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Erik Akkersdijk vs Dan Cohen

Two careers, 51 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.

Erik Akkersdijk (Netherlands) and Dan Cohen (United States) have met in 51 rounds across 3 competitions since 2008. Counting every round where both finished with a result, Erik Akkersdijk leads Dan Cohen: 25 finishes in front to 22 and 4 ties.

On personal bests the split is just as plain: across 16 shared events, Erik Akkersdijk holds the faster single in 13, Dan Cohen in 3.

Personal bests, side by side

faster single in bold
EventErik Akkersdijk singleaverageDan Cohen singleaverage
3×36.548.087.289.51
2×20.962.681.532.28
4×426.5731.5330.0235.08
5×552.2559.2057.441:02.60
6×61:55.412:03.351:55.432:00.67
7×72:58.383:07.313:11.003:22.62
3×3 blindfolded1:06.041:22.921:10.31
3×3 Fewest Moves20 moves29.3331 moves39.00
3×3 one-handed11.2815.9613.3816.02
Clock8.3410.247.789.56
Megaminx47.1852.601:03.351:07.74
Pyraminx2.814.332.934.89
Skewb3.538.985.2111.12
Square-117.5626.4511.9514.54
4×4 blindfolded21:34.0013:50.00
3×3 Multi-Blind14 of 17 cubes · 55:473 of 3 cubes · 13:22

Year by year

every meeting, 51 rounds in all
20082011busiest year: 23 meetings2008: 82009: 202011: 23

Recent meetings

newest first · averages where the round ranked on one, singles otherwise
YearCompetitionEventRoundErik AkkersdijkDan Cohenahead
2011World Rubik's Cube Championship 20112×2First round4.414.36Dan Cohen
2011World Rubik's Cube Championship 20113×3Semi Final10.1811.90Dan Cohen
2011World Rubik's Cube Championship 20113×3First round10.6911.04Erik Akkersdijk
2011World Rubik's Cube Championship 20113×3Second round10.8210.02Dan Cohen
2011World Rubik's Cube Championship 20113×3 blindfoldedFirst round2:43.581:32.71Dan Cohen
2011World Rubik's Cube Championship 20113×3 Fewest MovesFinal36 moves37 movesErik Akkersdijk
2011World Rubik's Cube Championship 20113×3 with feetFinal56.321:34.06Erik Akkersdijk
2011World Rubik's Cube Championship 20113×3 one-handedSecond round18.1819.40Erik Akkersdijk
2011World Rubik's Cube Championship 20113×3 one-handedFirst round23.0218.45Dan Cohen
2011World Rubik's Cube Championship 20114×4First round44.2642.31Dan Cohen
2011World Rubik's Cube Championship 20114×4Second round45.3240.11Dan Cohen
2011World Rubik's Cube Championship 20114×4 blindfoldedFinaltie
2011World Rubik's Cube Championship 20115×5First round1:14.341:12.22Dan Cohen
2011World Rubik's Cube Championship 20115×5Final1:19.501:09.40Dan Cohen

Full careers: Erik Akkersdijk · Dan Cohen. 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.