Head to head
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| Event | Jerry Yao single | average | Nathan Phillips single | average |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 4.03 | 5.78 | 5.37 | 6.64 |
| 2×2 | 0.70 | 1.32 | 0.76 | 2.20 |
| 4×4 | 20.57 | 25.71 | 20.46 | 26.52 |
| 5×5 | 38.91 | 44.10 | 40.47 | 45.80 |
| 6×6 | 1:23.30 | 1:29.79 | 1:18.13 | 1:22.10 |
| 7×7 | 2:13.43 | 2:23.14 | 1:48.08 | 1:58.41 |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 2:01.11 | 2:45.42 | 44.70 | 57.56 |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 38 moves | 42.67 | 24 moves | 32.00 |
| 3×3 one-handed | 8.00 | 10.38 | 10.34 | 12.47 |
| Clock | 10.63 | 12.95 | 3.94 | 4.77 |
| Megaminx | 57.05 | 1:07.92 | 41.99 | 46.82 |
| Pyraminx | 3.29 | 5.31 | 2.19 | 3.90 |
| Skewb | 4.48 | 7.47 | 2.23 | 4.27 |
| Square-1 | 8.02 | 10.35 | 6.98 | 10.67 |
Year by year
every meeting, 55 rounds in allRecent meetings
newest first · averages where the round ranked on one, singles otherwise| Year | Competition | Event | Round | Jerry Yao | Nathan Phillips | ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2026 | 2×2 | First round | 2.60 | 2.78 | Jerry Yao |
| 2026 | Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2026 | 3×3 | Second round | 6.48 | 7.66 | Jerry Yao |
| 2026 | Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2026 | 3×3 | First round | 6.68 | 7.17 | Jerry Yao |
| 2026 | Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2026 | 3×3 one-handed | Second round | 13.13 | 13.71 | Jerry Yao |
| 2026 | Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2026 | 3×3 one-handed | First round | 12.66 | 15.13 | Jerry Yao |
| 2026 | Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2026 | 4×4 | First round | 26.39 | 28.60 | Jerry Yao |
| 2026 | Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2026 | 4×4 | Second round | 26.22 | 28.64 | Jerry Yao |
| 2026 | Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2026 | 5×5 | First round | 44.95 | 46.61 | Jerry Yao |
| 2026 | Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2026 | 5×5 | Final | 47.14 | 46.83 | Nathan Phillips |
| 2026 | Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2026 | 5×5 | Second round | 44.10 | 49.58 | Jerry Yao |
| 2026 | Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2026 | 6×6 | First round | 1:30.79 | 1:29.92 | Nathan Phillips |
| 2026 | Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2026 | 6×6 | Final | 1:31.60 | 1:25.12 | Nathan Phillips |
| 2026 | Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2026 | 7×7 | First round | 2:28.09 | 2:01.98 | Nathan Phillips |
| 2025 | Rubik's WCA World Championship 2025 | 2×2 | First round | 1.71 | 2.81 | Jerry 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.