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Christopher Sun vs Jerry Yao

Two careers, 295 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.

Christopher Sun (United States) and Jerry Yao (United States) have met in 295 rounds across 22 competitions since 2019. Counting every round where both finished with a result, Christopher Sun leads Jerry Yao: 172 finishes in front to 123.

On personal bests the split is just as plain: across 14 shared events, Christopher Sun holds the faster single in 10, Jerry Yao in 4.

Personal bests, side by side

faster single in bold
EventChristopher Sun singleaverageJerry Yao singleaverage
3×34.145.694.035.78
2×20.801.720.701.32
4×420.5124.0120.5725.71
5×540.1944.6138.9144.10
6×61:19.181:25.411:23.301:29.79
7×72:10.302:12.562:13.432:23.14
3×3 blindfolded21.6751.882:01.112:45.42
3×3 Fewest Moves34 moves38.0038 moves42.67
3×3 one-handed11.0613.068.0010.38
Clock7.047.6810.6312.95
Megaminx36.1641.8857.051:07.92
Pyraminx2.164.623.295.31
Skewb3.464.304.487.47
Square-17.7511.888.0210.35

Year by year

every meeting, 295 rounds in all
20192026busiest year: 80 meetings2019: 292020: 182022: 802023: 602024: 482025: 302026: 30

Recent meetings

newest first · averages where the round ranked on one, singles otherwise
YearCompetitionEventRoundChristopher SunJerry Yaoahead
2026Mid-Atlantic Speedcubing Championship 20263×3Final5.315.07Jerry Yao
2026Mid-Atlantic Speedcubing Championship 20263×3Semi Final6.816.83Christopher Sun
2026Mid-Atlantic Speedcubing Championship 20263×3Second round6.106.23Christopher Sun
2026Mid-Atlantic Speedcubing Championship 20263×3First round6.715.78Jerry Yao
2026Mid-Atlantic Speedcubing Championship 20264×4First round27.3726.36Jerry Yao
2026Mid-Atlantic Speedcubing Championship 20264×4Final24.0128.05Christopher Sun
2026Mid-Atlantic Speedcubing Championship 20267×7Final2:18.402:24.46Christopher Sun
2026Rubik's WCA North American Championship 20262×2First round2.612.60Jerry Yao
2026Rubik's WCA North American Championship 20263×3Semi Final6.926.40Jerry Yao
2026Rubik's WCA North American Championship 20263×3Second round6.496.48Jerry Yao
2026Rubik's WCA North American Championship 20263×3First round6.376.68Christopher Sun
2026Rubik's WCA North American Championship 20263×3 one-handedFirst round15.9312.66Jerry Yao
2026Rubik's WCA North American Championship 20264×4Second round27.2326.22Jerry Yao
2026Rubik's WCA North American Championship 20264×4First round24.6826.39Christopher Sun

Full careers: Christopher Sun · Jerry Yao. 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.