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Brian Johnson vs Nathan Phillips

Two careers, 601 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 Nathan Phillips (United States) have met in 601 rounds across 43 competitions since 2021. Counting every round where both finished with a result, Brian Johnson leads Nathan Phillips: 437 finishes in front to 162 and 2 ties.

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

Personal bests, side by side

faster single in bold
EventBrian Johnson singleaverageNathan Phillips singleaverage
3×34.205.205.376.64
2×20.661.180.762.20
4×420.6924.9120.4626.52
5×544.1349.8840.4745.80
6×61:28.461:36.571:18.131:22.10
7×72:24.842:39.701:48.081:58.41
3×3 blindfolded2:01.3844.7057.56
3×3 Fewest Moves17 moves19.0024 moves32.00
3×3 one-handed6.629.1610.3412.47
Clock4.786.773.944.77
Megaminx35.2841.1341.9946.82
Pyraminx1.021.852.193.90
Skewb1.152.312.234.27
Square-12.855.256.9810.67

Year by year

every meeting, 601 rounds in all
20212026busiest year: 152 meetings2021: 142022: 712023: 1522024: 1512025: 1422026: 71

Recent meetings

newest first · averages where the round ranked on one, singles otherwise
YearCompetitionEventRoundBrian JohnsonNathan Phillipsahead
2026Naperville Mini III 20265×5First round53.2746.89Nathan Phillips
2026Naperville Mini III 20265×5Second round52.3547.70Nathan Phillips
2026Naperville Mini III 20265×5Final50.4745.80Nathan Phillips
2026Naperville Mini III 20266×6First round1:43.611:23.05Nathan Phillips
2026Naperville Mini III 20266×6Second round1:37.631:22.78Nathan Phillips
2026Naperville Mini III 20266×6Final1:39.471:29.64Nathan Phillips
2026Naperville Mini III 20267×7Final2:58.752:04.80Nathan Phillips
2026Naperville Mini III 20267×7First round2:48.032:04.04Nathan Phillips
2026Naperville Mini III 20267×7Second round2:53.932:00.97Nathan Phillips
2026Naperville Mini III 2026SkewbFinal2.944.70Brian Johnson
2026Naperville Mini III 2026SkewbFirst round3.564.87Brian Johnson
2026Naperville Mini III 2026SkewbSecond round3.225.10Brian Johnson
2026Rubik's WCA North American Championship 20262×2First round1.502.78Brian Johnson
2026Rubik's WCA North American Championship 20263×3First round7.067.17Brian Johnson

Full careers: Brian Johnson · Nathan Phillips. 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.