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Brian Johnson vs Jerry Yao

Two careers, 92 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 Jerry Yao (United States) have met in 92 rounds across 7 competitions since 2022. Counting every round where both finished with a result, Brian Johnson leads Jerry Yao: 47 finishes in front to 45.

On personal bests the split is just as plain: across 14 shared events, Brian Johnson holds the faster single in 8, Jerry Yao in 6.

Personal bests, side by side

faster single in bold
EventBrian Johnson singleaverageJerry Yao singleaverage
3×34.205.204.035.78
2×20.661.180.701.32
4×420.6924.9120.5725.71
5×544.1349.8838.9144.10
6×61:28.461:36.571:23.301:29.79
7×72:24.842:39.702:13.432:23.14
3×3 blindfolded2:01.382:01.112:45.42
3×3 Fewest Moves17 moves19.0038 moves42.67
3×3 one-handed6.629.168.0010.38
Clock4.786.7710.6312.95
Megaminx35.2841.1357.051:07.92
Pyraminx1.021.853.295.31
Skewb1.152.314.487.47
Square-12.855.258.0210.35

Year by year

every meeting, 92 rounds in all
20222026busiest year: 32 meetings2022: 192023: 322024: 172025: 132026: 11

Recent meetings

newest first · averages where the round ranked on one, singles otherwise
YearCompetitionEventRoundBrian JohnsonJerry Yaoahead
2026Rubik's WCA North American Championship 20262×2First round1.502.60Brian Johnson
2026Rubik's WCA North American Championship 20263×3Semi Final6.996.40Jerry Yao
2026Rubik's WCA North American Championship 20263×3Second round7.166.48Jerry Yao
2026Rubik's WCA North American Championship 20263×3First round7.066.68Jerry Yao
2026Rubik's WCA North American Championship 20263×3 one-handedSecond round10.2913.13Brian Johnson
2026Rubik's WCA North American Championship 20263×3 one-handedFirst round10.5112.66Brian Johnson
2026Rubik's WCA North American Championship 20264×4Second round28.5926.22Jerry Yao
2026Rubik's WCA North American Championship 20264×4First round25.6326.39Brian Johnson
2026Rubik's WCA North American Championship 20265×5Second round51.1744.10Jerry Yao
2026Rubik's WCA North American Championship 20265×5First round57.4944.95Jerry Yao
2026Rubik's WCA North American Championship 20266×6First round1:43.641:30.79Jerry Yao
2025Rubik's WCA World Championship 20252×2Second round1.361.56Brian Johnson
2025Rubik's WCA World Championship 20252×2First round1.561.71Brian Johnson
2025Rubik's WCA World Championship 20252×2Final1.511.74Brian Johnson

Full careers: Brian Johnson · 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.