Head to head
Brandon Lin (林博浩) vs Andrew Tao
Two careers, 50 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.
Brandon Lin (林博浩) (United States) and Andrew Tao (United States) have met in 50 rounds across 12 competitions since 2023. Counting every round where both finished with a result, Andrew Tao leads Brandon Lin (林博浩): 36 finishes in front to 12 and 2 ties.
On personal bests the split is just as plain: across 7 shared events, Brandon Lin (林博浩) holds the faster single in 4, Andrew Tao in 3.
Personal bests, side by side
faster single in bold| Event | Brandon Lin (林博浩) single | average | Andrew Tao single | average |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 7.63 | 9.39 | 7.79 | 9.61 |
| 2×2 | 1.56 | 2.90 | 4.26 | 5.80 |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 20.00 | 25.90 | 16.65 | 20.89 |
| 3×3 one-handed | 12.07 | 15.98 | 23.24 | 28.86 |
| 4×4 blindfolded | 2:10.82 | 3:41.71 | 2:16.05 | 2:39.01 |
| 5×5 blindfolded | 7:09.71 | — | 5:15.96 | — |
| 3×3 Multi-Blind | 40 of 46 cubes · 1:00:00 | — | 60 of 63 cubes · 58:36 | — |
Year by year
every meeting, 50 rounds in allRecent meetings
newest first · averages where the round ranked on one, singles otherwise| Year | Competition | Event | Round | Brandon Lin (林博浩) | Andrew Tao | ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2026 | 3×3 blindfolded | First round | 27.62 | 27.74 | Andrew Tao |
| 2026 | Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2026 | 3×3 blindfolded | Second round | 26.47 | 19.43 | Andrew Tao |
| 2026 | Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2026 | 3×3 Multi-Blind | Final | 38 of 45 cubes · 1:00:00 | 60 of 63 cubes · 58:36 | Andrew Tao |
| 2026 | Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2026 | 4×4 blindfolded | Final | 2:10.82 | 2:26.30 | Brandon Lin (林博浩) |
| 2026 | New York Multimate PBQ IV 2026 | 3×3 blindfolded | First round | 20.00 | 16.65 | Andrew Tao |
| 2026 | New York Multimate PBQ IV 2026 | 3×3 Multi-Blind | First round | 32 of 43 cubes · 1:00:00 | 59 of 63 cubes · 1:00:02 | Andrew Tao |
| 2026 | New York Multimate PBQ IV 2026 | 3×3 Multi-Blind | Final | 37 of 41 cubes · 56:37 | 56 of 61 cubes · 1:00:00 | Andrew Tao |
| 2026 | Manhattan Megaminx Mayhem 2026 | 3×3 blindfolded | Final | 27.23 | 28.12 | Andrew Tao |
| 2026 | Manhattan Megaminx Mayhem 2026 | 3×3 blindfolded | First round | 36.86 | 17.06 | Andrew Tao |
| 2025 | Rubik's x TheCubicle CubingUSA All-Stars 2025 | 3×3 Multi-Blind | Final | 28 of 35 cubes · 59:09 | 51 of 57 cubes · 58:15 | Andrew Tao |
| 2025 | Rubik's WCA World Championship 2025 | 3×3 | First round | 11.80 | 11.11 | Andrew Tao |
| 2025 | Rubik's WCA World Championship 2025 | 3×3 blindfolded | Second round | — | 20.89 | Andrew Tao |
| 2025 | Rubik's WCA World Championship 2025 | 3×3 blindfolded | First round | 28.21 | 23.64 | Andrew Tao |
| 2025 | Rubik's WCA World Championship 2025 | 3×3 Multi-Blind | Final | 27 of 33 cubes · 59:58 | 52 of 55 cubes · 59:52 | Andrew Tao |
Full careers: Brandon Lin (林博浩) · Andrew Tao. 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.