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Ethan Zhuang vs Evan Waters

Two careers, 85 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 Evan Waters (United States) have met in 85 rounds across 8 competitions since 2023. Counting every round where both finished with a result, Ethan Zhuang leads Evan Waters: 47 finishes in front to 38.

On personal bests the split is just as plain: across 10 shared events, Evan Waters holds the faster single in 6, Ethan Zhuang in 4.

Personal bests, side by side

faster single in bold
EventEthan Zhuang singleaverageEvan Waters singleaverage
3×35.516.785.847.09
2×20.661.090.701.39
4×431.9135.5024.2133.63
5×51:36.291:48.8252.3858.90
3×3 one-handed10.0313.1912.2013.88
Clock2.352.962.222.91
Megaminx1:18.881:31.8944.9551.37
Pyraminx1.632.911.302.01
Skewb1.462.621.532.81
Square-17.5810.246.599.57

Year by year

every meeting, 85 rounds in all
20232026busiest year: 33 meetings2023: 102024: 112025: 332026: 31

Recent meetings

newest first · averages where the round ranked on one, singles otherwise
YearCompetitionEventRoundEthan ZhuangEvan Watersahead
2026Brookline Favorites IV 20262×2Final1.841.39Evan Waters
2026Brookline Favorites IV 20262×2First round1.401.78Ethan Zhuang
2026Brookline Favorites IV 20263×3Final6.848.46Ethan Zhuang
2026Brookline Favorites IV 20263×3Second round8.168.28Ethan Zhuang
2026Brookline Favorites IV 20263×3First round8.647.78Evan Waters
2026Rubik's WCA North American Championship 20262×2Second round1.381.64Ethan Zhuang
2026Rubik's WCA North American Championship 20262×2First round1.842.01Ethan Zhuang
2026Rubik's WCA North American Championship 20262×2Final2.282.00Evan Waters
2026Rubik's WCA North American Championship 20263×3Second round8.557.89Evan Waters
2026Rubik's WCA North American Championship 20263×3First round8.537.09Evan Waters
2026Rubik's WCA North American Championship 20263×3 one-handedFirst round15.7915.04Evan Waters
2026Rubik's WCA North American Championship 20264×4First round41.6133.75Evan Waters
2026Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2026ClockSecond round3.833.71Evan Waters
2026Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2026ClockFirst round3.174.04Ethan Zhuang

Full careers: Ethan Zhuang · 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.