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Ian Liong vs Matthew Liong

Two careers, 238 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.

Ian Liong (Indonesia) and Matthew Liong (Indonesia) have met in 238 rounds across 45 competitions since 2023. Counting every round where both finished with a result, Matthew Liong leads Ian Liong: 227 finishes in front to 11.

On personal bests the split is just as plain: across 10 shared events, Matthew Liong holds the faster single in 10, Ian Liong in 0.

Personal bests, side by side

faster single in bold
EventIan Liong singleaverageMatthew Liong singleaverage
3×38.659.695.927.52
2×21.653.111.452.75
4×437.7642.4221.5329.14
5×51:41.001:51.8645.9054.12
3×3 Fewest Moves45 moves47.0044 moves
3×3 one-handed20.2021.9411.7814.54
Clock7.8710.985.996.82
Megaminx1:57.482:29.7726.1829.42
Pyraminx4.998.513.225.56
Square-116.8521.326.2910.74

Year by year

every meeting, 238 rounds in all
20232026busiest year: 81 meetings2023: 592024: 652025: 812026: 33

Recent meetings

newest first · averages where the round ranked on one, singles otherwise
YearCompetitionEventRoundIan LiongMatthew Liongahead
2026Mid-Atlantic Speedcubing Championship 20262×2Second round4.183.66Matthew Liong
2026Mid-Atlantic Speedcubing Championship 20262×2First round3.693.13Matthew Liong
2026Mid-Atlantic Speedcubing Championship 20263×3Second round10.609.29Matthew Liong
2026Mid-Atlantic Speedcubing Championship 20263×3First round10.729.58Matthew Liong
2026Mid-Atlantic Speedcubing Championship 20263×3 one-handedFirst round26.8219.24Matthew Liong
2026Mid-Atlantic Speedcubing Championship 20264×4First round45.5033.09Matthew Liong
2026Mid-Atlantic Speedcubing Championship 2026ClockFirst round12.128.40Matthew Liong
2026Mid-Atlantic Speedcubing Championship 2026PyraminxFirst round9.318.23Matthew Liong
2026Mid-Atlantic Speedcubing Championship 2026Square-1First round27.3215.75Matthew Liong
2026Rubik's WCA North American Championship 20262×2First round4.453.73Matthew Liong
2026Rubik's WCA North American Championship 20263×3First round11.098.33Matthew Liong
2026Rubik's WCA North American Championship 20263×3 one-handedFirst round25.7717.06Matthew Liong
2026Rubik's WCA North American Championship 20264×4First round43.9030.43Matthew Liong
2026Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2026PyraminxFirst round8.687.42Matthew Liong

Full careers: Ian Liong · Matthew Liong. 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.