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Hans van der Zijden vs Erik Akkersdijk

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.

Hans van der Zijden (Netherlands) and Erik Akkersdijk (Netherlands) have met in 42 rounds across 16 competitions since 2005. Counting every round where both finished with a result, Erik Akkersdijk leads Hans van der Zijden: 34 finishes in front to 4 and 4 ties.

On personal bests the split is just as plain: across 6 shared events, Erik Akkersdijk holds the faster single in 6, Hans van der Zijden in 0.

Personal bests, side by side

faster single in bold
EventHans van der Zijden singleaverageErik Akkersdijk singleaverage
3×319.0822.506.548.08
4×42:44.362:59.7026.5731.53
3×3 blindfolded6:33.371:06.041:22.92
3×3 Fewest Moves46 moves20 moves29.33
3×3 one-handed1:33.462:06.9011.2815.96
3×3 Multi-Blind1 of 2 cubes · 20:0014 of 17 cubes · 55:47

Year by year

every meeting, 42 rounds in all
20052012busiest year: 12 meetings2005: 12006: 82007: 122008: 92009: 62010: 32011: 12012: 2

Recent meetings

newest first · averages where the round ranked on one, singles otherwise
YearCompetitionEventRoundHans van der ZijdenErik Akkersdijkahead
2012Amstelveen Open 20123×3First round26.0814.83Erik Akkersdijk
2012Amstelveen Open 20123×3Second round22.5015.96Erik Akkersdijk
2011Amstelveen Open 20113×3First round28.0210.70Erik Akkersdijk
2010Dutch Nationals 20103×3First round23.979.31Erik Akkersdijk
2010Dutch Nationals 20103×3Second round22.9711.50Erik Akkersdijk
2010Dutch Nationals 20103×3 blindfoldedFinal2:01.08Erik Akkersdijk
2009World Rubik's Cube Championship 20093×3First round29.1211.90Erik Akkersdijk
2009World Rubik's Cube Championship 20093×3 Multi-BlindFinal1 of 2 cubes · 20:00Hans van der Zijden
2009Benelux Open 20093×3Second round23.5511.11Erik Akkersdijk
2009Benelux Open 20093×3First round25.7412.50Erik Akkersdijk
2009Benelux Open 20093×3 blindfoldedFinal2:08.74Erik Akkersdijk
2009Benelux Open 20094×4Final3:13.4848.86Erik Akkersdijk
2008The Hague Open 20083×3First round22.8213.06Erik Akkersdijk
2008The Hague Open 20083×3Second round24.9911.92Erik Akkersdijk

Full careers: Hans van der Zijden · Erik Akkersdijk. 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.