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Brian Johnson vs Emil Lazaryev

Two careers, 42 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.

Brian Johnson (United States) and Emil Lazaryev (United States) have met in 42 rounds across 4 competitions since 2023. Counting every round where both finished with a result, Brian Johnson leads Emil Lazaryev: 41 finishes in front to 1.

On personal bests the split is just as plain: across 14 shared events, Brian Johnson holds the faster single in 12, Emil Lazaryev in 2.

Personal bests, side by side

faster single in bold
EventBrian Johnson singleaverageEmil Lazaryev singleaverage
3×34.205.206.277.64
2×20.661.181.152.02
4×420.6924.9132.9938.53
5×544.1349.881:10.441:17.73
6×61:28.461:36.572:04.832:12.91
7×72:24.842:39.704:15.464:26.76
3×3 blindfolded2:01.381:20.012:10.61
3×3 Fewest Moves17 moves19.0039 moves44.00
3×3 one-handed6.629.1613.3317.69
Clock4.786.773.915.01
Megaminx35.2841.1350.9056.61
Pyraminx1.021.851.032.95
Skewb1.152.312.324.24
Square-12.855.2511.2817.93

Year by year

every meeting, 42 rounds in all
20232026busiest year: 15 meetings2023: 152024: 92025: 102026: 8

Recent meetings

newest first · averages where the round ranked on one, singles otherwise
YearCompetitionEventRoundBrian JohnsonEmil Lazaryevahead
2026Rubik's WCA North American Championship 20262×2First round1.502.54Brian Johnson
2026Rubik's WCA North American Championship 20262×2Second round1.552.51Brian Johnson
2026Rubik's WCA North American Championship 20263×3Second round7.169.80Brian Johnson
2026Rubik's WCA North American Championship 20263×3First round7.068.20Brian Johnson
2026Rubik's WCA North American Championship 20263×3 one-handedFirst round10.5122.31Brian Johnson
2026Rubik's WCA North American Championship 20264×4First round25.6345.35Brian Johnson
2026Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2026PyraminxFirst round3.984.34Brian Johnson
2026Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2026SkewbFirst round4.625.19Brian Johnson
2025Rubik's WCA World Championship 20252×2First round1.562.99Brian Johnson
2025Rubik's WCA World Championship 20253×3First round6.8810.46Brian Johnson
2025Rubik's WCA World Championship 20253×3 one-handedFirst round10.5632.15Brian Johnson
2025Rubik's WCA World Championship 20254×4First round28.4241.35Brian Johnson
2025Rubik's WCA World Championship 20255×5First round53.321:25.40Brian Johnson
2025Rubik's WCA World Championship 2025MegaminxFirst round46.451:03.97Brian Johnson

Full careers: Brian Johnson · Emil Lazaryev. 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.