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Calvin Nielson vs Hassan Khanani

Two careers, 235 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.

Calvin Nielson (United States) and Hassan Khanani (United States) have met in 235 rounds across 21 competitions since 2019. Counting every round where both finished with a result, Hassan Khanani leads Calvin Nielson: 215 finishes in front to 20.

On personal bests the split is just as plain: across 16 shared events, Hassan Khanani holds the faster single in 15, Calvin Nielson in 1.

Personal bests, side by side

faster single in bold
EventCalvin Nielson singleaverageHassan Khanani singleaverage
3×37.419.375.177.25
2×21.022.670.691.27
4×434.6443.5127.0633.10
5×51:11.591:24.0350.0757.17
6×62:28.882:37.291:39.871:50.23
7×73:58.094:14.472:48.872:58.80
3×3 blindfolded1:23.603:12.7127.4440.77
3×3 Fewest Moves20 moves24.3324 moves29.33
3×3 one-handed12.9217.818.3610.94
Clock4.756.404.525.56
Megaminx1:02.111:09.6645.0950.60
Pyraminx2.975.381.422.89
Skewb2.544.711.463.61
Square-14.666.583.404.69
4×4 blindfolded13:19.003:27.886:32.33
3×3 Multi-Blind2 of 2 cubes · 9:1213 of 14 cubes · 52:23

Year by year

every meeting, 235 rounds in all
20192026busiest year: 112 meetings2019: 102021: 372022: 1122023: 502024: 162025: 12026: 9

Recent meetings

newest first · averages where the round ranked on one, singles otherwise
YearCompetitionEventRoundCalvin NielsonHassan Khananiahead
2026Rubik's WCA North American Championship 20262×2First round3.751.46Hassan Khanani
2026Rubik's WCA North American Championship 20263×3First round12.6310.03Hassan Khanani
2026Rubik's WCA North American Championship 20263×3 one-handedFirst round20.7012.41Hassan Khanani
2026Rubik's WCA North American Championship 20264×4First round46.8638.13Hassan Khanani
2026Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2026PyraminxFirst round8.295.17Hassan Khanani
2026Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2026SkewbFirst round6.234.73Hassan Khanani
2026Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2026Square-1Final9.206.21Hassan Khanani
2026Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2026Square-1Second round7.235.59Hassan Khanani
2026Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2026Square-1First round6.855.58Hassan Khanani
2025Rubik's x TheCubicle CubingUSA All-Stars 2025Square-1Final7.255.26Hassan Khanani
2024Rubik's WCA North American Championship 20242×2Second round3.782.49Hassan Khanani
2024Rubik's WCA North American Championship 20242×2First round3.542.43Hassan Khanani
2024Rubik's WCA North American Championship 20243×3First round10.959.31Hassan Khanani
2024Rubik's WCA North American Championship 20243×3Second round12.209.15Hassan Khanani

Full careers: Calvin Nielson · Hassan Khanani. 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.