Head to head
Calvin Nielson vs Ivan Vanek
Two careers, 91 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 Ivan Vanek (United States) have met in 91 rounds across 9 competitions since 2018. Counting every round where both finished with a result, Calvin Nielson leads Ivan Vanek: 47 finishes in front to 44.
On personal bests the split is just as plain: across 14 shared events, Calvin Nielson holds the faster single in 9, Ivan Vanek in 5.
Personal bests, side by side
faster single in bold| Event | Calvin Nielson single | average | Ivan Vanek single | average |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 7.41 | 9.37 | 7.23 | 8.42 |
| 2×2 | 1.02 | 2.67 | 1.12 | 1.98 |
| 4×4 | 34.64 | 43.51 | 33.73 | 38.19 |
| 5×5 | 1:11.59 | 1:24.03 | 1:11.39 | 1:20.16 |
| 6×6 | 2:28.88 | 2:37.29 | 2:29.24 | 2:44.97 |
| 7×7 | 3:58.09 | 4:14.47 | 4:05.90 | 4:30.02 |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 1:23.60 | 3:12.71 | 2:19.23 | — |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 20 moves | 24.33 | 39 moves | 49.67 |
| 3×3 one-handed | 12.92 | 17.81 | 13.49 | 17.93 |
| Clock | 4.75 | 6.40 | 6.57 | 8.54 |
| Megaminx | 1:02.11 | 1:09.66 | 1:09.59 | 1:21.00 |
| Pyraminx | 2.97 | 5.38 | 3.80 | 5.80 |
| Skewb | 2.54 | 4.71 | 2.29 | 6.24 |
| Square-1 | 4.66 | 6.58 | 4.50 | 7.38 |
Year by year
every meeting, 91 rounds in allRecent meetings
newest first · averages where the round ranked on one, singles otherwise| Year | Competition | Event | Round | Calvin Nielson | Ivan Vanek | ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | CubingUSA Western Championship 2024 | 2×2 | Second round | 5.47 | 2.48 | Ivan Vanek |
| 2024 | CubingUSA Western Championship 2024 | 2×2 | First round | 4.24 | 3.17 | Ivan Vanek |
| 2024 | CubingUSA Western Championship 2024 | 3×3 | Second round | 13.03 | 9.97 | Ivan Vanek |
| 2024 | CubingUSA Western Championship 2024 | 3×3 | First round | 11.16 | 10.14 | Ivan Vanek |
| 2024 | CubingUSA Western Championship 2024 | 3×3 blindfolded | First round | 1:42.38 | — | Calvin Nielson |
| 2024 | CubingUSA Western Championship 2024 | 3×3 one-handed | First round | 18.29 | 18.48 | Calvin Nielson |
| 2024 | CubingUSA Western Championship 2024 | 4×4 | First round | 51.35 | 44.49 | Ivan Vanek |
| 2024 | CubingUSA Western Championship 2024 | 5×5 | First round | 1:28.46 | 1:30.07 | Calvin Nielson |
| 2024 | CubingUSA Western Championship 2024 | 6×6 | First round | 3:09.26 | 3:00.62 | Ivan Vanek |
| 2024 | CubingUSA Western Championship 2024 | 7×7 | First round | 5:14.58 | 4:36.48 | Ivan Vanek |
| 2024 | CubingUSA Western Championship 2024 | Clock | First round | 7.13 | 8.85 | Calvin Nielson |
| 2024 | CubingUSA Western Championship 2024 | Megaminx | First round | 1:19.52 | 1:24.85 | Calvin Nielson |
| 2024 | CubingUSA Western Championship 2024 | Skewb | First round | 5.25 | 7.77 | Calvin Nielson |
| 2024 | CubingUSA Western Championship 2024 | Square-1 | First round | 7.65 | 8.21 | Calvin Nielson |
Full careers: Calvin Nielson · 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.