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James Macdiarmid vs Amy Smith

Two careers, 40 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 Macdiarmid (New Zealand) and Amy Smith (Australia) have met in 40 rounds across 5 competitions since 2022. Counting every round where both finished with a result, James Macdiarmid leads Amy Smith: 32 finishes in front to 7 and 1 tie.

On personal bests the split is just as plain: across 16 shared events, Amy Smith holds the faster single in 9, James Macdiarmid in 7.

Personal bests, side by side

faster single in bold
EventJames Macdiarmid singleaverageAmy Smith singleaverage
3×36.228.296.538.48
2×20.862.970.681.68
4×428.2735.6730.0432.99
5×557.641:03.7554.531:04.02
6×61:56.982:03.831:59.682:03.38
7×73:08.853:16.283:02.453:10.71
3×3 blindfolded17.5320.6118.0724.86
3×3 Fewest Moves23 moves28.6724 moves26.67
3×3 one-handed14.7717.549.7213.81
Clock6.538.702.623.44
Megaminx35.6639.4644.6247.67
Pyraminx3.415.012.103.11
Skewb4.046.351.573.33
Square-115.8819.867.3910.66
4×4 blindfolded9:49.781:31.661:43.42
3×3 Multi-Blind55 of 58 cubes · 59:1530 of 33 cubes · 59:27

Year by year

every meeting, 40 rounds in all
20222025busiest year: 25 meetings2022: 102024: 252025: 5

Recent meetings

newest first · averages where the round ranked on one, singles otherwise
YearCompetitionEventRoundJames MacdiarmidAmy Smithahead
2025Rubik's WCA World Championship 20253×3 blindfoldedSecond round20.6126.52James Macdiarmid
2025Rubik's WCA World Championship 20253×3 blindfoldedFirst round49.4826.56Amy Smith
2025Rubik's WCA World Championship 20253×3 Multi-BlindFinal49 of 54 cubes · 1:00:0230 of 33 cubes · 59:27James Macdiarmid
2025Rubik's WCA World Championship 20255×5First round1:10.621:09.99Amy Smith
2025Rubik's WCA World Championship 2025MegaminxFirst round44.831:05.32James Macdiarmid
2024Rubik's WCA Oceanic Championship 20243×3First round9.3210.10James Macdiarmid
2024Rubik's WCA Oceanic Championship 20243×3Second round9.549.29James Macdiarmid
2024Rubik's WCA Oceanic Championship 20243×3 blindfoldedFirst round20.6039.52James Macdiarmid
2024Rubik's WCA Oceanic Championship 20243×3 blindfoldedFinal19.5229.66James Macdiarmid
2024Rubik's WCA Oceanic Championship 20243×3 blindfoldedSecond round55.6638.87Amy Smith
2024Rubik's WCA Oceanic Championship 20243×3 Multi-BlindFinal45 of 49 cubes · 57:4222 of 25 cubes · 56:57James Macdiarmid
2024Rubik's WCA Oceanic Championship 20244×4Second round37.5443.69James Macdiarmid
2024Rubik's WCA Oceanic Championship 20244×4First round40.0741.21James Macdiarmid
2024Rubik's WCA Oceanic Championship 20245×5First round1:14.001:10.46Amy Smith

Full careers: James Macdiarmid · Amy Smith. 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.