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Jerry Yao vs Curtis Chai

Two careers, 171 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.

Jerry Yao (United States) and Curtis Chai (United States) have met in 171 rounds across 14 competitions since 2022. Counting every round where both finished with a result, Jerry Yao leads Curtis Chai: 119 finishes in front to 52.

On personal bests the split is just as plain: across 14 shared events, Curtis Chai holds the faster single in 7, Jerry Yao in 6.

Personal bests, side by side

faster single in bold
EventJerry Yao singleaverageCurtis Chai singleaverage
3×34.035.784.966.03
2×20.701.320.701.11
4×420.5725.7120.5324.23
5×538.9144.1043.4948.84
6×61:23.301:29.791:25.961:34.85
7×72:13.432:23.142:32.522:37.52
3×3 blindfolded2:01.112:45.422:22.31
3×3 Fewest Moves38 moves42.6736 moves39.00
3×3 one-handed8.0010.3810.2612.02
Clock10.6312.952.723.69
Megaminx57.051:07.9236.1738.75
Pyraminx3.295.311.151.86
Skewb4.487.471.392.52
Square-18.0210.355.859.14

Year by year

every meeting, 171 rounds in all
20222026busiest year: 50 meetings2022: 32023: 502024: 482025: 412026: 29

Recent meetings

newest first · averages where the round ranked on one, singles otherwise
YearCompetitionEventRoundJerry YaoCurtis Chaiahead
2026Mid-Atlantic Speedcubing Championship 20262×2Second round1.771.60Curtis Chai
2026Mid-Atlantic Speedcubing Championship 20262×2First round1.551.31Curtis Chai
2026Mid-Atlantic Speedcubing Championship 20262×2Final1.741.39Curtis Chai
2026Mid-Atlantic Speedcubing Championship 20263×3Final5.074.96Jerry Yao
2026Mid-Atlantic Speedcubing Championship 20263×3Semi Final6.837.17Jerry Yao
2026Mid-Atlantic Speedcubing Championship 20263×3Second round6.237.72Jerry Yao
2026Mid-Atlantic Speedcubing Championship 20263×3First round5.786.96Jerry Yao
2026Mid-Atlantic Speedcubing Championship 20263×3 one-handedFinal11.9212.46Jerry Yao
2026Mid-Atlantic Speedcubing Championship 20263×3 one-handedFirst round13.6113.09Curtis Chai
2026Mid-Atlantic Speedcubing Championship 20264×4First round26.3627.12Jerry Yao
2026Mid-Atlantic Speedcubing Championship 20264×4Final28.0524.91Curtis Chai
2026Mid-Atlantic Speedcubing Championship 20265×5First round50.5253.66Jerry Yao
2026Mid-Atlantic Speedcubing Championship 20265×5Final48.7449.57Jerry Yao
2026Mid-Atlantic Speedcubing Championship 20266×6Final1:30.431:43.73Jerry Yao

Full careers: Jerry Yao · Curtis Chai. 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.