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Ivan Vanek vs Joseph Ong

Two careers, 53 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 Joseph Ong (United States) have met in 53 rounds across 4 competitions since 2023. Counting every round where both finished with a result, Joseph Ong leads Ivan Vanek: 34 finishes in front to 18 and 1 tie.

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

Personal bests, side by side

faster single in bold
EventIvan Vanek singleaverageJoseph Ong singleaverage
3×37.238.426.528.24
2×21.121.980.841.81
4×433.7338.1928.4733.45
5×51:11.391:20.1654.131:01.48
6×62:29.242:44.971:53.591:59.58
7×74:05.904:30.023:18.633:21.58
3×3 blindfolded2:19.231:25.302:12.75
3×3 Fewest Moves39 moves49.6735 moves44.33
3×3 one-handed13.4917.9310.5315.05
Clock6.578.543.244.12
Megaminx1:09.591:21.0047.821:01.56
Pyraminx3.805.802.584.94
Skewb2.296.242.033.99
Square-14.507.385.066.78

Year by year

every meeting, 53 rounds in all
20232025busiest year: 30 meetings2023: 302024: 142025: 9

Recent meetings

newest first · averages where the round ranked on one, singles otherwise
YearCompetitionEventRoundIvan VanekJoseph Ongahead
2025Rubik's WCA World Championship 20252×2First round3.614.06Ivan Vanek
2025Rubik's WCA World Championship 20253×3First round10.889.50Joseph Ong
2025Rubik's WCA World Championship 20253×3 one-handedFirst round19.5617.62Joseph Ong
2025Rubik's WCA World Championship 20254×4First round39.7436.11Joseph Ong
2025Rubik's WCA World Championship 20255×5First round1:23.351:05.58Joseph Ong
2025Rubik's WCA World Championship 2025ClockFirst round9.055.72Joseph Ong
2025Rubik's WCA World Championship 2025SkewbFirst round7.686.35Joseph Ong
2025Rubik's WCA World Championship 2025Square-1First round7.387.99Ivan Vanek
2025Rubik's WCA World Championship 2025Square-1Second round7.9010.08Ivan Vanek
2024Rubik's WCA North American Championship 20242×2First round3.064.89Ivan Vanek
2024Rubik's WCA North American Championship 20243×3Second round9.7010.11Ivan Vanek
2024Rubik's WCA North American Championship 20243×3First round8.6310.32Ivan Vanek
2024Rubik's WCA North American Championship 20243×3 one-handedFirst round20.1216.34Joseph Ong
2024Rubik's WCA North American Championship 20244×4First round49.0437.99Joseph Ong

Full careers: Ivan Vanek · Joseph Ong. 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.