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Chris Chi vs Matt Mao

Two careers, 44 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 Matt Mao (China) have met in 44 rounds across 3 competitions since 2024. Counting every round where both finished with a result, the count stands level, 22 finishes in front each.

On personal bests the split is just as plain: across 17 shared events, Chris Chi holds the faster single in 14, Matt Mao in 3.

Personal bests, side by side

faster single in bold
EventChris Chi singleaverageMatt Mao singleaverage
3×34.967.366.577.93
2×20.651.260.921.71
4×426.5231.8328.3432.93
5×553.2256.7057.341:02.44
6×61:37.021:42.742:02.242:09.47
7×72:44.582:50.022:53.893:05.42
3×3 blindfolded20.4025.7528.7344.25
3×3 Fewest Moves18 moves20.0026 moves31.67
3×3 one-handed10.1913.979.8412.10
Clock3.135.353.083.66
Megaminx45.0252.3037.2841.82
Pyraminx1.683.591.883.54
Skewb1.222.442.824.18
Square-15.057.045.246.25
4×4 blindfolded3:09.729:02.325:08.72
5×5 blindfolded7:33.7316:34.0013:53.00
3×3 Multi-Blind24 of 26 cubes · 58:536 of 7 cubes · 38:39

Year by year

every meeting, 44 rounds in all
20242026busiest year: 18 meetings2024: 182025: 132026: 13

Recent meetings

newest first · averages where the round ranked on one, singles otherwise
YearCompetitionEventRoundChris ChiMatt Maoahead
2026Rubik's WCA North American Championship 20262×2First round4.882.21Matt Mao
2026Rubik's WCA North American Championship 20263×3First round9.569.39Matt Mao
2026Rubik's WCA North American Championship 20263×3 blindfoldedFirst round29.7133.31Chris Chi
2026Rubik's WCA North American Championship 20263×3 one-handedFirst round19.1015.08Matt Mao
2026Rubik's WCA North American Championship 20264×4First round32.2536.50Chris Chi
2026Rubik's WCA North American Championship 20265×5First round1:04.811:12.14Chris Chi
2026Rubik's WCA North American Championship 20267×7First round3:03.443:07.90Chris Chi
2026Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2026ClockFirst round5.726.54Matt Mao
2026Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2026PyraminxFirst round5.374.21Matt Mao
2026Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2026SkewbFirst round3.045.20Chris Chi
2026Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2026Square-1First round9.237.00Matt Mao
2026Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2026Square-1Final8.707.22Matt Mao
2026Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2026Square-1Second round8.156.69Matt Mao
2025Rubik's WCA World Championship 20252×2First round2.152.85Chris Chi

Full careers: Chris Chi · Matt Mao. 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.