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Hans Lin vs Michael Tripodi

Two careers, 63 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.

Hans Lin (Australia) and Michael Tripodi (Australia) have met in 63 rounds across 6 competitions since 2022. Counting every round where both finished with a result, Michael Tripodi leads Hans Lin: 38 finishes in front to 22 and 3 ties.

On personal bests the split is just as plain: across 17 shared events, Michael Tripodi holds the faster single in 11, Hans Lin in 6.

Personal bests, side by side

faster single in bold
EventHans Lin singleaverageMichael Tripodi singleaverage
3×36.327.558.6910.38
2×20.581.891.322.39
4×428.2932.7831.8939.26
5×559.411:07.191:06.761:17.26
6×62:08.002:17.782:05.862:14.68
7×73:42.543:52.203:19.593:39.68
3×3 blindfolded15.3520.1917.2918.17
3×3 Fewest Moves29 moves32.0026 moves32.67
3×3 one-handed10.9513.5014.6020.83
Clock4.665.513.103.80
Megaminx1:03.821:08.8857.271:06.08
Pyraminx1.873.241.602.79
Skewb2.975.122.514.14
Square-110.1713.457.6710.15
4×4 blindfolded2:07.871:22.751:39.39
5×5 blindfolded8:18.913:10.284:18.48
3×3 Multi-Blind23 of 23 cubes · 55:1246 of 49 cubes · 56:52

Year by year

every meeting, 63 rounds in all
20222026busiest year: 36 meetings2022: 62023: 72024: 142026: 36

Recent meetings

newest first · averages where the round ranked on one, singles otherwise
YearCompetitionEventRoundHans LinMichael Tripodiahead
2026Australian Nationals 20262×2First round2.212.78Hans Lin
2026Australian Nationals 20262×2Second round2.334.30Hans Lin
2026Australian Nationals 20263×3First round8.4212.61Hans Lin
2026Australian Nationals 20263×3Second round8.0114.87Hans Lin
2026Australian Nationals 20263×3 blindfoldedFirst round20.1924.02Hans Lin
2026Australian Nationals 20263×3 blindfoldedFinal19.4619.96Hans Lin
2026Australian Nationals 20263×3 blindfoldedSecond round22.0824.10Michael Tripodi
2026Australian Nationals 20263×3 Multi-BlindFinal22 of 26 cubes · 55:1039 of 41 cubes · 57:36Michael Tripodi
2026Australian Nationals 20263×3 one-handedFirst round16.0626.27Hans Lin
2026Australian Nationals 20264×4First round35.3643.02Hans Lin
2026Australian Nationals 20264×4 blindfoldedFinaltie
2026Australian Nationals 20265×5First round1:07.191:17.61Hans Lin
2026Australian Nationals 20265×5 blindfoldedFinaltie
2026Australian Nationals 20266×6First round2:25.512:21.02Michael Tripodi

Full careers: Hans Lin · Michael Tripodi. 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.