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Hassan Khanani vs Matt Mao

Two careers, 49 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.

Hassan Khanani (United States) and Matt Mao (China) have met in 49 rounds across 3 competitions since 2024. Counting every round where both finished with a result, Hassan Khanani leads Matt Mao: 30 finishes in front to 19.

On personal bests the split is just as plain: across 17 shared events, Hassan Khanani holds the faster single in 14, Matt Mao in 3.

Personal bests, side by side

faster single in bold
EventHassan Khanani singleaverageMatt Mao singleaverage
3×35.177.256.577.93
2×20.691.270.921.71
4×427.0633.1028.3432.93
5×550.0757.1757.341:02.44
6×61:39.871:50.232:02.242:09.47
7×72:48.872:58.802:53.893:05.42
3×3 blindfolded27.4440.7728.7344.25
3×3 Fewest Moves24 moves29.3326 moves31.67
3×3 one-handed8.3610.949.8412.10
Clock4.525.563.083.66
Megaminx45.0950.6037.2841.82
Pyraminx1.422.891.883.54
Skewb1.463.612.824.18
Square-13.404.695.246.25
4×4 blindfolded3:27.886:32.335:08.72
5×5 blindfolded17:07.0013:53.00
3×3 Multi-Blind13 of 14 cubes · 52:236 of 7 cubes · 38:39

Year by year

every meeting, 49 rounds in all
20242026busiest year: 20 meetings2024: 202025: 142026: 15

Recent meetings

newest first · averages where the round ranked on one, singles otherwise
YearCompetitionEventRoundHassan KhananiMatt Maoahead
2026Rubik's WCA North American Championship 20262×2First round1.462.21Hassan Khanani
2026Rubik's WCA North American Championship 20262×2Second round1.271.97Hassan Khanani
2026Rubik's WCA North American Championship 20263×3First round10.039.39Matt Mao
2026Rubik's WCA North American Championship 20263×3 blindfoldedFirst round33.31Matt Mao
2026Rubik's WCA North American Championship 20263×3 one-handedSecond round13.6316.13Hassan Khanani
2026Rubik's WCA North American Championship 20263×3 one-handedFirst round12.4115.08Hassan Khanani
2026Rubik's WCA North American Championship 20264×4First round38.1336.50Matt Mao
2026Rubik's WCA North American Championship 20265×5First round59.101:12.14Hassan Khanani
2026Rubik's WCA North American Championship 20267×7First round3:09.083:07.90Matt Mao
2026Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2026ClockFirst round6.686.54Matt Mao
2026Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2026PyraminxFirst round5.174.21Matt Mao
2026Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2026SkewbFirst round4.735.20Hassan Khanani
2026Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2026Square-1First round5.587.00Hassan Khanani
2026Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2026Square-1Final6.217.22Hassan Khanani

Full careers: Hassan Khanani · Matt Mao. 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.