Head to head
István Kocza vs Kai Jiptner
Two careers, 108 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.
István Kocza (Hungary) and Kai Jiptner (Germany) have met in 108 rounds across 13 competitions since 2007. Counting every round where both finished with a result, Kai Jiptner leads István Kocza: 83 finishes in front to 24 and 1 tie.
On personal bests the split is just as plain: across 16 shared events, Kai Jiptner holds the faster single in 12, István Kocza in 4.
Personal bests, side by side
faster single in bold| Event | István Kocza single | average | Kai Jiptner single | average |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 14.46 | 19.11 | 9.90 | 12.74 |
| 2×2 | 5.36 | 10.09 | 2.93 | 4.63 |
| 4×4 | 1:30.44 | 1:50.12 | 47.31 | 58.14 |
| 5×5 | 3:05.06 | 3:48.96 | 1:48.05 | 1:54.10 |
| 6×6 | 5:47.94 | 6:25.47 | 4:32.72 | 4:53.87 |
| 7×7 | 8:48.32 | 9:24.24 | 7:52.00 | 8:01.27 |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 41.90 | 52.73 | 41.21 | 57.28 |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 22 moves | 35.67 | 376 moves | — |
| 3×3 one-handed | 34.81 | 49.13 | 18.08 | 21.85 |
| Clock | 22.17 | 25.25 | 13.05 | 14.71 |
| Megaminx | 4:09.91 | 4:45.01 | 2:17.96 | 2:36.08 |
| Pyraminx | 9.73 | 17.15 | 5.68 | 8.06 |
| Square-1 | 23.31 | 29.50 | 30.86 | 39.85 |
| 4×4 blindfolded | 5:15.92 | 6:01.41 | 5:03.35 | 5:39.73 |
| 5×5 blindfolded | 10:55.00 | 12:31.00 | 15:22.00 | — |
| 3×3 Multi-Blind | 17 of 17 cubes · 57:40 | — | 14 of 14 cubes · 50:33 | — |
Year by year
every meeting, 108 rounds in allRecent meetings
newest first · averages where the round ranked on one, singles otherwise| Year | Competition | Event | Round | István Kocza | Kai Jiptner | ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | World Rubik's Cube Championship 2013 | 3×3 | First round | 21.86 | 15.76 | Kai Jiptner |
| 2013 | World Rubik's Cube Championship 2013 | 3×3 blindfolded | First round | 1:18.27 | 53.49 | Kai Jiptner |
| 2013 | World Rubik's Cube Championship 2013 | 3×3 Multi-Blind | Final | 14 of 15 cubes · 58:22 | 11 of 16 cubes · 55:20 | István Kocza |
| 2013 | World Rubik's Cube Championship 2013 | 4×4 | First round | 1:52.55 | 1:09.95 | Kai Jiptner |
| 2013 | World Rubik's Cube Championship 2013 | 4×4 blindfolded | Final | 9:07.99 | 5:39.73 | Kai Jiptner |
| 2013 | World Rubik's Cube Championship 2013 | 5×5 blindfolded | Final | 14:49.00 | 17:36.00 | István Kocza |
| 2011 | Czech Open 2011 | 2×2 | First round | 10.44 | 4.75 | Kai Jiptner |
| 2011 | Czech Open 2011 | 3×3 | First round | 24.70 | 14.06 | Kai Jiptner |
| 2011 | Czech Open 2011 | 3×3 blindfolded | Final | 2:50.21 | 1:16.16 | Kai Jiptner |
| 2011 | Czech Open 2011 | 3×3 Multi-Blind | Final | 10 of 10 cubes · 58:47 | 13 of 18 cubes · 57:44 | István Kocza |
| 2011 | Czech Open 2011 | 3×3 one-handed | First round | 1:12.21 | 37.72 | Kai Jiptner |
| 2011 | Czech Open 2011 | 4×4 | First round | 2:00.66 | 1:05.10 | Kai Jiptner |
| 2011 | Czech Open 2011 | 4×4 blindfolded | Final | 9:14.03 | 5:19.61 | Kai Jiptner |
| 2011 | Czech Open 2011 | 5×5 | First round | 4:07.50 | 2:08.70 | Kai Jiptner |
Full careers: István Kocza · Kai Jiptner. 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.