Head to head
David Epstein vs Phoenix Patterson
Two careers, 702 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 Phoenix Patterson (Australia) have met in 702 rounds across 55 competitions since 2018. Counting every round where both finished with a result, David Epstein leads Phoenix Patterson: 446 finishes in front to 256.
On personal bests the split is just as plain: across 13 shared events, David Epstein holds the faster single in 7, Phoenix Patterson in 6.
Personal bests, side by side
faster single in bold| Event | David Epstein single | average | Phoenix Patterson single | average |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 4.37 | 5.59 | 4.13 | 5.97 |
| 2×2 | 1.02 | 1.35 | 0.71 | 1.14 |
| 4×4 | 22.61 | 25.15 | 23.77 | 27.38 |
| 5×5 | 42.42 | 47.46 | 50.47 | 55.93 |
| 6×6 | 1:14.86 | 1:28.65 | 1:44.71 | 1:48.20 |
| 7×7 | 2:06.00 | 2:22.14 | 2:33.96 | 2:40.49 |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 20 moves | 21.00 | 31 moves | 33.67 |
| 3×3 one-handed | 7.37 | 9.26 | 6.97 | 11.20 |
| Clock | 6.50 | 7.57 | 4.37 | 6.11 |
| Megaminx | 38.31 | 42.13 | 41.31 | 47.83 |
| Pyraminx | 1.88 | 2.79 | 1.25 | 2.06 |
| Skewb | 1.79 | 3.52 | 1.29 | 2.73 |
| Square-1 | 4.31 | 5.28 | 5.29 | 8.49 |
Year by year
every meeting, 702 rounds in allRecent meetings
newest first · averages where the round ranked on one, singles otherwise| Year | Competition | Event | Round | David Epstein | Phoenix Patterson | ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Australian Nationals 2026 | 2×2 | First round | 1.86 | 2.14 | David Epstein |
| 2026 | Australian Nationals 2026 | 3×3 | Final | 6.49 | 7.11 | David Epstein |
| 2026 | Australian Nationals 2026 | 3×3 | First round | 5.59 | 7.25 | David Epstein |
| 2026 | Australian Nationals 2026 | 3×3 | Semi Final | 6.09 | 7.18 | David Epstein |
| 2026 | Australian Nationals 2026 | 3×3 | Second round | 5.97 | 5.97 | Phoenix Patterson |
| 2026 | Australian Nationals 2026 | 3×3 one-handed | Final | 9.26 | 12.74 | David Epstein |
| 2026 | Australian Nationals 2026 | 3×3 one-handed | First round | 10.09 | 12.65 | David Epstein |
| 2026 | Australian Nationals 2026 | 3×3 one-handed | Second round | 9.26 | 11.36 | David Epstein |
| 2026 | Australian Nationals 2026 | 4×4 | Final | 31.99 | 35.34 | David Epstein |
| 2026 | Australian Nationals 2026 | 4×4 | First round | 28.13 | 32.04 | David Epstein |
| 2026 | Australian Nationals 2026 | 4×4 | Second round | 26.30 | 27.38 | David Epstein |
| 2026 | Australian Nationals 2026 | 5×5 | Final | 50.41 | 55.93 | David Epstein |
| 2026 | Australian Nationals 2026 | 5×5 | First round | 49.58 | 59.69 | David Epstein |
| 2026 | Australian Nationals 2026 | 5×5 | Second round | 48.00 | 57.14 | David Epstein |
Full careers: David Epstein · Phoenix Patterson. 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.