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Ivan Li Ka Leong (李嘉亮) vs Zijian Cai (蔡子健)

Two careers, 198 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.

Ivan Li Ka Leong (李嘉亮) (Hong Kong, China) and Zijian Cai (蔡子健) (China) have met in 198 rounds across 19 competitions since 2017. Counting every round where both finished with a result, Ivan Li Ka Leong (李嘉亮) leads Zijian Cai (蔡子健): 109 finishes in front to 89.

On personal bests the split is just as plain: across 13 shared events, Zijian Cai (蔡子健) holds the faster single in 9, Ivan Li Ka Leong (李嘉亮) in 4.

Personal bests, side by side

faster single in bold
EventIvan Li Ka Leong (李嘉亮) singleaverageZijian Cai (蔡子健) singleaverage
3×35.136.634.125.84
2×21.161.960.691.64
4×420.0822.3218.8222.42
5×537.2240.7537.4243.99
6×61:12.691:17.521:25.621:30.22
7×71:55.662:01.662:18.092:27.09
3×3 Fewest Moves28 moves32.0026 moves30.33
3×3 one-handed8.7011.587.779.84
Clock6.317.326.416.96
Megaminx33.6139.4931.4134.94
Pyraminx1.843.041.492.32
Skewb2.734.201.222.95
Square-16.7910.696.5010.32

Year by year

every meeting, 198 rounds in all
20172025busiest year: 67 meetings2017: 112018: 272019: 672023: 162024: 322025: 45

Recent meetings

newest first · averages where the round ranked on one, singles otherwise
YearCompetitionEventRoundIvan Li Ka Leong (李嘉亮)Zijian Cai (蔡子健)ahead
2025Hong Kong Championship 20252×2Second round3.122.49Zijian Cai (蔡子健)
2025Hong Kong Championship 20252×2First round2.633.11Ivan Li Ka Leong (李嘉亮)
2025Hong Kong Championship 20253×3Final7.797.05Zijian Cai (蔡子健)
2025Hong Kong Championship 20253×3Semi Final7.126.67Zijian Cai (蔡子健)
2025Hong Kong Championship 20253×3Second round7.346.29Zijian Cai (蔡子健)
2025Hong Kong Championship 20253×3First round9.476.93Zijian Cai (蔡子健)
2025Hong Kong Championship 20253×3 one-handedSecond round13.3811.23Zijian Cai (蔡子健)
2025Hong Kong Championship 20253×3 one-handedFirst round12.7211.10Zijian Cai (蔡子健)
2025Hong Kong Championship 20253×3 one-handedFinal15.1112.10Zijian Cai (蔡子健)
2025Hong Kong Championship 20254×4Second round23.2626.34Ivan Li Ka Leong (李嘉亮)
2025Hong Kong Championship 20254×4First round24.6324.41Zijian Cai (蔡子健)
2025Hong Kong Championship 20254×4Final23.8723.65Zijian Cai (蔡子健)
2025Hong Kong Championship 20255×5First round43.7446.50Ivan Li Ka Leong (李嘉亮)
2025Hong Kong Championship 20255×5Final43.9751.36Ivan Li Ka Leong (李嘉亮)

Full careers: Ivan Li Ka Leong (李嘉亮) · Zijian Cai (蔡子健). 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.