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Jakub Kipa vs Tomáš Novotný

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.

Jakub Kipa (Poland) and Tomáš Novotný (Czech Republic) have met in 54 rounds across 5 competitions since 2014. Counting every round where both finished with a result, Jakub Kipa leads Tomáš Novotný: 51 finishes in front to 3.

On personal bests the split is just as plain: across 14 shared events, Jakub Kipa holds the faster single in 9, Tomáš Novotný in 5.

Personal bests, side by side

faster single in bold
EventJakub Kipa singleaverageTomáš Novotný singleaverage
3×34.597.946.609.29
2×21.222.051.532.94
4×428.5233.7935.7940.85
5×555.491:04.291:11.831:23.88
6×62:14.852:33.222:43.802:52.76
7×74:44.695:07.194:42.455:11.22
3×3 blindfolded1:05.612:10.483:53.60
3×3 Fewest Moves30 moves23 moves27.67
3×3 one-handed11.8215.3116.3720.19
Clock20.7111.4113.16
Megaminx1:03.891:16.581:46.761:56.41
Pyraminx2.254.023.875.83
Skewb4.917.734.668.13
Square-147.4638.7756.87

Year by year

every meeting, 54 rounds in all
20142016busiest year: 26 meetings2014: 222015: 262016: 6

Recent meetings

newest first · averages where the round ranked on one, singles otherwise
YearCompetitionEventRoundJakub KipaTomáš Novotnýahead
2016European Rubik's Cube Championship 20162×2First round3.995.38Jakub Kipa
2016European Rubik's Cube Championship 20163×3First round9.0012.29Jakub Kipa
2016European Rubik's Cube Championship 20163×3Second round9.4711.37Jakub Kipa
2016European Rubik's Cube Championship 20163×3 with feetFinal33.6649.43Jakub Kipa
2016European Rubik's Cube Championship 20163×3 with feetFirst round32.7747.41Jakub Kipa
2016European Rubik's Cube Championship 20164×4First round44.8252.79Jakub Kipa
2015Polish Open 20152×2Final3.544.93Jakub Kipa
2015Polish Open 20152×2First round2.393.44Jakub Kipa
2015Polish Open 20153×3First round9.9412.69Jakub Kipa
2015Polish Open 20153×3Second round9.2111.73Jakub Kipa
2015Polish Open 20153×3 blindfoldedFirst round2:15.63Jakub Kipa
2015Polish Open 20153×3 Fewest MovesFinal30 moves31.33Tomáš Novotný
2015Polish Open 20153×3 with feetFinal29.9637.80Jakub Kipa
2015Polish Open 20153×3 with feetFirst round35.7144.33Jakub Kipa

Full careers: Jakub Kipa · Tomáš Novotný. 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.