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Ivan Vanek vs Sameer Aggarwal

Two careers, 44 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 Sameer Aggarwal (United States) have met in 44 rounds across 4 competitions since 2018. Counting every round where both finished with a result, Sameer Aggarwal leads Ivan Vanek: 37 finishes in front to 7.

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

Personal bests, side by side

faster single in bold
EventIvan Vanek singleaverageSameer Aggarwal singleaverage
3×37.238.424.135.56
2×21.121.980.511.45
4×433.7338.1922.6026.19
5×51:11.391:20.1645.2151.08
6×62:29.242:44.971:24.661:30.43
7×74:05.904:30.022:18.992:30.84
3×3 blindfolded2:19.2334.661:05.63
3×3 Fewest Moves39 moves49.6721 moves28.67
3×3 one-handed13.4917.937.7610.82
Clock6.578.542.994.34
Megaminx1:09.591:21.0039.7446.64
Pyraminx3.805.801.352.35
Skewb2.296.241.463.34
Square-14.507.383.424.63

Year by year

every meeting, 44 rounds in all
20182025busiest year: 16 meetings2018: 92023: 152024: 162025: 4

Recent meetings

newest first · averages where the round ranked on one, singles otherwise
YearCompetitionEventRoundIvan VanekSameer Aggarwalahead
2025Rubik's WCA World Championship 20252×2First round3.612.39Sameer Aggarwal
2025Rubik's WCA World Championship 20253×3First round10.887.09Sameer Aggarwal
2025Rubik's WCA World Championship 2025Square-1First round7.386.12Sameer Aggarwal
2025Rubik's WCA World Championship 2025Square-1Second round7.905.72Sameer Aggarwal
2024Rubik's WCA North American Championship 20242×2Second round2.351.82Sameer Aggarwal
2024Rubik's WCA North American Championship 20242×2Semi Final2.363.10Ivan Vanek
2024Rubik's WCA North American Championship 20242×2First round3.061.99Sameer Aggarwal
2024Rubik's WCA North American Championship 20243×3Second round9.707.60Sameer Aggarwal
2024Rubik's WCA North American Championship 20243×3First round8.637.41Sameer Aggarwal
2024Rubik's WCA North American Championship 20243×3 one-handedFirst round20.1211.94Sameer Aggarwal
2024Rubik's WCA North American Championship 20244×4First round49.0427.52Sameer Aggarwal
2024Rubik's WCA North American Championship 20245×5First round1:25.481:00.71Sameer Aggarwal
2024Rubik's WCA North American Championship 20246×6First round2:29.241:42.85Sameer Aggarwal
2024Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2024ClockFirst round8.646.90Sameer Aggarwal

Full careers: Ivan Vanek · Sameer Aggarwal. 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.