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Ivan Vanek vs Ryan Pilat

Two careers, 87 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 Ryan Pilat (United States) have met in 87 rounds across 6 competitions since 2018. Counting every round where both finished with a result, Ryan Pilat leads Ivan Vanek: 76 finishes in front to 11.

On personal bests the split is just as plain: across 14 shared events, Ryan Pilat holds the faster single in 14, Ivan Vanek in 0.

Personal bests, side by side

faster single in bold
EventIvan Vanek singleaverageRyan Pilat singleaverage
3×37.238.423.345.44
2×21.121.980.691.29
4×433.7338.1920.9524.12
5×51:11.391:20.1640.9646.43
6×62:29.242:44.971:19.791:26.20
7×74:05.904:30.021:56.582:08.11
3×3 blindfolded2:19.2315.4920.54
3×3 Fewest Moves39 moves49.6719 moves20.33
3×3 one-handed13.4917.936.4310.35
Clock6.578.543.103.89
Megaminx1:09.591:21.0034.5838.77
Pyraminx3.805.800.961.54
Skewb2.296.241.573.03
Square-14.507.383.415.81

Year by year

every meeting, 87 rounds in all
20182025busiest year: 39 meetings2018: 52023: 342024: 392025: 9

Recent meetings

newest first · averages where the round ranked on one, singles otherwise
YearCompetitionEventRoundIvan VanekRyan Pilatahead
2025Rubik's WCA World Championship 20252×2First round3.611.62Ryan Pilat
2025Rubik's WCA World Championship 20253×3First round10.887.08Ryan Pilat
2025Rubik's WCA World Championship 20253×3 one-handedFirst round19.5612.77Ryan Pilat
2025Rubik's WCA World Championship 20254×4First round39.7428.44Ryan Pilat
2025Rubik's WCA World Championship 20255×5First round1:23.3549.54Ryan Pilat
2025Rubik's WCA World Championship 2025ClockFirst round9.054.56Ivan Vanek
2025Rubik's WCA World Championship 2025SkewbFirst round7.685.51Ryan Pilat
2025Rubik's WCA World Championship 2025Square-1Second round7.907.96Ivan Vanek
2025Rubik's WCA World Championship 2025Square-1First round7.387.51Ivan Vanek
2024Rubik's WCA North American Championship 20242×2Semi Final2.362.32Ryan Pilat
2024Rubik's WCA North American Championship 20242×2Second round2.352.54Ivan Vanek
2024Rubik's WCA North American Championship 20242×2First round3.061.67Ryan Pilat
2024Rubik's WCA North American Championship 20243×3First round8.636.88Ryan Pilat
2024Rubik's WCA North American Championship 20243×3Second round9.707.31Ryan Pilat

Full careers: Ivan Vanek · Ryan Pilat. 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.