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Damir Zhanataev vs Asset Agabekov

Two careers, 713 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.

Damir Zhanataev (Kazakhstan) and Asset Agabekov (Kazakhstan) have met in 713 rounds across 40 competitions since 2018. Counting every round where both finished with a result, Asset Agabekov leads Damir Zhanataev: 406 finishes in front to 299 and 8 ties.

On personal bests the split is just as plain: across 15 shared events, Asset Agabekov holds the faster single in 9, Damir Zhanataev in 6.

Personal bests, side by side

faster single in bold
EventDamir Zhanataev singleaverageAsset Agabekov singleaverage
3×35.847.424.247.45
2×21.012.520.892.16
4×425.2529.9624.1928.09
5×547.4459.7248.2854.97
6×61:38.801:55.871:45.531:53.03
7×72:57.983:07.552:30.572:44.05
3×3 blindfolded44.591:06.3944.441:15.94
3×3 Fewest Moves24 moves35.3329 moves32.33
3×3 one-handed8.5012.1510.0612.44
Clock5.758.555.518.34
Megaminx54.061:04.9738.8442.20
Pyraminx1.963.732.384.54
Skewb3.235.632.524.57
Square-118.6625.5212.5316.49
3×3 Multi-Blind8 of 9 cubes · 49:395 of 5 cubes · 29:41

Year by year

every meeting, 713 rounds in all
20182026busiest year: 205 meetings2018: 222019: 892022: 742023: 672024: 1262025: 1302026: 205

Recent meetings

newest first · averages where the round ranked on one, singles otherwise
YearCompetitionEventRoundDamir ZhanataevAsset Agabekovahead
2026Cubing Kazakhstan Nationals 20262×2Final3.242.14Damir Zhanataev
2026Cubing Kazakhstan Nationals 20262×2Second round3.043.28Damir Zhanataev
2026Cubing Kazakhstan Nationals 20262×2First round3.612.92Asset Agabekov
2026Cubing Kazakhstan Nationals 20263×3Final8.688.74Damir Zhanataev
2026Cubing Kazakhstan Nationals 20263×3Second round9.488.35Asset Agabekov
2026Cubing Kazakhstan Nationals 20263×3First round9.017.98Asset Agabekov
2026Cubing Kazakhstan Nationals 20263×3 blindfoldedFinal1:21.5946.97Asset Agabekov
2026Cubing Kazakhstan Nationals 20263×3 blindfoldedFirst round1:08.361:15.94Asset Agabekov
2026Cubing Kazakhstan Nationals 20263×3 one-handedSecond round12.8413.97Damir Zhanataev
2026Cubing Kazakhstan Nationals 20263×3 one-handedFirst round14.3314.58Damir Zhanataev
2026Cubing Kazakhstan Nationals 20263×3 one-handedFinal13.4314.43Damir Zhanataev
2026Cubing Kazakhstan Nationals 20264×4Second round33.1631.84Asset Agabekov
2026Cubing Kazakhstan Nationals 20264×4First round29.9628.09Asset Agabekov
2026Cubing Kazakhstan Nationals 20264×4Final31.2131.03Asset Agabekov

Full careers: Damir Zhanataev · Asset Agabekov. 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.