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Derek Kong vs Marco Yang (杨柯辰)

Two careers, 262 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.

Derek Kong (Canada) and Marco Yang (杨柯辰) (Canada) have met in 262 rounds across 43 competitions since 2017. Counting every round where both finished with a result, Marco Yang (杨柯辰) leads Derek Kong: 192 finishes in front to 63 and 7 ties.

On personal bests the split is just as plain: across 15 shared events, Marco Yang (杨柯辰) holds the faster single in 13, Derek Kong in 2.

Personal bests, side by side

faster single in bold
EventDerek Kong singleaverageMarco Yang (杨柯辰) singleaverage
3×39.8911.827.599.84
2×22.764.431.513.61
4×441.9348.1433.7239.94
5×51:25.721:37.591:04.141:10.64
6×63:02.623:41.221:56.962:09.19
7×74:47.715:03.353:06.463:21.18
3×3 blindfolded1:50.413:03.241:46.752:22.21
3×3 Fewest Moves41 moves46.0026 moves38.67
3×3 one-handed20.4031.1212.6715.32
Clock7.369.437.758.89
Megaminx1:08.301:17.4047.1451.48
Pyraminx6.239.753.655.09
Skewb3.075.413.225.71
Square-117.9425.2110.2517.77
3×3 Multi-Blind5 of 6 cubes · 36:016 of 7 cubes · 53:15

Year by year

every meeting, 262 rounds in all
20172026busiest year: 73 meetings2017: 152018: 732019: 622020: 62023: 592024: 192025: 212026: 7

Recent meetings

newest first · averages where the round ranked on one, singles otherwise
YearCompetitionEventRoundDerek KongMarco Yang (杨柯辰)ahead
2026Pickering Favourites Summer 20266×6Final3:09.302:19.58Marco Yang (杨柯辰)
2026Pickering Favourites Summer 20267×7Final5:07.853:31.00Marco Yang (杨柯辰)
2026Pickering NxNxN Winter 20263×3First round13.9611.33Marco Yang (杨柯辰)
2026Pickering NxNxN Winter 20264×4First round51.0748.41Marco Yang (杨柯辰)
2026Pickering NxNxN Winter 20265×5Final1:43.981:16.23Marco Yang (杨柯辰)
2026Pickering NxNxN Winter 20266×6Final3:02.622:20.73Marco Yang (杨柯辰)
2026Pickering NxNxN Winter 20267×7Final5:42.813:38.87Marco Yang (杨柯辰)
2025Waterloo Fall 20253×3First round16.5811.00Marco Yang (杨柯辰)
2025Waterloo Fall 20253×3 one-handedFirst round35.4517.21Marco Yang (杨柯辰)
2025Waterloo Fall 20255×5Final1:55.551:16.52Marco Yang (杨柯辰)
2025Waterloo Fall 2025ClockFinal11.7511.01Marco Yang (杨柯辰)
2025Waterloo Fall 2025SkewbFirst round8.098.19Derek Kong
2025Championnat Canadien 20252×2First round5.826.15Derek Kong
2025Championnat Canadien 20253×3First round14.0211.59Marco Yang (杨柯辰)

Full careers: Derek Kong · Marco Yang (杨柯辰). 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.