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George Dinescu vs Benedikt Thurm

Two careers, 42 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.

George Dinescu (Romania) and Benedikt Thurm (Germany) have met in 42 rounds across 8 competitions since 2023. Counting every round where both finished with a result, George Dinescu leads Benedikt Thurm: 24 finishes in front to 18.

On personal bests the split is just as plain: across 5 shared events, Benedikt Thurm holds the faster single in 3, George Dinescu in 2.

Personal bests, side by side

faster single in bold
EventGeorge Dinescu singleaverageBenedikt Thurm singleaverage
3×34.656.215.548.42
2×20.572.970.621.42
4×430.6936.8627.1134.28
3×3 one-handed14.3318.2712.7215.63
Pyraminx6.669.012.123.64

Year by year

every meeting, 42 rounds in all
20232026busiest year: 21 meetings2023: 72024: 32025: 112026: 21

Recent meetings

newest first · averages where the round ranked on one, singles otherwise
YearCompetitionEventRoundGeorge DinescuBenedikt Thurmahead
2026Rubik's German Nationals 20262×2First round4.221.90Benedikt Thurm
2026Rubik's German Nationals 20262×2Second round4.021.67Benedikt Thurm
2026Rubik's German Nationals 20263×3First round7.629.96George Dinescu
2026Rubik's German Nationals 20263×3Second round7.049.78George Dinescu
2026Rubik's German Nationals 20263×3Semi Final7.079.56George Dinescu
2026Rubik's German Nationals 20263×3 one-handedFirst round18.5319.77George Dinescu
2026Rubik's German Nationals 20263×3 one-handedSecond round18.9716.73Benedikt Thurm
2026Rubik's German Nationals 20264×4First round45.0639.42Benedikt Thurm
2026Rubik's German Nationals 20264×4Second round39.1936.74Benedikt Thurm
2026Rubik's WCA European Championship 20263×3First round6.319.10George Dinescu
2026Rubik's WCA European Championship 20263×3Second round6.959.19George Dinescu
2026Aachen Summer Open 20262×2Second round4.152.06Benedikt Thurm
2026Aachen Summer Open 20262×2First round2.972.70Benedikt Thurm
2026Aachen Summer Open 20263×3Final7.5910.18George Dinescu

Full careers: George Dinescu · Benedikt Thurm. 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.