second round44.0436.36Robert Yau
2017World Rubik's Cube Championship 20174×4First round39.6935.82Robert Yau
2017World Rubik's Cube Championship 20175×5Second round1:10.021:04.92Robert Yau
2017World Rubik's Cube Championship 20175×5First round1:10.181:06.46Robert Yau
2017World Rubik's Cube Championship 20176×6First round2:02.812:08.94Bence Barát
2017World Rubik's Cube Championship 20176×6Final2:03.112:12.81Bence Barát

Full careers: Bence Barát · Robert Yau. 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.