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Ivan Vanek vs Jack Pfeifer

Two careers, 50 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 Vanek (United States) and Jack Pfeifer (United States) have met in 50 rounds across 4 competitions since 2018. Counting every round where both finished with a result, Jack Pfeifer leads Ivan Vanek: 38 finishes in front to 12.

On personal bests the split is just as plain: across 14 shared events, Jack Pfeifer holds the faster single in 13, Ivan Vanek in 1.

Personal bests, side by side

faster single in bold
EventIvan Vanek singleaverageJack Pfeifer singleaverage
3×37.238.424.846.15
2×21.121.980.631.48
4×433.7338.1921.1724.50
5×51:11.391:20.1638.1342.47
6×62:29.242:44.971:08.611:12.44
7×74:05.904:30.021:41.751:46.70
3×3 blindfolded2:19.2329.5237.46
3×3 Fewest Moves39 moves49.6723 moves27.00
3×3 one-handed13.4917.938.109.97
Clock6.578.544.816.20
Megaminx1:09.591:21.0036.7241.15
Pyraminx3.805.801.592.66
Skewb2.296.241.522.92
Square-14.507.385.167.61

Year by year

every meeting, 50 rounds in all
20182025busiest year: 15 meetings2018: 112023: 152024: 152025: 9

Recent meetings

newest first · averages where the round ranked on one, singles otherwise
YearCompetitionEventRoundIvan VanekJack Pfeiferahead
2025Rubik's WCA World Championship 20252×2First round3.612.13Jack Pfeifer
2025Rubik's WCA World Championship 20253×3First round10.887.52Jack Pfeifer
2025Rubik's WCA World Championship 20253×3 one-handedFirst round19.5613.07Jack Pfeifer
2025Rubik's WCA World Championship 20254×4First round39.7427.12Jack Pfeifer
2025Rubik's WCA World Championship 20255×5First round1:23.3547.32Jack Pfeifer
2025Rubik's WCA World Championship 2025ClockFirst round9.057.07Jack Pfeifer
2025Rubik's WCA World Championship 2025SkewbFirst round7.684.08Jack Pfeifer
2025Rubik's WCA World Championship 2025Square-1First round7.3810.96Ivan Vanek
2025Rubik's WCA World Championship 2025Square-1Second round7.907.89Jack Pfeifer
2024Rubik's WCA North American Championship 20242×2Second round2.352.26Jack Pfeifer
2024Rubik's WCA North American Championship 20242×2Semi Final2.362.21Jack Pfeifer
2024Rubik's WCA North American Championship 20242×2First round3.062.46Jack Pfeifer
2024Rubik's WCA North American Championship 20243×3Second round9.708.11Jack Pfeifer
2024Rubik's WCA North American Championship 20243×3First round8.638.92Ivan Vanek

Full careers: Ivan Vanek · Jack Pfeifer. 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.