Head to head
Jacob Nokes vs Ben Zhao
Two careers, 42 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.
Jacob Nokes (United States) and Ben Zhao (United States) have met in 42 rounds across 4 competitions since 2023. Counting every round where both finished with a result, Ben Zhao leads Jacob Nokes: 24 finishes in front to 18.
On personal bests the split is just as plain: across 13 shared events, Jacob Nokes holds the faster single in 8, Ben Zhao in 5.
Personal bests, side by side
faster single in bold| Event | Jacob Nokes single | average | Ben Zhao single | average |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 5.13 | 6.66 | 4.78 | 5.71 |
| 2×2 | 1.29 | 2.34 | 1.55 | 2.95 |
| 4×4 | 22.80 | 26.44 | 22.10 | 26.14 |
| 5×5 | 38.27 | 44.26 | 39.69 | 45.12 |
| 6×6 | 1:11.51 | 1:23.16 | 1:21.76 | 1:29.78 |
| 7×7 | 1:56.31 | 2:04.21 | 2:19.13 | 2:29.05 |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 3:14.64 | — | 2:34.27 | — |
| 3×3 one-handed | 11.18 | 13.09 | 8.23 | 10.75 |
| Clock | 4.90 | 6.38 | 9.11 | 10.41 |
| Megaminx | 45.13 | 51.13 | 35.08 | 41.31 |
| Pyraminx | 2.49 | 4.14 | 3.25 | 5.95 |
| Skewb | 2.65 | 5.53 | 5.97 | 7.49 |
| Square-1 | 6.45 | 8.67 | 15.67 | 27.97 |
Year by year
every meeting, 42 rounds in allRecent meetings
newest first · averages where the round ranked on one, singles otherwise| Year | Competition | Event | Round | Jacob Nokes | Ben Zhao | ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Rubik's WCA World Championship 2025 | 3×3 | First round | 7.13 | 6.60 | Ben Zhao |
| 2025 | Rubik's WCA World Championship 2025 | 3×3 | Second round | 7.22 | 6.95 | Ben Zhao |
| 2025 | Rubik's WCA World Championship 2025 | 3×3 one-handed | First round | 16.32 | 12.14 | Ben Zhao |
| 2025 | Rubik's WCA World Championship 2025 | 4×4 | First round | 27.50 | 31.66 | Jacob Nokes |
| 2025 | Rubik's WCA World Championship 2025 | 5×5 | First round | 48.76 | 53.46 | Jacob Nokes |
| 2025 | Rubik's WCA World Championship 2025 | 5×5 | Second round | 47.18 | 51.72 | Jacob Nokes |
| 2025 | Rubik's WCA World Championship 2025 | Megaminx | First round | 54.88 | 43.38 | Ben Zhao |
| 2025 | Naperville Mini II 2025 | 5×5 | Final | 50.66 | 49.81 | Ben Zhao |
| 2025 | Naperville Mini II 2025 | 5×5 | Second round | 47.83 | 46.44 | Ben Zhao |
| 2025 | Naperville Mini II 2025 | 5×5 | First round | 50.06 | 50.25 | Jacob Nokes |
| 2025 | Naperville Mini II 2025 | 6×6 | First round | 1:35.00 | 1:44.15 | Jacob Nokes |
| 2025 | Naperville Mini II 2025 | 6×6 | Final | 1:32.14 | 1:39.67 | Jacob Nokes |
| 2025 | Naperville Mini II 2025 | 6×6 | Second round | 1:30.50 | 1:40.75 | Jacob Nokes |
| 2025 | Naperville Mini II 2025 | 7×7 | Second round | 2:15.68 | 2:47.24 | Jacob Nokes |
Full careers: Jacob Nokes · Ben Zhao. 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.