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Ethan Zhuang vs Carter Williams

Two careers, 200 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 Carter Williams (United States) have met in 200 rounds across 22 competitions since 2022. Counting every round where both finished with a result, Carter Williams leads Ethan Zhuang: 111 finishes in front to 89.

On personal bests the split is just as plain: across 10 shared events, Ethan Zhuang holds the faster single in 7, Carter Williams in 3.

Personal bests, side by side

faster single in bold
EventEthan Zhuang singleaverageCarter Williams singleaverage
3×35.517.206.087.77
2×20.661.091.462.95
4×431.9135.5026.7830.51
5×51:36.291:48.8247.9555.49
3×3 one-handed10.0313.1912.3815.77
Clock2.352.962.603.57
Megaminx1:18.881:31.8935.8540.03
Pyraminx1.632.911.844.19
Skewb1.462.622.995.70
Square-17.5810.248.7814.22

Year by year

every meeting, 200 rounds in all
20222026busiest year: 90 meetings2022: 462023: 432024: 902025: 172026: 4

Recent meetings

newest first · averages where the round ranked on one, singles otherwise
YearCompetitionEventRoundEthan ZhuangCarter Williamsahead
2026Rubik's WCA North American Championship 20263×3Second round8.559.21Ethan Zhuang
2026Rubik's WCA North American Championship 20263×3First round8.539.12Ethan Zhuang
2026Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2026ClockFirst round3.174.55Ethan Zhuang
2026Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2026ClockSecond round3.836.53Carter Williams
2025CubingUSA Mid-Atlantic Championship 2025ClockFinal3.764.48Carter Williams
2025CubingUSA Mid-Atlantic Championship 2025ClockFirst round4.594.09Carter Williams
2025CubingUSA Mid-Atlantic Championship 2025ClockSecond round3.885.25Ethan Zhuang
2025CubingUSA Mid-Atlantic Championship 2025MegaminxFinal1:46.0543.83Carter Williams
2025Rubik's WCA World Championship 20252×2First round1.473.50Ethan Zhuang
2025Rubik's WCA World Championship 20253×3First round8.029.80Ethan Zhuang
2025Rubik's WCA World Championship 20253×3Second round9.329.27Carter Williams
2025Rubik's WCA World Championship 20254×4First round45.8334.40Carter Williams
2025Rubik's WCA World Championship 2025ClockSecond round8.464.49Carter Williams
2025Rubik's WCA World Championship 2025ClockFirst round3.534.46Ethan Zhuang

Full careers: Ethan Zhuang · Carter Williams. 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.