Head to head
Jose Javier Melendez Maldonado vs Shalóm Melquisedec Batz Rodríguez
Two careers, 180 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.
Jose Javier Melendez Maldonado (Guatemala) and Shalóm Melquisedec Batz Rodríguez (Guatemala) have met in 180 rounds across 13 competitions since 2022. Counting every round where both finished with a result, Shalóm Melquisedec Batz Rodríguez leads Jose Javier Melendez Maldonado: 118 finishes in front to 59 and 3 ties.
On personal bests the split is just as plain: across 14 shared events, Shalóm Melquisedec Batz Rodríguez holds the faster single in 11, Jose Javier Melendez Maldonado in 3.
Personal bests, side by side
faster single in bold| Event | Jose Javier Melendez Maldonado single | average | Shalóm Melquisedec Batz Rodríguez single | average |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 6.19 | 8.04 | 5.78 | 7.19 |
| 2×2 | 1.72 | 2.73 | 0.89 | 1.96 |
| 4×4 | 27.40 | 31.79 | 23.90 | 30.06 |
| 5×5 | 53.45 | 1:01.06 | 49.54 | 55.67 |
| 6×6 | 1:53.79 | 2:00.51 | 1:47.83 | 1:51.63 |
| 7×7 | 3:07.44 | 3:28.93 | 2:50.11 | 2:55.68 |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 1:19.04 | — | 3:47.96 | — |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 29 moves | — | 34 moves | — |
| 3×3 one-handed | 11.27 | 14.51 | 9.16 | 12.06 |
| Clock | 13.12 | 17.95 | 7.71 | 9.94 |
| Megaminx | 50.17 | 57.67 | 38.05 | 43.26 |
| Pyraminx | 2.94 | 5.02 | 2.04 | 2.96 |
| Skewb | 4.30 | 6.47 | 2.59 | 4.20 |
| Square-1 | 11.82 | 18.52 | 16.01 | 24.48 |
Year by year
every meeting, 180 rounds in allRecent meetings
newest first · averages where the round ranked on one, singles otherwise| Year | Competition | Event | Round | Jose Javier Melendez Maldonado | Shalóm Melquisedec Batz Rodríguez | ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2026 | 2×2 | First round | 2.73 | 3.85 | Jose Javier Melendez Maldonado |
| 2026 | Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2026 | 3×3 | Second round | 8.98 | 7.46 | Shalóm Melquisedec Batz Rodríguez |
| 2026 | Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2026 | 3×3 | First round | 8.38 | 8.15 | Shalóm Melquisedec Batz Rodríguez |
| 2026 | Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2026 | 3×3 one-handed | First round | 16.87 | 13.68 | Shalóm Melquisedec Batz Rodríguez |
| 2026 | Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2026 | 4×4 | Second round | 34.70 | 35.15 | Jose Javier Melendez Maldonado |
| 2026 | Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2026 | 4×4 | First round | 32.15 | 31.99 | Shalóm Melquisedec Batz Rodríguez |
| 2026 | Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2026 | 5×5 | First round | 1:05.23 | 1:04.64 | Shalóm Melquisedec Batz Rodríguez |
| 2026 | Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2026 | Pyraminx | First round | 8.76 | 3.71 | Shalóm Melquisedec Batz Rodríguez |
| 2026 | Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2026 | Skewb | First round | 8.48 | 6.65 | Shalóm Melquisedec Batz Rodríguez |
| 2026 | San Cristóbal 2026 | 2×2 | First round | 3.10 | 2.54 | Shalóm Melquisedec Batz Rodríguez |
| 2026 | San Cristóbal 2026 | 2×2 | Final | 2.86 | 3.23 | Jose Javier Melendez Maldonado |
| 2026 | San Cristóbal 2026 | 3×3 | First round | 8.91 | 7.89 | Shalóm Melquisedec Batz Rodríguez |
| 2026 | San Cristóbal 2026 | 3×3 | Final | 8.81 | 8.24 | Shalóm Melquisedec Batz Rodríguez |
| 2026 | San Cristóbal 2026 | 3×3 blindfolded | Final | 3:30.87 | 3:47.96 | Jose Javier Melendez Maldonado |
Full careers: Jose Javier Melendez Maldonado · Shalóm Melquisedec Batz Rodríguez. 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.