Head to head
Dušan Zakelšek vs Marcel Ručigaj
Two careers, 626 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.
Dušan Zakelšek (Slovenia) and Marcel Ručigaj (Slovenia) have met in 626 rounds across 77 competitions since 2016. Counting every round where both finished with a result, Marcel Ručigaj leads Dušan Zakelšek: 503 finishes in front to 114 and 9 ties.
On personal bests the split is just as plain: across 16 shared events, Marcel Ručigaj holds the faster single in 14, Dušan Zakelšek in 2.
Personal bests, side by side
faster single in bold| Event | Dušan Zakelšek single | average | Marcel Ručigaj single | average |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 10.69 | 12.95 | 6.18 | 7.59 |
| 2×2 | 2.12 | 4.02 | 0.75 | 1.67 |
| 4×4 | 49.27 | 53.05 | 27.88 | 31.63 |
| 5×5 | 1:27.96 | 1:43.21 | 57.43 | 1:05.84 |
| 6×6 | 3:33.32 | 3:37.20 | 1:53.07 | 1:58.72 |
| 7×7 | 5:31.64 | 5:48.78 | 3:04.97 | 3:15.59 |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 1:06.46 | 1:32.80 | 27.61 | 38.83 |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 24 moves | 27.67 | 21 moves | 27.33 |
| 3×3 one-handed | 28.59 | 35.72 | 10.47 | 14.22 |
| Clock | 6.86 | 8.36 | 11.19 | 14.09 |
| Megaminx | 1:52.11 | 2:23.11 | 46.43 | 52.56 |
| Pyraminx | 2.43 | 4.20 | 2.47 | 3.80 |
| Skewb | 4.18 | 6.53 | 3.73 | 6.47 |
| Square-1 | 14.21 | 20.51 | 9.44 | 11.67 |
| 4×4 blindfolded | 10:31.00 | — | 4:27.30 | 5:35.15 |
| 3×3 Multi-Blind | 10 of 12 cubes · 54:37 | — | 16 of 17 cubes · 54:14 | — |
Year by year
every meeting, 626 rounds in allRecent meetings
newest first · averages where the round ranked on one, singles otherwise| Year | Competition | Event | Round | Dušan Zakelšek | Marcel Ručigaj | ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Croatian Championship 2026 | 2×2 | Second round | 5.59 | 1.80 | Marcel Ručigaj |
| 2026 | Croatian Championship 2026 | 2×2 | First round | 4.08 | 2.66 | Marcel Ručigaj |
| 2026 | Croatian Championship 2026 | 3×3 | Second round | 13.79 | 7.59 | Marcel Ručigaj |
| 2026 | Croatian Championship 2026 | 3×3 | First round | 14.98 | 8.97 | Marcel Ručigaj |
| 2026 | Croatian Championship 2026 | 4×4 | First round | 57.40 | 36.68 | Marcel Ručigaj |
| 2026 | Croatian Championship 2026 | Pyraminx | First round | 5.62 | 4.18 | Marcel Ručigaj |
| 2026 | Croatian Championship 2026 | Pyraminx | Final | 5.80 | 4.18 | Marcel Ručigaj |
| 2026 | Croatian Championship 2026 | Square-1 | First round | 25.68 | 16.20 | Marcel Ručigaj |
| 2026 | Slovenian Nationals 2026 | 2×2 | First round | 4.63 | 2.69 | Marcel Ručigaj |
| 2026 | Slovenian Nationals 2026 | 2×2 | Second round | 5.51 | 2.40 | Marcel Ručigaj |
| 2026 | Slovenian Nationals 2026 | 3×3 | First round | 14.21 | 9.52 | Marcel Ručigaj |
| 2026 | Slovenian Nationals 2026 | 3×3 | Second round | 16.19 | 8.60 | Marcel Ručigaj |
| 2026 | Slovenian Nationals 2026 | 3×3 blindfolded | First round | 1:22.12 | 37.33 | Marcel Ručigaj |
| 2026 | Slovenian Nationals 2026 | 3×3 blindfolded | Final | 1:32.11 | 37.32 | Marcel Ručigaj |
Full careers: Dušan Zakelšek · Marcel Ručigaj. 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.