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Jakob Kitak vs Ianis Costin Chele

Two careers, 56 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.

Jakob Kitak (Slovenia) and Ianis Costin Chele (Romania) have met in 56 rounds across 6 competitions since 2022. Counting every round where both finished with a result, Ianis Costin Chele leads Jakob Kitak: 46 finishes in front to 10.

On personal bests the split is just as plain: across 13 shared events, Ianis Costin Chele holds the faster single in 12, Jakob Kitak in 1.

Personal bests, side by side

faster single in bold
EventJakob Kitak singleaverageIanis Costin Chele singleaverage
3×36.348.524.075.33
2×21.032.140.591.26
4×436.6645.3820.1124.32
5×51:25.121:30.2545.0150.10
6×63:33.591:36.181:42.12
3×3 blindfolded3:58.741:56.542:41.59
3×3 Fewest Moves32 moves37.6729 moves33.33
3×3 one-handed12.5618.566.358.37
Clock8.8010.495.315.90
Megaminx59.001:06.0530.7934.71
Pyraminx0.962.361.001.81
Skewb1.482.451.332.80
Square-119.8124.886.187.93

Year by year

every meeting, 56 rounds in all
20222026busiest year: 14 meetings2022: 142023: 132024: 132025: 102026: 6

Recent meetings

newest first · averages where the round ranked on one, singles otherwise
YearCompetitionEventRoundJakob KitakIanis Costin Cheleahead
2026Rubik's WCA European Championship 20262×2First round4.941.60Ianis Costin Chele
2026Rubik's WCA European Championship 20263×3First round10.985.46Ianis Costin Chele
2026Rubik's WCA European Championship 20264×4First round50.7325.85Ianis Costin Chele
2026Rubik's WCA European Championship 2026MegaminxFirst round1:06.0541.37Ianis Costin Chele
2026Rubik's WCA European Championship 2026PyraminxFirst round3.482.29Ianis Costin Chele
2026Rubik's WCA European Championship 2026SkewbFirst round3.313.94Jakob Kitak
2025Cavarzere al Cubo 20252×2Final3.411.76Ianis Costin Chele
2025Cavarzere al Cubo 20252×2First round3.181.36Ianis Costin Chele
2025Cavarzere al Cubo 20253×3Final9.456.97Ianis Costin Chele
2025Cavarzere al Cubo 20253×3Second round10.976.45Ianis Costin Chele
2025Cavarzere al Cubo 20253×3First round9.716.49Ianis Costin Chele
2025Cavarzere al Cubo 20253×3 one-handedFinal31.469.85Ianis Costin Chele
2025Cavarzere al Cubo 2025PyraminxFirst round2.942.42Ianis Costin Chele
2025Cavarzere al Cubo 2025PyraminxFinal3.142.34Ianis Costin Chele

Full careers: Jakob Kitak · Ianis Costin Chele. 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.