Head to head
John Bacouël vs Ulysse Merlin
Two careers, 89 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.
John Bacouël (France) and Ulysse Merlin (France) have met in 89 rounds across 10 competitions since 2018. Counting every round where both finished with a result, John Bacouël leads Ulysse Merlin: 77 finishes in front to 12.
On personal bests the split is just as plain: across 10 shared events, Ulysse Merlin holds the faster single in 7, John Bacouël in 3.
Personal bests, side by side
faster single in bold| Event | John Bacouël single | average | Ulysse Merlin single | average |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 5.71 | 6.81 | 5.68 | 7.05 |
| 2×2 | 0.99 | 1.39 | 0.92 | 2.70 |
| 4×4 | 32.80 | 35.59 | 29.62 | 35.79 |
| 5×5 | 1:05.86 | 1:12.59 | 1:08.77 | 1:15.83 |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 38 moves | — | 30 moves | — |
| 3×3 one-handed | 12.36 | 14.08 | 9.33 | 12.46 |
| Megaminx | 28.59 | 32.62 | 27.78 | 34.46 |
| Pyraminx | 1.88 | 2.75 | 2.64 | 4.99 |
| Skewb | 2.37 | 3.45 | 2.33 | 5.04 |
| Square-1 | 14.92 | 22.38 | 19.72 | 26.85 |
Year by year
every meeting, 89 rounds in allRecent meetings
newest first · averages where the round ranked on one, singles otherwise| Year | Competition | Event | Round | John Bacouël | Ulysse Merlin | ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Douvrin Open 2024 | 3×3 | Final | 7.69 | 8.30 | John Bacouël |
| 2024 | Douvrin Open 2024 | 3×3 | Semi Final | 7.49 | 8.38 | John Bacouël |
| 2024 | Douvrin Open 2024 | 3×3 | Second round | 7.46 | 7.05 | Ulysse Merlin |
| 2024 | Douvrin Open 2024 | 3×3 | First round | 7.97 | 8.87 | John Bacouël |
| 2024 | Douvrin Open 2024 | 3×3 one-handed | First round | 17.04 | 13.52 | Ulysse Merlin |
| 2024 | Douvrin Open 2024 | Megaminx | First round | 34.04 | 37.49 | John Bacouël |
| 2024 | Douvrin Open 2024 | Megaminx | Final | 36.68 | 36.29 | Ulysse Merlin |
| 2024 | Douvrin Open 2024 | Megaminx | Second round | 38.68 | 35.14 | Ulysse Merlin |
| 2024 | French Championship 2024 | 3×3 | First round | 8.26 | 7.97 | Ulysse Merlin |
| 2024 | French Championship 2024 | 3×3 | Final | 6.92 | 9.29 | John Bacouël |
| 2024 | French Championship 2024 | 3×3 | Semi Final | 7.86 | 7.83 | Ulysse Merlin |
| 2024 | French Championship 2024 | 3×3 | Second round | 7.98 | 9.26 | John Bacouël |
| 2024 | French Championship 2024 | 3×3 one-handed | First round | 14.63 | 13.50 | Ulysse Merlin |
| 2024 | French Championship 2024 | Megaminx | Final | 32.62 | 35.35 | John Bacouël |
Full careers: John Bacouël · Ulysse Merlin. 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.