Head to head
Derek White vs Ethan Zhuang
Two careers, 722 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 White (United States) and Ethan Zhuang (United States) have met in 722 rounds across 95 competitions since 2018. Counting every round where both finished with a result, Derek White leads Ethan Zhuang: 408 finishes in front to 314.
On personal bests the split is just as plain: across 10 shared events, Ethan Zhuang holds the faster single in 6, Derek White in 4.
Personal bests, side by side
faster single in bold| Event | Derek White single | average | Ethan Zhuang single | average |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 4.96 | 7.70 | 5.09 | 6.78 |
| 2×2 | 1.12 | 2.25 | 0.66 | 1.09 |
| 4×4 | 22.56 | 29.39 | 31.91 | 35.50 |
| 5×5 | 51.90 | 1:02.88 | 1:36.29 | 1:48.82 |
| 3×3 one-handed | 16.33 | 21.65 | 10.03 | 12.90 |
| Clock | 6.19 | 8.23 | 2.35 | 2.96 |
| Megaminx | 50.08 | 55.64 | 1:18.88 | 1:31.89 |
| Pyraminx | 2.57 | 3.80 | 1.63 | 2.87 |
| Skewb | 2.16 | 3.48 | 1.46 | 2.62 |
| Square-1 | 8.52 | 12.06 | 7.58 | 10.24 |
Year by year
every meeting, 722 rounds in allRecent meetings
newest first · averages where the round ranked on one, singles otherwise| Year | Competition | Event | Round | Derek White | Ethan Zhuang | ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | CubingUSA New England Championship 2026 | 2×2 | First round | 3.94 | 2.08 | Ethan Zhuang |
| 2026 | CubingUSA New England Championship 2026 | 2×2 | Second round | 3.86 | 0.85 | Derek White |
| 2026 | CubingUSA New England Championship 2026 | 3×3 | Second round | 8.52 | 7.03 | Ethan Zhuang |
| 2026 | CubingUSA New England Championship 2026 | 3×3 | First round | 8.57 | 8.09 | Ethan Zhuang |
| 2026 | CubingUSA New England Championship 2026 | 3×3 one-handed | First round | 23.43 | 15.67 | Ethan Zhuang |
| 2026 | CubingUSA New England Championship 2026 | 4×4 | First round | 29.74 | 42.66 | Derek White |
| 2026 | CubingUSA New England Championship 2026 | 5×5 | First round | 1:10.18 | 1:49.33 | Derek White |
| 2026 | CubingUSA New England Championship 2026 | Clock | First round | 10.53 | 2.91 | Derek White |
| 2026 | CubingUSA New England Championship 2026 | Pyraminx | First round | 6.38 | 4.17 | Ethan Zhuang |
| 2026 | CubingUSA New England Championship 2026 | Pyraminx | Second round | 4.96 | 2.87 | Ethan Zhuang |
| 2026 | CubingUSA New England Championship 2026 | Skewb | First round | 4.76 | 3.42 | Ethan Zhuang |
| 2026 | CubingUSA New England Championship 2026 | Square-1 | First round | 17.05 | 10.94 | Ethan Zhuang |
| 2026 | Seabrook Open 2026 | 2×2 | First round | 3.31 | 1.30 | Ethan Zhuang |
| 2026 | Seabrook Open 2026 | 2×2 | Final | 3.02 | 1.52 | Ethan Zhuang |
Full careers: Derek White · Ethan Zhuang. 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.