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Brennen Lin vs Nicholas Patterson

Two careers, 302 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 Nicholas Patterson (Canada) have met in 302 rounds across 41 competitions since 2016. Counting every round where both finished with a result, Brennen Lin leads Nicholas Patterson: 189 finishes in front to 112 and 1 tie.

On personal bests the split is just as plain: across 13 shared events, Brennen Lin holds the faster single in 8, Nicholas Patterson in 5.

Personal bests, side by side

faster single in bold
EventBrennen Lin singleaverageNicholas Patterson singleaverage
3×34.145.636.218.38
2×20.611.260.731.64
4×423.8628.4827.2636.51
5×551.3258.0659.071:04.64
6×62:04.982:17.022:11.762:20.20
7×73:56.934:15.463:22.453:33.10
3×3 blindfolded4:41.1256.231:16.77
3×3 one-handed9.5611.6012.7016.38
Clock8.8110.577.278.31
Megaminx58.421:04.9858.501:07.40
Pyraminx2.274.521.453.21
Skewb1.553.381.792.74
Square-110.2413.5910.1013.67

Year by year

every meeting, 302 rounds in all
20162026busiest year: 67 meetings2016: 232017: 422018: 672019: 662022: 272023: 322024: 342025: 32026: 8

Recent meetings

newest first · averages where the round ranked on one, singles otherwise
YearCompetitionEventRoundBrennen LinNicholas Pattersonahead
2026Waterloo Spring 20263×3Second round7.439.63Brennen Lin
2026Waterloo Spring 20263×3First round6.609.46Brennen Lin
2026Waterloo Spring 20263×3 one-handedSecond round14.4219.33Brennen Lin
2026Waterloo Spring 20263×3 one-handedFirst round13.9316.38Brennen Lin
2026Waterloo Spring 2026MegaminxFirst round1:17.101:07.89Nicholas Patterson
2026Wasaga Beach Spring 20262×2First round1.471.78Brennen Lin
2026Wasaga Beach Spring 20262×2Final1.581.74Brennen Lin
2026Wasaga Beach Spring 20263×3First round7.2611.17Brennen Lin
2025Pickering Favourites Spring 20252×2Final1.391.77Brennen Lin
2025Pickering Favourites Spring 20253×3Final6.459.03Brennen Lin
2025Pickering Favourites Spring 20253×3First round6.669.63Brennen Lin
2024Ontario Championship 20242×2First round1.982.16Brennen Lin
2024Ontario Championship 20242×2Final1.542.03Brennen Lin
2024Ontario Championship 20242×2Second round1.523.09Brennen Lin

Full careers: Brennen Lin · Nicholas Patterson. 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.