Head to head
James Macdiarmid vs Stanley Chapel
Two careers, 45 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 Stanley Chapel (United States) have met in 45 rounds across 8 competitions since 2017. Counting every round where both finished with a result, Stanley Chapel leads James Macdiarmid: 35 finishes in front to 10.
On personal bests the split is just as plain: across 16 shared events, Stanley Chapel holds the faster single in 14, James Macdiarmid in 2.
Personal bests, side by side
faster single in bold| Event | James Macdiarmid single | average | Stanley Chapel single | average |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 6.22 | 8.29 | 5.04 | 6.48 |
| 2×2 | 0.86 | 2.97 | 0.76 | 1.40 |
| 4×4 | 28.27 | 35.67 | 24.36 | 27.25 |
| 5×5 | 57.64 | 1:03.75 | 42.87 | 48.18 |
| 6×6 | 1:56.98 | 2:03.83 | 1:22.69 | 1:28.82 |
| 7×7 | 3:08.85 | 3:16.28 | 2:06.54 | 2:14.56 |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 17.53 | 20.61 | 14.52 | 15.71 |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 23 moves | 28.67 | 19 moves | 21.67 |
| 3×3 one-handed | 14.77 | 17.54 | 9.25 | 11.51 |
| Clock | 6.53 | 8.70 | 3.15 | 3.55 |
| Megaminx | 35.66 | 39.46 | 36.94 | 41.32 |
| Pyraminx | 3.41 | 5.01 | 1.14 | 2.02 |
| Skewb | 4.04 | 6.35 | 1.37 | 2.16 |
| Square-1 | 15.88 | 19.86 | 5.12 | 7.29 |
| 4×4 blindfolded | 9:49.78 | — | 51.96 | 59.39 |
| 3×3 Multi-Blind | 55 of 58 cubes · 59:15 | — | 53 of 57 cubes · 59:05 | — |
Year by year
every meeting, 45 rounds in allRecent meetings
newest first · averages where the round ranked on one, singles otherwise| Year | Competition | Event | Round | James Macdiarmid | Stanley Chapel | ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Rubik's WCA World Championship 2025 | 3×3 blindfolded | Final | 25.13 | 18.18 | Stanley Chapel |
| 2025 | Rubik's WCA World Championship 2025 | 3×3 blindfolded | Second round | 20.61 | 15.94 | Stanley Chapel |
| 2025 | Rubik's WCA World Championship 2025 | 3×3 blindfolded | First round | 49.48 | 18.84 | Stanley Chapel |
| 2025 | Rubik's WCA World Championship 2025 | 3×3 Multi-Blind | Final | 49 of 54 cubes · 1:00:02 | — | James Macdiarmid |
| 2025 | Rubik's WCA World Championship 2025 | 5×5 | First round | 1:10.62 | 51.53 | Stanley Chapel |
| 2025 | Rubik's WCA World Championship 2025 | Megaminx | First round | 44.83 | 48.70 | James Macdiarmid |
| 2025 | Warm Up Seattle PBQ 2025 | 3×3 Multi-Blind | Final | 47 of 54 cubes · 59:51 | 33 of 33 cubes · 41:21 | James Macdiarmid |
| 2024 | FMC 2024 | 3×3 Fewest Moves | Final | 33 moves | 25.67 | Stanley Chapel |
| 2019 | WCA World Championship 2019 | 3×3 | First round | 9.76 | 8.06 | Stanley Chapel |
| 2019 | WCA World Championship 2019 | 3×3 | Second round | 10.89 | 9.12 | Stanley Chapel |
| 2019 | WCA World Championship 2019 | 3×3 blindfolded | First round | 59.96 | 21.18 | Stanley Chapel |
| 2019 | WCA World Championship 2019 | 3×3 blindfolded | Second round | — | 19.19 | Stanley Chapel |
| 2019 | WCA World Championship 2019 | 3×3 Fewest Moves | Final | 26 moves | 29.33 | Stanley Chapel |
| 2019 | WCA World Championship 2019 | 3×3 Multi-Blind | Final | 12 of 16 cubes · 49:20 | 39 of 42 cubes · 55:43 | Stanley Chapel |
Full careers: James Macdiarmid · Stanley Chapel. 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.