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James Macdiarmid vs Jack McDougall

Two careers, 241 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 Jack McDougall (New Zealand) have met in 241 rounds across 34 competitions since 2021. Counting every round where both finished with a result, James Macdiarmid leads Jack McDougall: 135 finishes in front to 106.

On personal bests the split is just as plain: across 16 shared events, Jack McDougall holds the faster single in 14, James Macdiarmid in 2.

Personal bests, side by side

faster single in bold
EventJames Macdiarmid singleaverageJack McDougall singleaverage
3×36.228.295.097.08
2×20.862.970.721.43
4×428.2735.6726.7930.96
5×557.641:03.7551.3455.36
6×61:56.982:03.831:45.361:56.49
7×73:08.853:16.282:50.042:59.63
3×3 blindfolded17.5320.6116.6622.70
3×3 Fewest Moves23 moves28.6719 moves21.67
3×3 one-handed14.7717.5411.6715.20
Clock6.538.703.173.70
Megaminx35.6639.4639.4143.16
Pyraminx3.415.011.242.81
Skewb4.046.351.452.64
Square-115.8819.867.048.81
4×4 blindfolded9:49.781:30.762:32.73
3×3 Multi-Blind55 of 58 cubes · 59:1522 of 22 cubes · 52:22

Year by year

every meeting, 241 rounds in all
20212026busiest year: 71 meetings2021: 302022: 292023: 202024: 712025: 562026: 35

Recent meetings

newest first · averages where the round ranked on one, singles otherwise
YearCompetitionEventRoundJames MacdiarmidJack McDougallahead
2026GAN New Zealand Nationals 20263×3 blindfoldedFinal22.2426.23Jack McDougall
2026GAN New Zealand Nationals 20263×3 blindfoldedFirst round21.4522.70Jack McDougall
2026GAN New Zealand Nationals 20263×3 Multi-BlindFinal44 of 52 cubes · 1:00:0025 of 30 cubes · 58:08James Macdiarmid
2026GAN New Zealand Nationals 20264×4Second round38.5231.46Jack McDougall
2026GAN New Zealand Nationals 20264×4First round39.9332.30Jack McDougall
2026GAN New Zealand Nationals 20265×5First round1:08.3657.29Jack McDougall
2026GAN New Zealand Nationals 20265×5Final1:03.7558.47Jack McDougall
2026GAN New Zealand Nationals 2026MegaminxFirst round44.2744.63James Macdiarmid
2026GAN New Zealand Nationals 2026MegaminxFinal44.6545.83James Macdiarmid
2026More Cubes Kelburn 20263×3 blindfoldedFirst round19.9922.81James Macdiarmid
2026More Cubes Kelburn 20263×3 blindfoldedFinal17.8320.98James Macdiarmid
2026More Cubes Kelburn 20263×3 Multi-BlindFinal43 of 59 cubes · 1:00:0219 of 21 cubes · 51:17James Macdiarmid
2026Wellington Autumn 20263×3First round10.008.17Jack McDougall
2026Wellington Autumn 20263×3Final10.377.43Jack McDougall

Full careers: James Macdiarmid · Jack McDougall. 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.