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Jacob Nokes vs Brendyn Dunagan

Two careers, 52 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 Brendyn Dunagan (United States) have met in 52 rounds across 3 competitions since 2023. Counting every round where both finished with a result, Brendyn Dunagan leads Jacob Nokes: 38 finishes in front to 14.

On personal bests the split is just as plain: across 14 shared events, Brendyn Dunagan holds the faster single in 13, Jacob Nokes in 1.

Personal bests, side by side

faster single in bold
EventJacob Nokes singleaverageBrendyn Dunagan singleaverage
3×35.136.664.155.63
2×21.292.340.691.16
4×422.8026.4420.2825.51
5×538.2744.2639.1443.29
6×61:11.511:23.161:10.541:18.98
7×71:56.312:04.211:52.702:00.74
3×3 blindfolded3:14.6452.342:01.13
3×3 Fewest Moves38 moves40.3326 moves30.00
3×3 one-handed11.1813.097.0610.01
Clock4.906.381.602.24
Megaminx45.1351.1333.2936.37
Pyraminx2.494.141.112.08
Skewb2.655.531.002.25
Square-16.458.673.535.00

Year by year

every meeting, 52 rounds in all
20232025busiest year: 20 meetings2023: 202024: 182025: 14

Recent meetings

newest first · averages where the round ranked on one, singles otherwise
YearCompetitionEventRoundJacob NokesBrendyn Dunaganahead
2025Rubik's WCA World Championship 20253×3First round7.136.96Brendyn Dunagan
2025Rubik's WCA World Championship 20253×3Second round7.227.41Jacob Nokes
2025Rubik's WCA World Championship 20253×3 one-handedFirst round16.3210.51Brendyn Dunagan
2025Rubik's WCA World Championship 20254×4Second round28.1230.05Jacob Nokes
2025Rubik's WCA World Championship 20254×4First round27.5028.79Jacob Nokes
2025Rubik's WCA World Championship 20255×5First round48.7649.37Jacob Nokes
2025Rubik's WCA World Championship 20255×5Second round47.1845.70Brendyn Dunagan
2025Rubik's WCA World Championship 20256×6Second round1:29.301:29.76Jacob Nokes
2025Rubik's WCA World Championship 20256×6First round1:28.971:25.29Brendyn Dunagan
2025Rubik's WCA World Championship 20257×7First round2:21.652:16.52Brendyn Dunagan
2025Rubik's WCA World Championship 20257×7Second round2:21.872:22.08Jacob Nokes
2025Rubik's WCA World Championship 2025MegaminxFirst round54.8837.88Brendyn Dunagan
2025Rubik's WCA World Championship 2025Square-1First round10.157.07Brendyn Dunagan
2025Rubik's WCA World Championship 2025Square-1Second round13.515.64Brendyn Dunagan

Full careers: Jacob Nokes · Brendyn Dunagan. 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.