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Jacob Nokes vs Ethan Cho

Two careers, 65 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 Ethan Cho (United States) have met in 65 rounds across 5 competitions since 2023. Counting every round where both finished with a result, Jacob Nokes leads Ethan Cho: 45 finishes in front to 20.

On personal bests the split is just as plain: across 14 shared events, Jacob Nokes holds the faster single in 7, Ethan Cho in 7.

Personal bests, side by side

faster single in bold
EventJacob Nokes singleaverageEthan Cho singleaverage
3×35.136.665.787.53
2×21.292.341.642.98
4×422.8026.4426.3029.26
5×538.2744.2642.2247.82
6×61:11.511:23.161:10.451:20.59
7×71:56.312:04.211:48.581:54.73
3×3 blindfolded3:14.641:14.802:09.53
3×3 Fewest Moves38 moves40.3323 moves26.67
3×3 one-handed11.1813.0910.0012.73
Clock4.906.384.485.34
Megaminx45.1351.1348.5156.43
Pyraminx2.494.142.614.72
Skewb2.655.532.374.29
Square-16.458.6712.7916.88

Year by year

every meeting, 65 rounds in all
20232025busiest year: 30 meetings2023: 302024: 152025: 20

Recent meetings

newest first · averages where the round ranked on one, singles otherwise
YearCompetitionEventRoundJacob NokesEthan Choahead
2025Rubik's WCA World Championship 20253×3First round7.138.58Jacob Nokes
2025Rubik's WCA World Championship 20253×3Second round7.229.04Jacob Nokes
2025Rubik's WCA World Championship 20253×3 one-handedFirst round16.3215.49Ethan Cho
2025Rubik's WCA World Championship 20254×4First round27.5031.28Jacob Nokes
2025Rubik's WCA World Championship 20255×5First round48.7655.98Jacob Nokes
2025Rubik's WCA World Championship 20255×5Second round47.1851.78Jacob Nokes
2025Rubik's WCA World Championship 20256×6Second round1:29.301:29.79Jacob Nokes
2025Rubik's WCA World Championship 20256×6First round1:28.971:22.95Ethan Cho
2025Rubik's WCA World Championship 20257×7First round2:21.652:08.54Ethan Cho
2025Rubik's WCA World Championship 20257×7Second round2:21.872:15.19Ethan Cho
2025Rubik's WCA World Championship 2025MegaminxFirst round54.881:02.23Jacob Nokes
2025Naperville Mini II 20255×5Final50.6653.91Jacob Nokes
2025Naperville Mini II 20255×5Second round47.8355.01Jacob Nokes
2025Naperville Mini II 20255×5First round50.0652.02Jacob Nokes

Full careers: Jacob Nokes · Ethan Cho. 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.