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Daniel Rush vs Jack Larsson Backsell

Two careers, 45 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.

Daniel Rush (South Africa) and Jack Larsson Backsell (Sweden) have met in 45 rounds across 3 competitions since 2024. Counting every round where both finished with a result, Daniel Rush leads Jack Larsson Backsell: 34 finishes in front to 11.

On personal bests the split is just as plain: across 13 shared events, Daniel Rush holds the faster single in 11, Jack Larsson Backsell in 2.

Personal bests, side by side

faster single in bold
EventDaniel Rush singleaverageJack Larsson Backsell singleaverage
3×33.826.025.627.36
2×20.621.871.192.08
4×420.3623.6923.2027.39
5×536.9442.1235.9144.78
6×61:05.861:13.381:18.191:26.16
7×71:45.411:52.952:07.692:12.66
3×3 Fewest Moves25 moves32.6742 moves
3×3 one-handed10.8314.476.9011.44
Clock4.225.586.037.06
Megaminx37.8244.3144.1152.71
Pyraminx1.783.512.453.17
Skewb1.934.482.524.65
Square-16.9510.549.5614.33

Year by year

every meeting, 45 rounds in all
20242026busiest year: 18 meetings2024: 182025: 182026: 9

Recent meetings

newest first · averages where the round ranked on one, singles otherwise
YearCompetitionEventRoundDaniel RushJack Larsson Backsellahead
2026Rubik's WCA European Championship 20263×3First round6.697.68Daniel Rush
2026Rubik's WCA European Championship 20263×3Second round6.668.73Daniel Rush
2026Rubik's WCA European Championship 20264×4First round23.9629.18Daniel Rush
2026Rubik's WCA European Championship 20264×4Second round24.9228.62Daniel Rush
2026Rubik's WCA European Championship 20265×5Second round42.6648.33Daniel Rush
2026Rubik's WCA European Championship 20265×5First round44.2547.25Daniel Rush
2026Rubik's WCA European Championship 20266×6First round1:17.171:31.42Daniel Rush
2026Rubik's WCA European Championship 20267×7First round1:53.902:12.75Daniel Rush
2026Rubik's WCA European Championship 20267×7Final1:54.222:12.66Daniel Rush
2025Rubik's WCA World Championship 20252×2Second round2.752.74Jack Larsson Backsell
2025Rubik's WCA World Championship 20252×2First round2.502.51Daniel Rush
2025Rubik's WCA World Championship 20253×3First round6.358.22Daniel Rush
2025Rubik's WCA World Championship 20253×3Second round6.958.40Daniel Rush
2025Rubik's WCA World Championship 20253×3 one-handedFirst round14.9612.48Jack Larsson Backsell

Full careers: Daniel Rush · Jack Larsson Backsell. 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.