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Jacob Nokes vs Christopher Sun

Two careers, 54 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 Christopher Sun (United States) have met in 54 rounds across 4 competitions since 2023. Counting every round where both finished with a result, Christopher Sun leads Jacob Nokes: 38 finishes in front to 16.

On personal bests the split is just as plain: across 14 shared events, Christopher Sun holds the faster single in 8, Jacob Nokes in 6.

Personal bests, side by side

faster single in bold
EventJacob Nokes singleaverageChristopher Sun singleaverage
3×35.136.664.145.69
2×21.292.340.801.72
4×422.8026.4420.5124.01
5×538.2744.2640.1944.61
6×61:11.511:23.161:19.181:25.41
7×71:56.312:04.212:10.302:12.56
3×3 blindfolded3:14.6421.6751.88
3×3 Fewest Moves38 moves40.3334 moves38.00
3×3 one-handed11.1813.0911.0613.06
Clock4.906.387.047.68
Megaminx45.1351.1336.1641.88
Pyraminx2.494.142.164.62
Skewb2.655.533.464.30
Square-16.458.677.7511.88

Year by year

every meeting, 54 rounds in all
20232025busiest year: 21 meetings2023: 212024: 172025: 16

Recent meetings

newest first · averages where the round ranked on one, singles otherwise
YearCompetitionEventRoundJacob NokesChristopher Sunahead
2025Rubik's x TheCubicle CubingUSA All-Stars 20253×3First round7.276.09Christopher Sun
2025Rubik's x TheCubicle CubingUSA All-Stars 20255×5First round49.0547.82Christopher Sun
2025Rubik's x TheCubicle CubingUSA All-Stars 20255×5Final47.3744.61Christopher Sun
2025Rubik's WCA World Championship 20253×3First round7.136.46Christopher Sun
2025Rubik's WCA World Championship 20253×3Second round7.226.43Christopher Sun
2025Rubik's WCA World Championship 20253×3 one-handedFirst round16.3214.93Christopher Sun
2025Rubik's WCA World Championship 20254×4Second round28.1225.48Christopher Sun
2025Rubik's WCA World Championship 20254×4First round27.5027.25Christopher Sun
2025Rubik's WCA World Championship 20255×5First round48.7648.79Jacob Nokes
2025Rubik's WCA World Championship 20255×5Second round47.1848.43Jacob Nokes
2025Rubik's WCA World Championship 20256×6Second round1:29.301:27.12Christopher Sun
2025Rubik's WCA World Championship 20256×6First round1:28.971:30.13Jacob Nokes
2025Rubik's WCA World Championship 20257×7First round2:21.652:35.11Jacob Nokes
2025Rubik's WCA World Championship 20257×7Second round2:21.872:32.57Jacob Nokes

Full careers: Jacob Nokes · Christopher Sun. 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.