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Ivan Vanek vs Stanley Chapel

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 Stanley Chapel (United States) have met in 53 rounds across 4 competitions since 2018. Counting every round where both finished with a result, Stanley Chapel leads Ivan Vanek: 43 finishes in front to 10.

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

Personal bests, side by side

faster single in bold
EventIvan Vanek singleaverageStanley Chapel singleaverage
3×37.238.425.046.48
2×21.121.980.761.40
4×433.7338.1924.3627.25
5×51:11.391:20.1642.8748.18
6×62:29.242:44.971:22.691:28.82
7×74:05.904:30.022:06.542:14.56
3×3 blindfolded2:19.2314.5215.71
3×3 Fewest Moves39 moves49.6719 moves21.67
3×3 one-handed13.4917.939.2511.51
Clock6.578.543.153.55
Megaminx1:09.591:21.0036.9441.32
Pyraminx3.805.801.142.02
Skewb2.296.241.372.16
Square-14.507.385.127.29

Year by year

every meeting, 53 rounds in all
20182025busiest year: 15 meetings2018: 142023: 152024: 152025: 9

Recent meetings

newest first · averages where the round ranked on one, singles otherwise
YearCompetitionEventRoundIvan VanekStanley Chapelahead
2025Rubik's WCA World Championship 20252×2First round3.611.42Ivan Vanek
2025Rubik's WCA World Championship 20253×3First round10.887.81Stanley Chapel
2025Rubik's WCA World Championship 20253×3 one-handedFirst round19.5617.38Stanley Chapel
2025Rubik's WCA World Championship 20254×4First round39.7427.91Stanley Chapel
2025Rubik's WCA World Championship 20255×5First round1:23.3551.53Stanley Chapel
2025Rubik's WCA World Championship 2025ClockFirst round9.054.40Stanley Chapel
2025Rubik's WCA World Championship 2025SkewbFirst round7.683.86Stanley Chapel
2025Rubik's WCA World Championship 2025Square-1First round7.389.15Ivan Vanek
2025Rubik's WCA World Championship 2025Square-1Second round7.9011.14Ivan Vanek
2024Rubik's WCA North American Championship 20242×2Second round2.352.32Stanley Chapel
2024Rubik's WCA North American Championship 20242×2Semi Final2.361.80Stanley Chapel
2024Rubik's WCA North American Championship 20242×2First round3.061.63Stanley Chapel
2024Rubik's WCA North American Championship 20243×3Second round9.707.51Stanley Chapel
2024Rubik's WCA North American Championship 20243×3First round8.638.20Stanley Chapel

Full careers: Ivan Vanek · Stanley Chapel. 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.