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Joël van Noort vs Máté Horváth

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.

Joël van Noort (Netherlands) and Máté Horváth (Hungary) have met in 58 rounds across 10 competitions since 2007. Counting every round where both finished with a result, Joël van Noort leads Máté Horváth: 34 finishes in front to 21 and 3 ties.

On personal bests the split is just as plain: across 11 shared events, Joël van Noort holds the faster single in 7, Máté Horváth in 4.

Personal bests, side by side

faster single in bold
EventJoël van Noort singleaverageMáté Horváth singleaverage
3×39.7212.1310.9712.81
2×22.315.692.904.46
4×452.6659.3541.5854.49
5×51:51.752:04.101:35.411:44.05
7×78:34.506:46.667:00.59
3×3 blindfolded2:02.416:18.19
3×3 Fewest Moves32 moves36 moves
3×3 one-handed17.6622.0918.0523.01
Megaminx2:11.192:28.293:16.25
Square-144.121:04.3238.5652.19
3×3 Multi-Blind4 of 4 cubes · 33:301 of 2 cubes · 18:10

Year by year

every meeting, 58 rounds in all
20072011busiest year: 24 meetings2007: 212008: 242009: 92011: 4

Recent meetings

newest first · averages where the round ranked on one, singles otherwise
YearCompetitionEventRoundJoël van NoortMáté Horváthahead
2011World Rubik's Cube Championship 20112×2First round7.354.88Máté Horváth
2011World Rubik's Cube Championship 20113×3First round13.4014.81Joël van Noort
2011World Rubik's Cube Championship 20113×3Second round15.0614.35Máté Horváth
2011World Rubik's Cube Championship 20113×3 one-handedFirst round26.6823.43Máté Horváth
2009World Rubik's Cube Championship 20092×2First round7.054.86Máté Horváth
2009World Rubik's Cube Championship 20093×3First round14.1216.33Joël van Noort
2009World Rubik's Cube Championship 20093×3 with feetFirst round2:14.972:22.91Joël van Noort
2009Czech Open 20093×3First round14.0615.49Joël van Noort
2009Czech Open 20093×3Final16.5814.87Máté Horváth
2009Czech Open 20093×3Second round14.7416.09Joël van Noort
2009Czech Open 20093×3 blindfoldedFinal3:41.657:00.86Joël van Noort
2009Czech Open 20093×3 one-handedFirst round29.6823.80Máté Horváth
2009Czech Open 20097×7Final8:34.507:39.25Máté Horváth
2008European Championship 20082×2Final10.445.79Máté Horváth

Full careers: Joël van Noort · Máté Horváth. 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.