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Dan Cohen vs Alexander Yu

Two careers, 66 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.

Dan Cohen (United States) and Alexander Yu (United States) have met in 66 rounds across 8 competitions since 2007. Counting every round where both finished with a result, Dan Cohen leads Alexander Yu: 37 finishes in front to 28 and 1 tie.

On personal bests the split is just as plain: across 8 shared events, Dan Cohen holds the faster single in 6, Alexander Yu in 2.

Personal bests, side by side

faster single in bold
EventDan Cohen singleaverageAlexander Yu singleaverage
3×37.289.5110.4711.96
2×21.532.282.274.87
4×430.0235.0850.6953.21
5×557.441:02.601:49.192:01.96
3×3 blindfolded1:10.3143.461:06.05
3×3 one-handed13.3816.0214.8617.63
Pyraminx2.934.898.1213.70
3×3 Multi-Blind3 of 3 cubes · 13:223 of 3 cubes · 11:03

Year by year

every meeting, 66 rounds in all
20072011busiest year: 23 meetings2007: 72008: 82009: 192010: 232011: 9

Recent meetings

newest first · averages where the round ranked on one, singles otherwise
YearCompetitionEventRoundDan CohenAlexander Yuahead
2011Princeton Fall 20112×2Final3.504.97Dan Cohen
2011Princeton Fall 20112×2First round3.985.52Dan Cohen
2011Princeton Fall 20113×3First round11.1913.17Dan Cohen
2011Princeton Fall 20113×3Final11.1112.24Dan Cohen
2011Princeton Fall 20113×3Second round10.8012.64Dan Cohen
2011Princeton Fall 20113×3 blindfoldedFinal44.88Alexander Yu
2011Princeton Fall 20113×3 one-handedFirst round19.8821.01Dan Cohen
2011Princeton Fall 20113×3 one-handedFinal19.9122.30Dan Cohen
2011Princeton Fall 20114×4Final35.541:03.17Dan Cohen
2010Princeton Fall 20102×2Final4.965.41Dan Cohen
2010Princeton Fall 20103×3First round10.3212.26Dan Cohen
2010Princeton Fall 20103×3Final12.4413.65Dan Cohen
2010Princeton Fall 20103×3Second round10.4314.43Dan Cohen
2010Princeton Fall 20103×3 blindfoldedFinal47.36Alexander Yu

Full careers: Dan Cohen · Alexander Yu. 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.