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Chae Jiseok (채지석) vs Sungho Hong (홍성호)

Two careers, 52 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.

Chae Jiseok (채지석) (Republic of Korea) and Sungho Hong (홍성호) (Republic of Korea) have met in 52 rounds across 11 competitions since 2011. Counting every round where both finished with a result, Sungho Hong (홍성호) leads Chae Jiseok (채지석): 45 finishes in front to 7.

On personal bests the split is just as plain: across 14 shared events, Sungho Hong (홍성호) holds the faster single in 11, Chae Jiseok (채지석) in 3.

Personal bests, side by side

faster single in bold
EventChae Jiseok (채지석) singleaverageSungho Hong (홍성호) singleaverage
3×39.2711.486.959.38
2×22.303.842.123.02
4×435.8340.6631.0937.05
5×51:13.861:22.631:11.441:16.22
6×62:15.112:25.942:20.072:33.09
7×73:38.983:45.463:29.273:45.06
3×3 blindfolded3:02.423:42.47
3×3 Fewest Moves36 moves35 moves38.33
3×3 one-handed16.7219.9611.2614.00
Clock5.076.997.048.36
Megaminx1:28.291:43.231:11.141:19.69
Pyraminx5.347.484.475.70
Skewb6.239.814.366.86
Square-151.351:01.5419.6525.62

Year by year

every meeting, 52 rounds in all
20112023busiest year: 11 meetings2011: 82012: 112013: 72015: 32017: 62018: 12022: 102023: 6

Recent meetings

newest first · averages where the round ranked on one, singles otherwise
YearCompetitionEventRoundChae Jiseok (채지석)Sungho Hong (홍성호)ahead
2023Rubik's WCA World Championship 20232×2First round4.475.20Chae Jiseok (채지석)
2023Rubik's WCA World Championship 20233×3First round13.6912.48Sungho Hong (홍성호)
2023Rubik's WCA World Championship 20233×3 one-handedFirst round23.1617.06Sungho Hong (홍성호)
2023Rubik's WCA World Championship 20234×4First round45.8037.91Sungho Hong (홍성호)
2023Rubik's WCA World Championship 20235×5First round1:24.971:22.72Sungho Hong (홍성호)
2023Rubik's WCA World Championship 2023PyraminxFirst round9.177.64Sungho Hong (홍성호)
2022Korean Championship 20223×3First round12.5010.26Sungho Hong (홍성호)
2022Korean Championship 20223×3Second round16.169.70Sungho Hong (홍성호)
2022Korean Championship 20223×3 one-handedFirst round19.9616.29Sungho Hong (홍성호)
2022Korean Championship 20224×4First round42.4240.21Sungho Hong (홍성호)
2022Korean Championship 20225×5First round1:26.291:23.45Sungho Hong (홍성호)
2022Korean Championship 20226×6Final2:45.832:33.09Sungho Hong (홍성호)
2022Korean Championship 20227×7Final3:50.903:45.06Sungho Hong (홍성호)
2022Seoul Summer 20223×3First round12.159.68Sungho Hong (홍성호)

Full careers: Chae Jiseok (채지석) · Sungho Hong (홍성호). 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.