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Eva Kato (加藤映葉) vs Elijah Rain Phelps

Two careers, 68 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.

Eva Kato (加藤映葉) (Japan) and Elijah Rain Phelps (United States) have met in 68 rounds across 5 competitions since 2021. Counting every round where both finished with a result, Eva Kato (加藤映葉) leads Elijah Rain Phelps: 50 finishes in front to 18.

On personal bests the split is just as plain: across 15 shared events, Elijah Rain Phelps holds the faster single in 8, Eva Kato (加藤映葉) in 7.

Personal bests, side by side

faster single in bold
EventEva Kato (加藤映葉) singleaverageElijah Rain Phelps singleaverage
3×35.467.215.287.17
2×20.911.770.891.83
4×425.3729.4126.2930.44
5×553.3757.7549.2258.39
6×61:46.851:55.371:51.412:04.08
7×72:55.623:05.433:24.013:37.21
3×3 blindfolded55.081:10.882:06.322:20.98
3×3 Fewest Moves25 moves30.0031 moves35.00
3×3 one-handed10.8614.6910.9013.46
Clock7.798.103.204.05
Megaminx42.6246.3143.5549.54
Pyraminx2.333.661.372.05
Skewb1.713.971.243.15
Square-15.187.514.336.64
3×3 Multi-Blind5 of 8 cubes · 37:492 of 2 cubes · 11:56

Year by year

every meeting, 68 rounds in all
20212025busiest year: 43 meetings2021: 52022: 72023: 432025: 13

Recent meetings

newest first · averages where the round ranked on one, singles otherwise
YearCompetitionEventRoundEva Kato (加藤映葉)Elijah Rain Phelpsahead
2025Rubik's WCA World Championship 20252×2First round2.512.88Eva Kato (加藤映葉)
2025Rubik's WCA World Championship 20253×3First round8.157.80Elijah Rain Phelps
2025Rubik's WCA World Championship 20253×3Second round8.188.53Eva Kato (加藤映葉)
2025Rubik's WCA World Championship 20253×3 one-handedFirst round16.8316.81Elijah Rain Phelps
2025Rubik's WCA World Championship 20254×4First round31.9836.32Eva Kato (加藤映葉)
2025Rubik's WCA World Championship 20255×5First round1:04.091:07.11Eva Kato (加藤映葉)
2025Rubik's WCA World Championship 20256×6First round1:55.372:15.10Eva Kato (加藤映葉)
2025Rubik's WCA World Championship 20257×7First round3:08.164:10.10Eva Kato (加藤映葉)
2025Rubik's WCA World Championship 2025MegaminxFirst round55.9858.08Eva Kato (加藤映葉)
2025Rubik's WCA World Championship 2025PyraminxFirst round5.662.71Elijah Rain Phelps
2025Rubik's WCA World Championship 2025SkewbFirst round5.994.00Elijah Rain Phelps
2025Rubik's WCA World Championship 2025Square-1First round9.798.00Elijah Rain Phelps
2025Rubik's WCA World Championship 2025Square-1Second round8.078.84Eva Kato (加藤映葉)
2023CubingUSA Nationals 20232×2Second round2.863.09Eva Kato (加藤映葉)

Full careers: Eva Kato (加藤映葉) · Elijah Rain Phelps. 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.