Head to head
Joseph Ong vs Elijah Rain Phelps
Two careers, 53 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.
Joseph Ong (United States) and Elijah Rain Phelps (United States) have met in 53 rounds across 4 competitions since 2023. Counting every round where both finished with a result, Elijah Rain Phelps leads Joseph Ong: 39 finishes in front to 14.
On personal bests the split is just as plain: across 15 shared events, Elijah Rain Phelps holds the faster single in 11, Joseph Ong in 4.
Personal bests, side by side
faster single in bold| Event | Joseph Ong single | average | Elijah Rain Phelps single | average |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 6.52 | 8.24 | 5.28 | 7.17 |
| 2×2 | 0.84 | 1.81 | 0.89 | 1.83 |
| 4×4 | 28.47 | 33.45 | 26.29 | 30.44 |
| 5×5 | 54.13 | 1:01.48 | 49.22 | 58.39 |
| 6×6 | 1:53.59 | 1:59.58 | 1:51.41 | 2:04.08 |
| 7×7 | 3:18.63 | 3:21.58 | 3:24.01 | 3:37.21 |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 1:25.30 | 2:12.75 | 2:06.32 | 2:20.98 |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 35 moves | 44.33 | 31 moves | 35.00 |
| 3×3 one-handed | 10.53 | 15.05 | 10.90 | 13.46 |
| Clock | 3.24 | 4.12 | 3.20 | 4.05 |
| Megaminx | 47.82 | 1:01.56 | 43.55 | 49.54 |
| Pyraminx | 2.58 | 4.94 | 1.37 | 2.05 |
| Skewb | 2.03 | 3.99 | 1.24 | 3.15 |
| Square-1 | 5.06 | 6.78 | 4.33 | 6.64 |
| 3×3 Multi-Blind | 2 of 2 cubes · 18:15 | — | 2 of 2 cubes · 11:56 | — |
Year by year
every meeting, 53 rounds in allRecent meetings
newest first · averages where the round ranked on one, singles otherwise| Year | Competition | Event | Round | Joseph Ong | Elijah Rain Phelps | ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2026 | 2×2 | First round | 3.40 | 3.60 | Joseph Ong |
| 2026 | Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2026 | 3×3 | Second round | 9.65 | 9.15 | Elijah Rain Phelps |
| 2026 | Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2026 | 3×3 | First round | 9.95 | 7.97 | Elijah Rain Phelps |
| 2026 | Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2026 | 3×3 one-handed | First round | 15.72 | 15.55 | Elijah Rain Phelps |
| 2026 | Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2026 | 4×4 | First round | 36.21 | 32.88 | Elijah Rain Phelps |
| 2026 | Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2026 | 5×5 | First round | 1:12.82 | 1:01.37 | Elijah Rain Phelps |
| 2026 | Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2026 | Clock | First round | 5.36 | 4.46 | Elijah Rain Phelps |
| 2026 | Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2026 | Pyraminx | First round | 6.90 | 2.75 | Elijah Rain Phelps |
| 2026 | Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2026 | Skewb | First round | 6.92 | 4.24 | Elijah Rain Phelps |
| 2026 | Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2026 | Square-1 | First round | 9.14 | 7.18 | Elijah Rain Phelps |
| 2026 | Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2026 | Square-1 | Second round | 6.95 | 9.31 | Joseph Ong |
| 2025 | Rubik's WCA World Championship 2025 | 2×2 | First round | 4.06 | 2.88 | Elijah Rain Phelps |
| 2025 | Rubik's WCA World Championship 2025 | 3×3 | First round | 9.50 | 7.80 | Elijah Rain Phelps |
| 2025 | Rubik's WCA World Championship 2025 | 3×3 | Second round | 9.25 | 8.53 | Elijah Rain Phelps |
Full careers: Joseph Ong · Elijah Rain Phelps. 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.