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David Epstein vs Hayden Ng (吳宇晞)

Two careers, 63 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.

David Epstein (Australia) and Hayden Ng (吳宇晞) (Australia) have met in 63 rounds across 3 competitions since 2023. Counting every round where both finished with a result, David Epstein leads Hayden Ng (吳宇晞): 36 finishes in front to 27.

On personal bests the split is just as plain: across 14 shared events, David Epstein holds the faster single in 12, Hayden Ng (吳宇晞) in 2.

Personal bests, side by side

faster single in bold
EventDavid Epstein singleaverageHayden Ng (吳宇晞) singleaverage
3×34.375.595.616.82
2×21.021.351.471.74
4×422.6125.1524.3727.61
5×542.4247.4643.2849.22
6×61:14.861:28.651:18.091:22.78
7×72:06.002:22.141:58.642:06.13
3×3 blindfolded32.702:45.54
3×3 Fewest Moves20 moves21.0028 moves31.67
3×3 one-handed7.379.268.9010.93
Clock6.507.575.006.01
Megaminx38.3142.1347.1155.36
Pyraminx1.882.793.446.20
Skewb1.793.522.505.04
Square-14.315.285.066.94

Year by year

every meeting, 63 rounds in all
20232025busiest year: 26 meetings2023: 262024: 222025: 15

Recent meetings

newest first · averages where the round ranked on one, singles otherwise
YearCompetitionEventRoundDavid EpsteinHayden Ng (吳宇晞)ahead
2025Rubik's WCA World Championship 20252×2First round2.561.74Hayden Ng (吳宇晞)
2025Rubik's WCA World Championship 20253×3First round6.358.54David Epstein
2025Rubik's WCA World Championship 20253×3Second round7.087.71David Epstein
2025Rubik's WCA World Championship 20253×3 one-handedFirst round14.8112.95Hayden Ng (吳宇晞)
2025Rubik's WCA World Championship 20254×4First round30.3930.88David Epstein
2025Rubik's WCA World Championship 20255×5First round52.1650.98Hayden Ng (吳宇晞)
2025Rubik's WCA World Championship 20255×5Second round49.5653.97David Epstein
2025Rubik's WCA World Championship 20256×6Second round1:38.151:35.53Hayden Ng (吳宇晞)
2025Rubik's WCA World Championship 20256×6First round1:38.801:22.78Hayden Ng (吳宇晞)
2025Rubik's WCA World Championship 20257×7First round2:36.352:15.99Hayden Ng (吳宇晞)
2025Rubik's WCA World Championship 20257×7Second round2:34.342:10.66Hayden Ng (吳宇晞)
2025Rubik's WCA World Championship 2025MegaminxFirst round46.7158.06David Epstein
2025Rubik's WCA World Championship 2025PyraminxFirst round4.099.32David Epstein
2025Rubik's WCA World Championship 2025SkewbFirst round3.697.24David Epstein

Full careers: David Epstein · Hayden Ng (吳宇晞). 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.