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Chris Chi vs Ivan Vanek

Two careers, 85 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.

Chris Chi (United States) and Ivan Vanek (United States) have met in 85 rounds across 7 competitions since 2018. Counting every round where both finished with a result, Chris Chi leads Ivan Vanek: 65 finishes in front to 20.

On personal bests the split is just as plain: across 14 shared events, Chris Chi holds the faster single in 13, Ivan Vanek in 1.

Personal bests, side by side

faster single in bold
EventChris Chi singleaverageIvan Vanek singleaverage
3×34.967.367.238.42
2×20.651.261.121.98
4×426.5231.8333.7338.19
5×553.2256.701:11.391:20.16
6×61:37.021:42.742:29.242:44.97
7×72:44.582:50.024:05.904:30.02
3×3 blindfolded20.4025.752:19.23
3×3 Fewest Moves18 moves20.0039 moves49.67
3×3 one-handed10.1913.9713.4917.93
Clock3.135.356.578.54
Megaminx45.0252.301:09.591:21.00
Pyraminx1.683.593.805.80
Skewb1.222.442.296.24
Square-15.057.044.507.38

Year by year

every meeting, 85 rounds in all
20182025busiest year: 33 meetings2018: 142023: 292024: 332025: 9

Recent meetings

newest first · averages where the round ranked on one, singles otherwise
YearCompetitionEventRoundChris ChiIvan Vanekahead
2025Rubik's WCA World Championship 20252×2First round2.153.61Chris Chi
2025Rubik's WCA World Championship 20253×3First round9.9210.88Chris Chi
2025Rubik's WCA World Championship 20253×3 one-handedFirst round16.2219.56Chris Chi
2025Rubik's WCA World Championship 20254×4First round37.1339.74Chris Chi
2025Rubik's WCA World Championship 20255×5First round1:09.391:23.35Chris Chi
2025Rubik's WCA World Championship 2025ClockFirst round5.059.05Ivan Vanek
2025Rubik's WCA World Championship 2025SkewbFirst round3.947.68Chris Chi
2025Rubik's WCA World Championship 2025Square-1Second round7.857.90Chris Chi
2025Rubik's WCA World Championship 2025Square-1First round8.917.38Ivan Vanek
2024CubingUSA Western Championship 20242×2Final3.393.83Chris Chi
2024CubingUSA Western Championship 20242×2Second round1.592.48Chris Chi
2024CubingUSA Western Championship 20242×2First round2.403.17Chris Chi
2024CubingUSA Western Championship 20243×3Semi Final9.378.91Ivan Vanek
2024CubingUSA Western Championship 20243×3Second round8.999.97Chris Chi

Full careers: Chris Chi · 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.