Head to head
Ethan Qiu vs Evan Waters
Two careers, 273 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.
Ethan Qiu (United States) and Evan Waters (United States) have met in 273 rounds across 26 competitions since 2023. Counting every round where both finished with a result, Evan Waters leads Ethan Qiu: 230 finishes in front to 43.
On personal bests the split is just as plain: across 12 shared events, Evan Waters holds the faster single in 11, Ethan Qiu in 1.
Personal bests, side by side
faster single in bold| Event | Ethan Qiu single | average | Evan Waters single | average |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 7.23 | 8.88 | 5.84 | 7.09 |
| 2×2 | 0.90 | 2.96 | 0.70 | 1.39 |
| 4×4 | 31.20 | 34.68 | 24.21 | 33.63 |
| 5×5 | 54.31 | 1:00.54 | 52.38 | 58.90 |
| 6×6 | 1:45.72 | 1:50.63 | 1:43.16 | 1:54.44 |
| 7×7 | 2:33.19 | 2:53.25 | 2:52.24 | 2:54.22 |
| 3×3 one-handed | 15.42 | 22.31 | 12.20 | 13.88 |
| Clock | 3.44 | 4.74 | 2.22 | 2.91 |
| Megaminx | 48.07 | 54.56 | 44.95 | 51.37 |
| Pyraminx | 2.93 | 4.87 | 1.30 | 2.01 |
| Skewb | 1.64 | 3.95 | 1.53 | 2.81 |
| Square-1 | 10.85 | 15.98 | 6.59 | 9.57 |
Year by year
every meeting, 273 rounds in allRecent meetings
newest first · averages where the round ranked on one, singles otherwise| Year | Competition | Event | Round | Ethan Qiu | Evan Waters | ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Finger Lakes Side Events 2026 | 3×3 one-handed | Final | 25.41 | 16.21 | Evan Waters |
| 2026 | Finger Lakes Side Events 2026 | 6×6 | Final | 1:52.46 | 1:55.34 | Ethan Qiu |
| 2026 | Finger Lakes Side Events 2026 | 7×7 | Final | 2:53.25 | 2:54.22 | Ethan Qiu |
| 2026 | Finger Lakes Side Events 2026 | Clock | Final | 5.39 | 3.64 | Evan Waters |
| 2026 | Finger Lakes Side Events 2026 | Square-1 | Final | 16.35 | 10.49 | Evan Waters |
| 2026 | Syracuse Elite Cubing 2026 | 2×2 | Final | 3.10 | 1.95 | Evan Waters |
| 2026 | Syracuse Elite Cubing 2026 | 2×2 | First round | 4.80 | 1.74 | Evan Waters |
| 2026 | Syracuse Elite Cubing 2026 | 3×3 | First round | 10.27 | 8.41 | Evan Waters |
| 2026 | Syracuse Elite Cubing 2026 | 3×3 | Final | 9.54 | 7.48 | Evan Waters |
| 2026 | Syracuse Elite Cubing 2026 | 3×3 | Second round | 11.02 | 7.65 | Evan Waters |
| 2026 | Syracuse Elite Cubing 2026 | 4×4 | Final | 36.32 | 34.68 | Evan Waters |
| 2026 | Syracuse Elite Cubing 2026 | 5×5 | First round | 1:01.28 | 59.54 | Evan Waters |
| 2026 | Syracuse Elite Cubing 2026 | 5×5 | Final | 1:04.44 | 58.90 | Evan Waters |
| 2026 | Syracuse Elite Cubing 2026 | 6×6 | Final | 1:50.63 | 1:58.36 | Ethan Qiu |
Full careers: Ethan Qiu · Evan Waters. 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.