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Damir Zhanataev vs Diasbek Zhuraev (Диасбек Жураев)

Two careers, 515 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 Diasbek Zhuraev (Диасбек Жураев) (Kazakhstan) have met in 515 rounds across 38 competitions since 2021. Counting every round where both finished with a result, Damir Zhanataev leads Diasbek Zhuraev (Диасбек Жураев): 284 finishes in front to 224 and 7 ties.

On personal bests the split is just as plain: across 17 shared events, Damir Zhanataev holds the faster single in 9, Diasbek Zhuraev (Диасбек Жураев) in 8.

Personal bests, side by side

faster single in bold
EventDamir Zhanataev singleaverageDiasbek Zhuraev (Диасбек Жураев) singleaverage
3×35.847.426.768.73
2×21.012.521.923.15
4×425.2529.9626.8130.87
5×547.4459.7245.2251.56
6×61:38.801:55.401:28.721:33.90
7×72:57.983:07.552:12.302:27.32
3×3 blindfolded44.591:01.3347.721:06.06
3×3 Fewest Moves24 moves35.3333 moves40.33
3×3 one-handed8.5012.1011.9213.96
Clock5.758.556.728.39
Megaminx54.061:04.7252.4759.78
Pyraminx1.963.732.254.25
Skewb3.235.632.795.85
Square-118.6625.529.5214.19
4×4 blindfolded6:38.568:04.816:04.898:12.90
5×5 blindfolded19:02.00—15:15.00—
3×3 Multi-Blind8 of 9 cubes · 49:39—7 of 8 cubes · 44:04—

Year by year

every meeting, 515 rounds in all
20212026busiest year: 264 meetings2021: 132022: 612023: 1022025: 752026: 264

Recent meetings

newest first · averages where the round ranked on one, singles otherwise
YearCompetitionEventRoundDamir ZhanataevDiasbek Zhuraev (Диасбек Жураев)ahead
2026Cubing Skills in Almaty 20262×2First round3.234.33Damir Zhanataev
2026Cubing Skills in Almaty 20263×3First round9.109.96Damir Zhanataev
2026Cubing Skills in Almaty 20263×3Final8.4511.53Damir Zhanataev
2026Cubing Skills in Almaty 20263×3 blindfoldedFinal58.191:02.91Damir Zhanataev
2026Cubing Skills in Almaty 20263×3 one-handedFinal13.1714.68Damir Zhanataev
2026Cubing Skills in Almaty 20263×3 one-handedFirst round13.6713.96Damir Zhanataev
2026Cubing Skills in Almaty 20264×4Final33.5434.34Damir Zhanataev
2026Cubing Skills in Almaty 20265×5Final1:03.4455.94Diasbek Zhuraev (Диасбек Жураев)
2026Cubing Skills in Almaty 2026ClockFirst round11.2810.59Diasbek Zhuraev (Диасбек Жураев)
2026Cubing Skills in Almaty 2026MegaminxFinal1:04.721:02.65Diasbek Zhuraev (Диасбек Жураев)
2026Cubing Skills in Almaty 2026PyraminxFirst round4.636.01Damir Zhanataev
2026Cubing Skills in Almaty 2026SkewbFinal8.026.86Diasbek Zhuraev (Диасбек Жураев)
2026Cubing Skills in Almaty 2026SkewbFirst round6.456.60Damir Zhanataev
2026Cubing Kazakhstan Nationals 20262×2Second round3.043.38Damir Zhanataev

Full careers: Damir Zhanataev · Diasbek Zhuraev (Диасбек Жураев). 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.