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Ethan Zhuang vs Brendyn Dunagan

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.

Ethan Zhuang (United States) and Brendyn Dunagan (United States) have met in 51 rounds across 4 competitions since 2023. Counting every round where both finished with a result, Brendyn Dunagan leads Ethan Zhuang: 36 finishes in front to 15.

On personal bests the split is just as plain: across 10 shared events, Brendyn Dunagan holds the faster single in 9, Ethan Zhuang in 1.

Personal bests, side by side

faster single in bold
EventEthan Zhuang singleaverageBrendyn Dunagan singleaverage
3×35.516.784.155.63
2×20.661.090.691.16
4×431.9135.5020.2825.51
5×51:36.291:48.8239.1443.29
3×3 one-handed10.0313.197.0610.01
Clock2.352.961.602.24
Megaminx1:18.881:31.8933.2936.37
Pyraminx1.632.911.112.08
Skewb1.462.621.002.25
Square-17.5810.243.535.00

Year by year

every meeting, 51 rounds in all
20232026busiest year: 15 meetings2023: 102024: 152025: 132026: 13

Recent meetings

newest first · averages where the round ranked on one, singles otherwise
YearCompetitionEventRoundEthan ZhuangBrendyn Dunaganahead
2026Rubik's WCA North American Championship 20262×2First round1.842.59Ethan Zhuang
2026Rubik's WCA North American Championship 20263×3Second round8.556.78Brendyn Dunagan
2026Rubik's WCA North American Championship 20263×3First round8.537.67Brendyn Dunagan
2026Rubik's WCA North American Championship 20263×3 one-handedFirst round15.7910.25Brendyn Dunagan
2026Rubik's WCA North American Championship 20264×4First round41.6128.51Brendyn Dunagan
2026Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2026ClockFirst round3.173.05Brendyn Dunagan
2026Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2026ClockSecond round3.833.74Brendyn Dunagan
2026Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2026PyraminxFirst round2.912.97Ethan Zhuang
2026Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2026PyraminxSecond round5.972.98Brendyn Dunagan
2026Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2026SkewbFirst round3.443.03Brendyn Dunagan
2026Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2026SkewbSecond round3.103.32Ethan Zhuang
2026Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2026Square-1First round11.645.42Brendyn Dunagan
2026Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2026Square-1Second round10.246.38Brendyn Dunagan
2025Rubik's WCA World Championship 20252×2Final1.291.71Ethan Zhuang

Full careers: Ethan Zhuang · Brendyn Dunagan. 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.