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Jack Cai vs Michael Tripodi

Two careers, 63 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 Michael Tripodi (Australia) have met in 63 rounds across 11 competitions since 2021. Counting every round where both finished with a result, Michael Tripodi leads Jack Cai: 32 finishes in front to 29 and 2 ties.

On personal bests the split is just as plain: across 17 shared events, Michael Tripodi holds the faster single in 14, Jack Cai in 3.

Personal bests, side by side

faster single in bold
EventJack Cai singleaverageMichael Tripodi singleaverage
3×38.0510.068.6910.38
2×21.903.291.322.39
4×435.5943.6431.8939.26
5×51:42.461:52.801:06.761:17.26
6×64:06.044:22.982:05.862:14.68
7×77:25.357:28.193:19.593:39.68
3×3 blindfolded16.2218.2717.2918.17
3×3 Fewest Moves32 moves40.3326 moves32.67
3×3 one-handed10.1413.1714.6020.83
Clock38.253.103.80
Megaminx1:59.542:17.1257.271:06.08
Pyraminx3.605.151.602.79
Skewb5.169.602.514.14
Square-156.257.6710.15
4×4 blindfolded2:02.254:34.771:22.751:39.39
5×5 blindfolded6:45.653:10.284:18.48
3×3 Multi-Blind29 of 30 cubes · 59:4046 of 49 cubes · 56:52

Year by year

every meeting, 63 rounds in all
20212026busiest year: 22 meetings2021: 222022: 222023: 32024: 22025: 52026: 9

Recent meetings

newest first · averages where the round ranked on one, singles otherwise
YearCompetitionEventRoundJack CaiMichael Tripodiahead
2026Australian Nationals 20263×3 blindfoldedFirst round19.3124.02Jack Cai
2026Australian Nationals 20263×3 blindfoldedFinal19.0619.96Jack Cai
2026Australian Nationals 20263×3 blindfoldedSecond round21.3124.10Michael Tripodi
2026Australian Nationals 20263×3 one-handedFirst round13.6226.27Jack Cai
2026Australian Nationals 20264×4First round46.9143.02Michael Tripodi
2026Australian Nationals 20265×5 blindfoldedFinaltie
2026Melbourne Summer 20263×3 blindfoldedFirst round21.4717.29Michael Tripodi
2026Melbourne Summer 20263×3 blindfoldedFinal19.2417.54Michael Tripodi
2026Melbourne Summer 2026PyraminxFirst round8.014.22Michael Tripodi
2025Melbourne Cube Days 20253×3 blindfoldedFirst round22.2624.21Jack Cai
2025Melbourne Cube Days 20253×3 blindfoldedFinal23.52Michael Tripodi
2025Melbourne Cube Days 20253×3 Fewest MovesFinal42 moves41 movesMichael Tripodi
2025Melbourne Cube Days 20253×3 one-handedFirst round15.7425.57Jack Cai
2025Melbourne Cube Days 20254×4First round46.4643.32Michael Tripodi

Full careers: Jack Cai · Michael Tripodi. 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.