Head to head
Brennen Lin vs Jerry Yao
Two careers, 83 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.
Brennen Lin (Canada) and Jerry Yao (United States) have met in 83 rounds across 8 competitions since 2021. Counting every round where both finished with a result, Jerry Yao leads Brennen Lin: 49 finishes in front to 34.
On personal bests the split is just as plain: across 13 shared events, Jerry Yao holds the faster single in 9, Brennen Lin in 4.
Personal bests, side by side
faster single in bold| Event | Brennen Lin single | average | Jerry Yao single | average |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 4.14 | 5.63 | 4.03 | 5.78 |
| 2×2 | 0.61 | 1.26 | 0.70 | 1.32 |
| 4×4 | 23.86 | 28.48 | 20.57 | 25.71 |
| 5×5 | 51.32 | 58.06 | 38.91 | 44.10 |
| 6×6 | 2:04.98 | 2:17.02 | 1:23.30 | 1:29.79 |
| 7×7 | 3:56.93 | 4:15.46 | 2:13.43 | 2:23.14 |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 4:41.12 | — | 2:01.11 | 2:45.42 |
| 3×3 one-handed | 9.56 | 11.60 | 8.00 | 10.38 |
| Clock | 8.81 | 10.57 | 10.63 | 12.95 |
| Megaminx | 58.42 | 1:04.98 | 57.05 | 1:07.92 |
| Pyraminx | 2.27 | 4.52 | 3.29 | 5.31 |
| Skewb | 1.55 | 3.38 | 4.48 | 7.47 |
| Square-1 | 10.24 | 13.59 | 8.02 | 10.35 |
Year by year
every meeting, 83 rounds in allRecent meetings
newest first · averages where the round ranked on one, singles otherwise| Year | Competition | Event | Round | Brennen Lin | Jerry Yao | ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2026 | 2×2 | First round | 1.75 | 2.60 | Brennen Lin |
| 2026 | Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2026 | 3×3 | Semi Final | 7.07 | 6.40 | Jerry Yao |
| 2026 | Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2026 | 3×3 | Second round | 6.79 | 6.48 | Jerry Yao |
| 2026 | Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2026 | 3×3 | First round | 6.89 | 6.68 | Jerry Yao |
| 2026 | Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2026 | 3×3 one-handed | Second round | 13.13 | 13.13 | Jerry Yao |
| 2026 | Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2026 | 3×3 one-handed | First round | 13.81 | 12.66 | Jerry Yao |
| 2026 | Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2026 | 4×4 | First round | 29.90 | 26.39 | Jerry Yao |
| 2026 | Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2026 | 5×5 | First round | 1:01.96 | 44.95 | Jerry Yao |
| 2025 | Rubik's WCA World Championship 2025 | 2×2 | Second round | 2.02 | 1.56 | Jerry Yao |
| 2025 | Rubik's WCA World Championship 2025 | 2×2 | First round | 1.98 | 1.71 | Jerry Yao |
| 2025 | Rubik's WCA World Championship 2025 | 3×3 | Second round | 6.72 | 7.08 | Brennen Lin |
| 2025 | Rubik's WCA World Championship 2025 | 3×3 | First round | 7.18 | 6.97 | Jerry Yao |
| 2025 | Rubik's WCA World Championship 2025 | 3×3 one-handed | First round | 13.63 | 12.42 | Jerry Yao |
| 2025 | Rubik's WCA World Championship 2025 | 4×4 | First round | 30.15 | 25.91 | Jerry Yao |
Full careers: Brennen Lin · 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.