Head to head
James Alonso vs Aidan Grainger
Two careers, 247 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.
James Alonso (United Kingdom) and Aidan Grainger (United Kingdom) have met in 247 rounds across 22 competitions since 2019. Counting every round where both finished with a result, James Alonso leads Aidan Grainger: 161 finishes in front to 86.
On personal bests the split is just as plain: across 10 shared events, Aidan Grainger holds the faster single in 6, James Alonso in 4.
Personal bests, side by side
faster single in bold| Event | James Alonso single | average | Aidan Grainger single | average |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 4.30 | 5.74 | 3.69 | 7.13 |
| 2×2 | 0.68 | 1.15 | 0.94 | 2.14 |
| 4×4 | 24.09 | 29.91 | 25.30 | 28.67 |
| 5×5 | 1:01.37 | 1:08.97 | 46.13 | 52.30 |
| 3×3 one-handed | 9.36 | 12.54 | 10.98 | 14.46 |
| Clock | 13.16 | 15.29 | 2.56 | 3.40 |
| Megaminx | 46.52 | 52.56 | 22.89 | 26.60 |
| Pyraminx | 1.39 | 3.29 | 2.60 | 3.76 |
| Skewb | 3.50 | 5.87 | 1.88 | 4.26 |
| Square-1 | 11.69 | 17.38 | 6.84 | 9.25 |
Year by year
every meeting, 247 rounds in allRecent meetings
newest first · averages where the round ranked on one, singles otherwise| Year | Competition | Event | Round | James Alonso | Aidan Grainger | ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Kewbz UK Championship 2026 | 2×2 | Second round | 1.44 | 2.47 | James Alonso |
| 2026 | Kewbz UK Championship 2026 | 2×2 | First round | 2.29 | 2.94 | James Alonso |
| 2026 | Kewbz UK Championship 2026 | 3×3 | Semi Final | 6.64 | 7.72 | James Alonso |
| 2026 | Kewbz UK Championship 2026 | 3×3 | Second round | 6.27 | 7.13 | James Alonso |
| 2026 | Kewbz UK Championship 2026 | 3×3 | First round | 7.13 | 8.79 | James Alonso |
| 2026 | Kewbz UK Championship 2026 | 3×3 one-handed | Second round | 12.93 | 14.93 | James Alonso |
| 2026 | Kewbz UK Championship 2026 | 3×3 one-handed | First round | 13.97 | 15.25 | James Alonso |
| 2026 | Kewbz UK Championship 2026 | 4×4 | Second round | 33.14 | 29.30 | Aidan Grainger |
| 2026 | Kewbz UK Championship 2026 | 4×4 | First round | 30.05 | 30.83 | James Alonso |
| 2026 | Kewbz UK Championship 2026 | 5×5 | First round | 1:11.66 | 54.40 | Aidan Grainger |
| 2026 | Kewbz UK Championship 2026 | Megaminx | First round | 1:06.58 | 27.75 | Aidan Grainger |
| 2026 | Kewbz UK Championship 2026 | Skewb | First round | 10.74 | 4.55 | Aidan Grainger |
| 2026 | Rubik's WCA European Championship 2026 | 2×2 | First round | 1.45 | 3.45 | James Alonso |
| 2026 | Rubik's WCA European Championship 2026 | 3×3 | First round | 5.74 | 7.57 | James Alonso |
Full careers: James Alonso · Aidan Grainger. 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.