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Edward Rust vs Jamie Otsu

Two careers, 68 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.

Edward Rust (Australia) and Jamie Otsu (Australia) have met in 68 rounds across 7 competitions since 2023. Counting every round where both finished with a result, Jamie Otsu leads Edward Rust: 41 finishes in front to 27.

On personal bests the split is just as plain: across 16 shared events, Jamie Otsu holds the faster single in 14, Edward Rust in 2.

Personal bests, side by side

faster single in bold
EventEdward Rust singleaverageJamie Otsu singleaverage
3×36.578.206.187.62
2×20.672.431.352.23
4×429.3631.2725.1929.69
5×559.031:08.1746.7553.55
6×61:54.782:02.871:25.871:32.31
7×73:01.843:13.082:13.712:20.86
3×3 blindfolded1:08.391:37.651:00.241:31.81
3×3 Fewest Moves36 moves36.3331 moves35.67
3×3 one-handed12.4714.8210.3413.15
Clock6.267.243.504.41
Megaminx28.9533.3928.8531.51
Pyraminx1.983.301.833.97
Skewb2.944.332.464.56
Square-113.4115.6510.3113.15
4×4 blindfolded10:02.0014:28.00
3×3 Multi-Blind5 of 6 cubes · 41:455 of 5 cubes · 32:53

Year by year

every meeting, 68 rounds in all
20232026busiest year: 39 meetings2023: 52024: 392025: 142026: 10

Recent meetings

newest first · averages where the round ranked on one, singles otherwise
YearCompetitionEventRoundEdward RustJamie Otsuahead
2026Cubing at The Cube 20262×2First round3.074.09Edward Rust
2026Cubing at The Cube 20263×3Second round8.929.24Edward Rust
2026Cubing at The Cube 20263×3First round8.909.16Edward Rust
2026Cubing at The Cube 20263×3 blindfoldedFirst round1:52.822:11.83Edward Rust
2026Cubing at The Cube 20266×6First round2:02.871:43.74Jamie Otsu
2026Cubing at The Cube 20267×7Final3:13.082:29.53Jamie Otsu
2026Cubing at The Cube 2026MegaminxFirst round38.8537.19Jamie Otsu
2026Cubing at The Cube 2026MegaminxFinal34.5136.93Edward Rust
2026Cubing at The Cube 2026PyraminxSecond round5.305.26Jamie Otsu
2026Cubing at The Cube 2026PyraminxFirst round3.874.67Edward Rust
2025NSW Side State Championship 20253×3 blindfoldedFirst round2:00.25Edward Rust
2025NSW Side State Championship 20254×4 blindfoldedFinal11:48.00Edward Rust
2025NSW Side State Championship 20256×6First round2:16.511:46.69Jamie Otsu
2025NSW Side State Championship 20257×7First round3:27.412:47.66Jamie Otsu

Full careers: Edward Rust · Jamie Otsu. 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.