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Bowen Xie (解博文) vs Tias Claeys

Two careers, 320 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.

Bowen Xie (解博文) (Belgium) and Tias Claeys (Belgium) have met in 320 rounds across 28 competitions since 2024. Counting every round where both finished with a result, Bowen Xie (解博文) leads Tias Claeys: 280 finishes in front to 35 and 5 ties.

On personal bests the split is just as plain: across 16 shared events, Bowen Xie (解博文) holds the faster single in 12, Tias Claeys in 4.

Personal bests, side by side

faster single in bold
EventBowen Xie (解博文) singleaverageTias Claeys singleaverage
3×36.027.827.7810.16
2×20.922.131.242.44
4×423.1327.0832.3442.04
5×544.9850.971:09.981:15.34
6×61:39.381:44.802:20.092:25.96
7×72:36.842:48.163:25.833:47.13
3×3 blindfolded39.741:16.9835.3654.32
3×3 Fewest Moves24 moves31.6730 moves39.67
3×3 one-handed11.7116.2615.8920.15
Clock5.056.504.955.98
Megaminx45.4953.8141.2648.89
Pyraminx1.954.172.884.64
Skewb1.544.123.275.80
Square-16.929.2714.2317.16
4×4 blindfolded5:11.725:46.204:46.97
3×3 Multi-Blind14 of 15 cubes · 55:009 of 12 cubes · 48:14

Year by year

every meeting, 320 rounds in all
20242026busiest year: 140 meetings2024: 1122025: 1402026: 68

Recent meetings

newest first · averages where the round ranked on one, singles otherwise
YearCompetitionEventRoundBowen Xie (解博文)Tias Claeysahead
2026Rubik's WCA European Championship 20262×2First round2.393.72Bowen Xie (解博文)
2026Rubik's WCA European Championship 20263×3First round8.7310.59Bowen Xie (解博文)
2026Rubik's WCA European Championship 20263×3Second round8.8311.53Bowen Xie (解博文)
2026Rubik's WCA European Championship 20263×3 blindfoldedFirst round1:16.981:07.21Bowen Xie (解博文)
2026Rubik's WCA European Championship 20263×3 one-handedFirst round17.3220.15Bowen Xie (解博文)
2026Rubik's WCA European Championship 20264×4First round29.1246.57Bowen Xie (解博文)
2026Rubik's WCA European Championship 20265×5First round52.881:22.80Bowen Xie (解博文)
2026Rubik's WCA European Championship 2026ClockFirst round7.797.31Tias Claeys
2026Rubik's WCA European Championship 2026MegaminxFirst round1:02.3259.18Tias Claeys
2026Rubik's WCA European Championship 2026PyraminxFirst round5.794.90Tias Claeys
2026Rubik's WCA European Championship 2026SkewbFirst round4.525.90Bowen Xie (解博文)
2026Rubik's WCA European Championship 2026Square-1First round10.5126.83Bowen Xie (解博文)
2026Wezemaal Open 20262×2Final2.954.13Bowen Xie (解博文)
2026Wezemaal Open 20262×2First round2.943.55Bowen Xie (解博文)

Full careers: Bowen Xie (解博文) · Tias Claeys. 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.