Head to head
Jack Cai vs James Macdiarmid
Two careers, 78 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.
Jack Cai (Australia) and James Macdiarmid (New Zealand) have met in 78 rounds across 10 competitions since 2016. Counting every round where both finished with a result, James Macdiarmid leads Jack Cai: 44 finishes in front to 32 and 2 ties.
On personal bests the split is just as plain: across 16 shared events, James Macdiarmid holds the faster single in 13, Jack Cai in 3.
Personal bests, side by side
faster single in bold| Event | Jack Cai single | average | James Macdiarmid single | average |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 8.05 | 10.06 | 6.22 | 8.29 |
| 2×2 | 1.90 | 3.29 | 0.86 | 2.97 |
| 4×4 | 35.59 | 43.64 | 28.27 | 35.67 |
| 5×5 | 1:42.46 | 1:52.80 | 57.64 | 1:03.75 |
| 6×6 | 4:06.04 | 4:22.98 | 1:56.98 | 2:03.83 |
| 7×7 | 7:25.35 | 7:28.19 | 3:08.85 | 3:16.28 |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 16.22 | 18.27 | 17.53 | 20.61 |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 32 moves | 40.33 | 23 moves | 28.67 |
| 3×3 one-handed | 10.14 | 13.17 | 14.77 | 17.54 |
| Clock | 38.25 | — | 6.53 | 8.70 |
| Megaminx | 1:59.54 | 2:17.12 | 35.66 | 39.46 |
| Pyraminx | 3.60 | 5.15 | 3.41 | 5.01 |
| Skewb | 5.16 | 9.60 | 4.04 | 6.35 |
| Square-1 | 56.25 | — | 15.88 | 19.86 |
| 4×4 blindfolded | 2:02.25 | 4:34.77 | 9:49.78 | — |
| 3×3 Multi-Blind | 29 of 30 cubes · 59:40 | — | 55 of 58 cubes · 59:15 | — |
Year by year
every meeting, 78 rounds in allRecent meetings
newest first · averages where the round ranked on one, singles otherwise| Year | Competition | Event | Round | Jack Cai | James Macdiarmid | ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Rubik's WCA Oceanic Championship 2022 | 3×3 | First round | 11.66 | 9.89 | James Macdiarmid |
| 2022 | Rubik's WCA Oceanic Championship 2022 | 3×3 | Second round | 11.26 | 11.04 | James Macdiarmid |
| 2022 | Rubik's WCA Oceanic Championship 2022 | 3×3 blindfolded | First round | 36.09 | 26.69 | James Macdiarmid |
| 2022 | Rubik's WCA Oceanic Championship 2022 | 3×3 blindfolded | Final | 19.93 | — | Jack Cai |
| 2022 | Rubik's WCA Oceanic Championship 2022 | 3×3 blindfolded | Second round | 25.49 | 49.70 | Jack Cai |
| 2022 | Rubik's WCA Oceanic Championship 2022 | 3×3 Fewest Moves | Final | 55 moves | 31.00 | James Macdiarmid |
| 2022 | Rubik's WCA Oceanic Championship 2022 | 4×4 | First round | 54.05 | 41.43 | James Macdiarmid |
| 2022 | Rubik's WCA Oceanic Championship 2022 | 5×5 | First round | 2:41.90 | 1:22.13 | James Macdiarmid |
| 2019 | WCA World Championship 2019 | 3×3 | First round | 14.83 | 9.76 | James Macdiarmid |
| 2019 | WCA World Championship 2019 | 3×3 blindfolded | Second round | 19.99 | — | Jack Cai |
| 2019 | WCA World Championship 2019 | 3×3 blindfolded | First round | 23.29 | 59.96 | Jack Cai |
| 2019 | WCA World Championship 2019 | 3×3 Multi-Blind | Final | 20 of 24 cubes · 1:00:00 | 12 of 16 cubes · 49:20 | Jack Cai |
| 2019 | Warm Up Sydney 2019 | 3×3 | First round | 12.48 | 9.76 | James Macdiarmid |
| 2019 | Warm Up Sydney 2019 | 3×3 blindfolded | First round | 19.91 | 1:16.13 | Jack Cai |
Full careers: Jack Cai · James Macdiarmid. 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.