Sunday 6 September 2026 Rebuilt nightly from the WCA's official results · export of 6 September 2026 · About
The Middle Three
People → Head to head

Head to head

Erik Akkersdijk vs Manuel López Sheriff

Two careers, 47 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 Manuel López Sheriff (Spain) have met in 47 rounds across 6 competitions since 2007. Counting every round where both finished with a result, Erik Akkersdijk leads Manuel López Sheriff: 38 finishes in front to 8 and 1 tie.

On personal bests the split is just as plain: across 8 shared events, Erik Akkersdijk holds the faster single in 7, Manuel López Sheriff in 1.

Personal bests, side by side

faster single in bold
EventErik Akkersdijk singleaverageManuel López Sheriff singleaverage
3×36.548.0812.0015.05
2×20.962.683.004.53
4×426.5731.5359.231:04.70
5×552.2559.203:15.853:40.92
3×3 blindfolded1:06.041:22.921:01.591:31.37
3×3 Fewest Moves20 moves29.3331 moves
3×3 one-handed11.2815.9620.9624.38
3×3 Multi-Blind14 of 17 cubes · 55:475 of 5 cubes · 46:07

Year by year

every meeting, 47 rounds in all
20072009busiest year: 32 meetings2007: 32008: 322009: 12

Recent meetings

newest first · averages where the round ranked on one, singles otherwise
YearCompetitionEventRoundErik AkkersdijkManuel López Sheriffahead
2009World Rubik's Cube Championship 20092×2First round4.657.60Erik Akkersdijk
2009World Rubik's Cube Championship 20093×3First round11.9016.91Erik Akkersdijk
2009World Rubik's Cube Championship 20093×3 blindfoldedFirst round2:28.09Manuel López Sheriff
2009World Rubik's Cube Championship 20093×3 Multi-BlindFinal5 of 5 cubes · 49:21Manuel López Sheriff
2009World Rubik's Cube Championship 20093×3 one-handedFirst round22.5933.80Erik Akkersdijk
2009World Rubik's Cube Championship 2009MagicFinal7.102.71Manuel López Sheriff
2009Madrid Open 20092×2First round3.807.97Erik Akkersdijk
2009Madrid Open 20093×3Second round12.4317.14Erik Akkersdijk
2009Madrid Open 20093×3First round11.6116.20Erik Akkersdijk
2009Madrid Open 20093×3 blindfoldedFinal1:58.18Erik Akkersdijk
2009Madrid Open 20093×3 one-handedFirst round22.8926.29Erik Akkersdijk
2009Madrid Open 20093×3 one-handedFinal23.1331.73Erik Akkersdijk
2008Geneva Open 20082×2First round5.247.55Erik Akkersdijk
2008Geneva Open 20082×2Final4.825.76Erik Akkersdijk

Full careers: Erik Akkersdijk · Manuel López Sheriff. 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.