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Brian Johnson vs Ivan Vanek

Two careers, 82 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 Ivan Vanek (United States) have met in 82 rounds across 7 competitions since 2018. Counting every round where both finished with a result, Brian Johnson leads Ivan Vanek: 72 finishes in front to 10.

On personal bests the split is just as plain: across 14 shared events, Brian Johnson holds the faster single in 14, Ivan Vanek in 0.

Personal bests, side by side

faster single in bold
EventBrian Johnson singleaverageIvan Vanek singleaverage
3×34.205.207.238.42
2×20.661.181.121.98
4×420.6924.9133.7338.19
5×544.1349.881:11.391:20.16
6×61:28.461:36.572:29.242:44.97
7×72:24.842:39.704:05.904:30.02
3×3 blindfolded2:01.382:19.23
3×3 Fewest Moves17 moves19.0039 moves49.67
3×3 one-handed6.629.1613.4917.93
Clock4.786.776.578.54
Megaminx35.2841.131:09.591:21.00
Pyraminx1.021.853.805.80
Skewb1.152.312.296.24
Square-12.855.254.507.38

Year by year

every meeting, 82 rounds in all
20182025busiest year: 44 meetings2018: 142023: 442024: 162025: 8

Recent meetings

newest first · averages where the round ranked on one, singles otherwise
YearCompetitionEventRoundBrian JohnsonIvan Vanekahead
2025Rubik's WCA World Championship 20252×2First round1.563.61Brian Johnson
2025Rubik's WCA World Championship 20253×3First round6.8810.88Brian Johnson
2025Rubik's WCA World Championship 20253×3 one-handedFirst round10.5619.56Brian Johnson
2025Rubik's WCA World Championship 20254×4First round28.4239.74Brian Johnson
2025Rubik's WCA World Championship 20255×5First round53.321:23.35Brian Johnson
2025Rubik's WCA World Championship 2025SkewbFirst round3.587.68Brian Johnson
2025Rubik's WCA World Championship 2025Square-1Second round6.647.90Brian Johnson
2025Rubik's WCA World Championship 2025Square-1First round8.007.38Ivan Vanek
2024Rubik's WCA North American Championship 20242×2Semi Final3.372.36Ivan Vanek
2024Rubik's WCA North American Championship 20242×2Second round1.842.35Brian Johnson
2024Rubik's WCA North American Championship 20242×2First round2.123.06Brian Johnson
2024Rubik's WCA North American Championship 20243×3First round7.138.63Brian Johnson
2024Rubik's WCA North American Championship 20243×3Second round7.639.70Brian Johnson
2024Rubik's WCA North American Championship 20243×3 one-handedFirst round12.1220.12Brian Johnson

Full careers: Brian Johnson · Ivan Vanek. 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.