Head to head
Daniel Wallin vs James Macdiarmid
Two careers, 41 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 Wallin (Sweden) and James Macdiarmid (New Zealand) have met in 41 rounds across 6 competitions since 2017. Counting every round where both finished with a result, Daniel Wallin leads James Macdiarmid: 32 finishes in front to 8 and 1 tie.
On personal bests the split is just as plain: across 16 shared events, Daniel Wallin holds the faster single in 13, James Macdiarmid in 3.
Personal bests, side by side
faster single in bold| Event | Daniel Wallin single | average | James Macdiarmid single | average |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 5.15 | 6.63 | 6.22 | 8.29 |
| 2×2 | 0.93 | 1.55 | 0.86 | 2.97 |
| 4×4 | 23.78 | 28.52 | 28.27 | 35.67 |
| 5×5 | 52.63 | 59.11 | 57.64 | 1:03.75 |
| 6×6 | 1:37.63 | 1:46.68 | 1:56.98 | 2:03.83 |
| 7×7 | 2:30.49 | 2:39.68 | 3:08.85 | 3:16.28 |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 16.34 | 19.68 | 17.53 | 20.61 |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 24 moves | 28.33 | 23 moves | 28.67 |
| 3×3 one-handed | 8.84 | 13.27 | 14.77 | 17.54 |
| Clock | 3.52 | 4.50 | 6.53 | 8.70 |
| Megaminx | 34.58 | 40.01 | 35.66 | 39.46 |
| Pyraminx | 1.55 | 2.86 | 3.41 | 5.01 |
| Skewb | 1.47 | 2.90 | 4.04 | 6.35 |
| Square-1 | 7.01 | 8.97 | 15.88 | 19.86 |
| 4×4 blindfolded | 1:12.45 | 1:30.79 | 9:49.78 | — |
| 3×3 Multi-Blind | 44 of 44 cubes · 58:32 | — | 55 of 58 cubes · 59:15 | — |
Year by year
every meeting, 41 rounds in allRecent meetings
newest first · averages where the round ranked on one, singles otherwise| Year | Competition | Event | Round | Daniel Wallin | James Macdiarmid | ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Rubik's WCA World Championship 2025 | 3×3 blindfolded | Second round | 20.52 | 20.61 | James Macdiarmid |
| 2025 | Rubik's WCA World Championship 2025 | 3×3 blindfolded | First round | 28.81 | 49.48 | Daniel Wallin |
| 2025 | Rubik's WCA World Championship 2025 | 3×3 Multi-Blind | Final | 41 of 42 cubes · 1:00:00 | 49 of 54 cubes · 1:00:02 | James Macdiarmid |
| 2019 | WCA World Championship 2019 | 3×3 | First round | 8.22 | 9.76 | Daniel Wallin |
| 2019 | WCA World Championship 2019 | 3×3 | Second round | 8.69 | 10.89 | Daniel Wallin |
| 2019 | WCA World Championship 2019 | 3×3 blindfolded | First round | 28.55 | 59.96 | Daniel Wallin |
| 2019 | WCA World Championship 2019 | 3×3 blindfolded | Second round | 23.48 | — | Daniel Wallin |
| 2019 | WCA World Championship 2019 | 3×3 Fewest Moves | Final | 26 moves | 26 moves | tie |
| 2019 | WCA World Championship 2019 | 3×3 Multi-Blind | Final | 24 of 27 cubes · 57:34 | 12 of 16 cubes · 49:20 | Daniel Wallin |
| 2019 | WCA World Championship 2019 | 4×4 | First round | 36.69 | 40.80 | Daniel Wallin |
| 2019 | WCA World Championship 2019 | 5×5 | First round | 1:04.98 | 1:36.58 | Daniel Wallin |
| 2019 | WCA World Championship 2019 | Megaminx | First round | 1:02.33 | 47.69 | James Macdiarmid |
| 2019 | Warm Up Sydney 2019 | 3×3 | First round | 8.47 | 9.76 | Daniel Wallin |
| 2019 | Warm Up Sydney 2019 | 3×3 | Second round | 7.86 | 10.03 | Daniel Wallin |
Full careers: Daniel Wallin · James Macdiarmid. 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.