Head to head
Jacob Nokes vs Jerry Yao
Two careers, 45 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 Jerry Yao (United States) have met in 45 rounds across 4 competitions since 2023. Counting every round where both finished with a result, Jerry Yao leads Jacob Nokes: 25 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 8, Jerry Yao in 5.
Personal bests, side by side
faster single in bold| Event | Jacob Nokes single | average | Jerry Yao single | average |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 5.13 | 6.66 | 4.03 | 5.78 |
| 2×2 | 1.29 | 2.34 | 0.70 | 1.32 |
| 4×4 | 22.80 | 26.44 | 20.57 | 25.71 |
| 5×5 | 38.27 | 44.26 | 38.91 | 44.10 |
| 6×6 | 1:11.51 | 1:23.16 | 1:23.30 | 1:29.79 |
| 7×7 | 1:56.31 | 2:04.21 | 2:13.43 | 2:23.14 |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 3:14.64 | — | 2:01.11 | 2:45.42 |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 38 moves | 40.33 | 38 moves | 42.67 |
| 3×3 one-handed | 11.18 | 13.09 | 8.00 | 10.38 |
| Clock | 4.90 | 6.38 | 10.63 | 12.95 |
| Megaminx | 45.13 | 51.13 | 57.05 | 1:07.92 |
| Pyraminx | 2.49 | 4.14 | 3.29 | 5.31 |
| Skewb | 2.65 | 5.53 | 4.48 | 7.47 |
| Square-1 | 6.45 | 8.67 | 8.02 | 10.35 |
Year by year
every meeting, 45 rounds in allRecent meetings
newest first · averages where the round ranked on one, singles otherwise| Year | Competition | Event | Round | Jacob Nokes | Jerry Yao | ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Rubik's WCA World Championship 2025 | 3×3 | First round | 7.13 | 6.97 | Jerry Yao |
| 2025 | Rubik's WCA World Championship 2025 | 3×3 | Second round | 7.22 | 7.08 | Jerry Yao |
| 2025 | Rubik's WCA World Championship 2025 | 3×3 one-handed | First round | 16.32 | 12.42 | Jerry Yao |
| 2025 | Rubik's WCA World Championship 2025 | 4×4 | Second round | 28.12 | 28.89 | Jacob Nokes |
| 2025 | Rubik's WCA World Championship 2025 | 4×4 | First round | 27.50 | 25.91 | Jerry Yao |
| 2025 | Rubik's WCA World Championship 2025 | 5×5 | First round | 48.76 | 45.18 | Jerry Yao |
| 2025 | Rubik's WCA World Championship 2025 | 5×5 | Second round | 47.18 | 47.18 | Jerry Yao |
| 2025 | Rubik's WCA World Championship 2025 | 6×6 | Second round | 1:29.30 | 1:33.34 | Jacob Nokes |
| 2025 | Rubik's WCA World Championship 2025 | 6×6 | First round | 1:28.97 | 1:32.04 | Jacob Nokes |
| 2025 | Rubik's WCA World Championship 2025 | 7×7 | First round | 2:21.65 | 2:37.76 | Jacob Nokes |
| 2025 | Rubik's WCA World Championship 2025 | 7×7 | Second round | 2:21.87 | 2:23.40 | Jacob Nokes |
| 2024 | Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2024 | 2×2 | Second round | 4.37 | 1.95 | Jerry Yao |
| 2024 | Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2024 | 2×2 | First round | 2.89 | 1.95 | Jerry Yao |
| 2024 | Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2024 | 3×3 | Second round | 7.47 | 7.45 | Jerry Yao |
Full careers: Jacob Nokes · Jerry Yao. 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.