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Brian Johnson vs Ryan Pilat

Two careers, 238 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 Ryan Pilat (United States) have met in 238 rounds across 17 competitions since 2018. Counting every round where both finished with a result, Brian Johnson leads Ryan Pilat: 134 finishes in front to 103 and 1 tie.

On personal bests the split is just as plain: across 14 shared events, Ryan Pilat holds the faster single in 9, Brian Johnson in 5.

Personal bests, side by side

faster single in bold
EventBrian Johnson singleaverageRyan Pilat singleaverage
3×34.205.203.345.44
2×20.661.180.691.29
4×420.6924.9120.9524.12
5×544.1349.8840.9646.43
6×61:28.461:36.571:19.791:26.20
7×72:24.842:39.701:56.582:08.11
3×3 blindfolded2:01.3815.4920.54
3×3 Fewest Moves17 moves19.0019 moves20.33
3×3 one-handed6.629.166.4310.35
Clock4.786.773.103.89
Megaminx35.2841.1334.5838.77
Pyraminx1.021.850.961.54
Skewb1.152.311.573.03
Square-12.855.253.415.81

Year by year

every meeting, 238 rounds in all
20182026busiest year: 79 meetings2018: 52019: 142023: 792024: 522025: 302026: 58

Recent meetings

newest first · averages where the round ranked on one, singles otherwise
YearCompetitionEventRoundBrian JohnsonRyan Pilatahead
2026Rubik's WCA North American Championship 20263×3Semi Final6.996.49Ryan Pilat
2026Rubik's WCA North American Championship 20263×3Second round7.166.62Ryan Pilat
2026Rubik's WCA North American Championship 20263×3First round7.066.15Ryan Pilat
2026Rubik's WCA North American Championship 20263×3 Fewest MovesFinal21 moves24 movesBrian Johnson
2026Rubik's WCA North American Championship 20263×3 one-handedSecond round10.2911.54Brian Johnson
2026Rubik's WCA North American Championship 20263×3 one-handedFirst round10.5110.87Brian Johnson
2026Rubik's WCA North American Championship 20263×3 one-handedFinal11.4210.84Ryan Pilat
2026Rubik's WCA North American Championship 20264×4Second round28.5928.09Ryan Pilat
2026Rubik's WCA North American Championship 20264×4First round25.6326.32Brian Johnson
2026Rubik's WCA North American Championship 20265×5Second round51.1748.64Ryan Pilat
2026Rubik's WCA North American Championship 20265×5First round57.4947.46Ryan Pilat
2026Rubik's WCA North American Championship 20266×6First round1:43.641:31.63Ryan Pilat
2026Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2026PyraminxFirst round3.982.53Ryan Pilat
2026Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2026Square-1Final7.016.45Ryan Pilat

Full careers: Brian Johnson · Ryan Pilat. 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.