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Dan Cohen vs Ishmam Mirza

Two careers, 53 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 Ishmam Mirza (United States) have met in 53 rounds across 8 competitions since 2012. Counting every round where both finished with a result, Dan Cohen leads Ishmam Mirza: 48 finishes in front to 5.

On personal bests the split is just as plain: across 12 shared events, Dan Cohen holds the faster single in 7, Ishmam Mirza in 5.

Personal bests, side by side

faster single in bold
EventDan Cohen singleaverageIshmam Mirza singleaverage
3×37.289.516.959.06
2×21.532.281.233.26
4×430.0235.0830.1833.64
5×557.441:02.601:02.471:06.66
6×61:55.432:00.671:53.321:57.15
7×73:11.003:22.622:56.813:05.80
3×3 Fewest Moves31 moves39.0033 moves35.67
3×3 one-handed13.3816.0215.1418.94
Clock7.789.568.7110.00
Megaminx1:03.351:07.741:15.611:25.62
Pyraminx2.934.893.685.10
Skewb5.2111.123.748.37

Year by year

every meeting, 53 rounds in all
20122013busiest year: 32 meetings2012: 212013: 32

Recent meetings

newest first · averages where the round ranked on one, singles otherwise
YearCompetitionEventRoundDan CohenIshmam Mirzaahead
2013Chesapeake Science Point Fall 20133×3First round11.3013.62Dan Cohen
2013Chesapeake Science Point Fall 20133×3Final10.5712.64Dan Cohen
2013Chesapeake Science Point Fall 20133×3Second round10.8612.39Dan Cohen
2013Chesapeake Science Point Fall 20133×3 one-handedFinal21.6824.46Dan Cohen
2013Chesapeake Science Point Fall 20134×4First round43.1953.48Dan Cohen
2013Chesapeake Science Point Fall 20134×4Final41.2653.00Dan Cohen
2013Chesapeake Science Point Fall 20135×5Final1:15.571:47.02Dan Cohen
2013World Rubik's Cube Championship 20132×2First round3.415.16Dan Cohen
2013World Rubik's Cube Championship 20133×3Second round10.2914.35Dan Cohen
2013World Rubik's Cube Championship 20133×3First round11.4514.51Dan Cohen
2013World Rubik's Cube Championship 20133×3 one-handedFirst round18.5232.71Dan Cohen
2013World Rubik's Cube Championship 20134×4Second round39.1252.32Dan Cohen
2013World Rubik's Cube Championship 20134×4First round40.6050.53Dan Cohen
2013World Rubik's Cube Championship 20135×5First round1:13.501:37.51Dan Cohen

Full careers: Dan Cohen · Ishmam Mirza. 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.