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Jonathan Esparaz vs Matty Hiroto Inaba

Two careers, 40 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.

Jonathan Esparaz (Canada) and Matty Hiroto Inaba (United States) have met in 40 rounds across 5 competitions since 2022. Counting every round where both finished with a result, Matty Hiroto Inaba leads Jonathan Esparaz: 38 finishes in front to 2.

On personal bests the split is just as plain: across 10 shared events, Matty Hiroto Inaba holds the faster single in 8, Jonathan Esparaz in 2.

Personal bests, side by side

faster single in bold
EventJonathan Esparaz singleaverageMatty Hiroto Inaba singleaverage
3×35.527.163.594.72
2×21.152.811.072.14
4×422.4028.6017.1020.72
5×553.0059.4136.3740.37
6×61:51.002:03.271:12.981:19.86
7×73:09.353:20.041:58.262:08.54
3×3 one-handed7.5712.066.3810.37
Megaminx55.141:04.071:32.081:36.13
Pyraminx4.095.573.886.00
Skewb3.785.939.2614.12

Year by year

every meeting, 40 rounds in all
20222026busiest year: 12 meetings2022: 52023: 112024: 122025: 52026: 7

Recent meetings

newest first · averages where the round ranked on one, singles otherwise
YearCompetitionEventRoundJonathan EsparazMatty Hiroto Inabaahead
2026Rubik's WCA North American Championship 20263×3Second round8.825.99Matty Hiroto Inaba
2026Rubik's WCA North American Championship 20263×3First round7.865.68Matty Hiroto Inaba
2026Rubik's WCA North American Championship 20263×3 one-handedSecond round14.9912.66Matty Hiroto Inaba
2026Rubik's WCA North American Championship 20263×3 one-handedFirst round14.8511.85Matty Hiroto Inaba
2026Rubik's WCA North American Championship 20264×4First round31.5823.54Matty Hiroto Inaba
2026Rubik's WCA North American Championship 20264×4Second round32.1624.61Matty Hiroto Inaba
2026Rubik's WCA North American Championship 20265×5First round1:09.2941.87Matty Hiroto Inaba
2025Rubik's WCA World Championship 20253×3First round8.375.60Matty Hiroto Inaba
2025Rubik's WCA World Championship 20253×3Second round8.716.56Matty Hiroto Inaba
2025Rubik's WCA World Championship 20253×3 one-handedFirst round16.3010.90Matty Hiroto Inaba
2025Rubik's WCA World Championship 20254×4First round30.6320.72Matty Hiroto Inaba
2025Rubik's WCA World Championship 20255×5First round1:05.7242.13Matty Hiroto Inaba
2024Rubik's WCA North American Championship 20242×2Second round3.412.22Matty Hiroto Inaba
2024Rubik's WCA North American Championship 20242×2First round3.663.79Jonathan Esparaz

Full careers: Jonathan Esparaz · Matty Hiroto Inaba. 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.