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Brayden Adams vs Stone Payne

Two careers, 314 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.

Brayden Adams (United States) and Stone Payne (United States) have met in 314 rounds across 45 competitions since 2018. Counting every round where both finished with a result, Brayden Adams leads Stone Payne: 235 finishes in front to 79.

On personal bests the split is just as plain: across 13 shared events, Brayden Adams holds the faster single in 9, Stone Payne in 4.

Personal bests, side by side

faster single in bold
EventBrayden Adams singleaverageStone Payne singleaverage
3×34.986.816.777.98
2×21.431.981.643.08
4×426.3528.7725.2829.76
5×553.371:02.2847.0854.92
6×61:49.812:00.601:35.261:41.59
7×72:58.943:11.622:25.802:33.94
3×3 Fewest Moves29 moves35.3345 moves45.67
3×3 one-handed9.0011.9112.9416.46
Clock5.276.569.1211.04
Megaminx46.9251.791:02.381:07.14
Pyraminx2.192.925.5911.52
Skewb2.334.053.566.32
Square-15.928.1226.3437.84

Year by year

every meeting, 314 rounds in all
20182026busiest year: 127 meetings2018: 72019: 122020: 52022: 222023: 122024: 1272025: 942026: 35

Recent meetings

newest first · averages where the round ranked on one, singles otherwise
YearCompetitionEventRoundBrayden AdamsStone Payneahead
2026Mid-Atlantic Speedcubing Championship 20262×2First round2.006.52Brayden Adams
2026Mid-Atlantic Speedcubing Championship 20263×3First round8.568.62Brayden Adams
2026Mid-Atlantic Speedcubing Championship 20263×3Semi Final7.469.70Brayden Adams
2026Mid-Atlantic Speedcubing Championship 20263×3Second round8.299.45Brayden Adams
2026Mid-Atlantic Speedcubing Championship 20263×3 one-handedFirst round14.7319.65Brayden Adams
2026Mid-Atlantic Speedcubing Championship 20264×4First round34.3834.45Brayden Adams
2026Mid-Atlantic Speedcubing Championship 20265×5First round1:04.9954.92Stone Payne
2026Mid-Atlantic Speedcubing Championship 20266×6Final2:00.601:47.88Stone Payne
2026Mid-Atlantic Speedcubing Championship 20267×7Final3:21.662:33.94Stone Payne
2026Mid-Atlantic Speedcubing Championship 2026ClockFirst round7.9112.94Brayden Adams
2026Mid-Atlantic Speedcubing Championship 2026MegaminxFirst round57.421:19.04Brayden Adams
2026Rubik's WCA North American Championship 20262×2First round2.643.52Brayden Adams
2026Rubik's WCA North American Championship 20263×3First round8.4610.44Brayden Adams
2026Rubik's WCA North American Championship 20263×3 one-handedFirst round13.7922.08Brayden Adams

Full careers: Brayden Adams · Stone Payne. 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.