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Jerry Yao vs Nathan Phillips

Two careers, 55 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 Nathan Phillips (United States) have met in 55 rounds across 4 competitions since 2023. Counting every round where both finished with a result, Jerry Yao leads Nathan Phillips: 39 finishes in front to 16.

On personal bests the split is just as plain: across 14 shared events, Nathan Phillips holds the faster single in 10, Jerry Yao in 4.

Personal bests, side by side

faster single in bold
EventJerry Yao singleaverageNathan Phillips singleaverage
3×34.035.785.376.64
2×20.701.320.762.20
4×420.5725.7120.4626.52
5×538.9144.1040.4745.80
6×61:23.301:29.791:18.131:22.10
7×72:13.432:23.141:48.081:58.41
3×3 blindfolded2:01.112:45.4244.7057.56
3×3 Fewest Moves38 moves42.6724 moves32.00
3×3 one-handed8.0010.3810.3412.47
Clock10.6312.953.944.77
Megaminx57.051:07.9241.9946.82
Pyraminx3.295.312.193.90
Skewb4.487.472.234.27
Square-18.0210.356.9810.67

Year by year

every meeting, 55 rounds in all
20232026busiest year: 16 meetings2023: 162024: 142025: 122026: 13

Recent meetings

newest first · averages where the round ranked on one, singles otherwise
YearCompetitionEventRoundJerry YaoNathan Phillipsahead
2026Rubik's WCA North American Championship 20262×2First round2.602.78Jerry Yao
2026Rubik's WCA North American Championship 20263×3Second round6.487.66Jerry Yao
2026Rubik's WCA North American Championship 20263×3First round6.687.17Jerry Yao
2026Rubik's WCA North American Championship 20263×3 one-handedSecond round13.1313.71Jerry Yao
2026Rubik's WCA North American Championship 20263×3 one-handedFirst round12.6615.13Jerry Yao
2026Rubik's WCA North American Championship 20264×4First round26.3928.60Jerry Yao
2026Rubik's WCA North American Championship 20264×4Second round26.2228.64Jerry Yao
2026Rubik's WCA North American Championship 20265×5First round44.9546.61Jerry Yao
2026Rubik's WCA North American Championship 20265×5Final47.1446.83Nathan Phillips
2026Rubik's WCA North American Championship 20265×5Second round44.1049.58Jerry Yao
2026Rubik's WCA North American Championship 20266×6First round1:30.791:29.92Nathan Phillips
2026Rubik's WCA North American Championship 20266×6Final1:31.601:25.12Nathan Phillips
2026Rubik's WCA North American Championship 20267×7First round2:28.092:01.98Nathan Phillips
2025Rubik's WCA World Championship 20252×2First round1.712.81Jerry Yao

Full careers: Jerry Yao · Nathan Phillips. 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.