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Jayden McNeill vs Carter Kucala

Two careers, 58 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.

Jayden McNeill (Australia) and Carter Kucala (United States) have met in 58 rounds across 7 competitions since 2016. Counting every round where both finished with a result, Jayden McNeill leads Carter Kucala: 40 finishes in front to 18.

On personal bests the split is just as plain: across 17 shared events, Carter Kucala holds the faster single in 15, Jayden McNeill in 1.

Personal bests, side by side

faster single in bold
EventJayden McNeill singleaverageCarter Kucala singleaverage
3×34.906.764.716.49
2×20.691.550.621.39
4×424.7230.0122.8228.49
5×549.9856.7347.1153.32
6×61:47.211:50.401:31.341:42.68
7×72:40.502:57.782:28.112:39.63
3×3 blindfolded27.1236.8915.9920.46
3×3 Fewest Moves18 moves20.0018 moves20.33
3×3 one-handed7.6711.777.709.45
Clock6.547.743.444.46
Megaminx48.2652.0940.1545.38
Pyraminx1.783.591.381.90
Skewb1.843.100.751.52
Square-17.478.844.557.41
4×4 blindfolded6:31.672:16.893:06.82
5×5 blindfolded25:52.005:59.468:24.71
3×3 Multi-Blind13 of 13 cubes · 45:0832 of 33 cubes · 59:01

Year by year

every meeting, 58 rounds in all
20162026busiest year: 18 meetings2016: 72018: 182019: 172023: 82024: 12025: 62026: 1

Recent meetings

newest first · averages where the round ranked on one, singles otherwise
YearCompetitionEventRoundJayden McNeillCarter Kucalaahead
2026FMC World 20263×3 Fewest MovesFinal20.3321.00Jayden McNeill
2025Rubik's WCA World Championship 20253×3First round7.527.38Carter Kucala
2025Rubik's WCA World Championship 20253×3Second round9.257.46Carter Kucala
2025Rubik's WCA World Championship 20253×3 Fewest MovesFinal23.0022.00Carter Kucala
2025Rubik's WCA World Championship 20253×3 one-handedFirst round15.2712.85Carter Kucala
2025Rubik's WCA World Championship 20254×4First round34.1234.54Jayden McNeill
2025Rubik's WCA World Championship 20255×5First round1:02.911:03.75Jayden McNeill
2024FMC 20243×3 Fewest MovesFinal21.6722 movesJayden McNeill
2023Rubik's WCA World Championship 20233×3First round6.827.64Jayden McNeill
2023Rubik's WCA World Championship 20233×3Second round9.057.71Carter Kucala
2023Rubik's WCA World Championship 20233×3 Fewest MovesFinal22.3324.00Jayden McNeill
2023Rubik's WCA World Championship 20233×3 one-handedFirst round14.9712.20Carter Kucala
2023Rubik's WCA World Championship 20234×4First round33.9030.28Carter Kucala
2023Rubik's WCA World Championship 20236×6First round2:04.911:46.79Carter Kucala

Full careers: Jayden McNeill · Carter Kucala. 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.