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Kai Jiptner vs Dennis Strehlau

Two careers, 43 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.

Kai Jiptner (Germany) and Dennis Strehlau (Germany) have met in 43 rounds across 6 competitions since 2007. Counting every round where both finished with a result, Kai Jiptner leads Dennis Strehlau: 26 finishes in front to 16 and 1 tie.

On personal bests the split is just as plain: across 14 shared events, Kai Jiptner holds the faster single in 7, Dennis Strehlau in 7.

Personal bests, side by side

faster single in bold
EventKai Jiptner singleaverageDennis Strehlau singleaverage
3×39.9012.7411.9913.35
2×22.934.632.475.51
4×447.3158.1454.7659.70
5×51:48.051:54.102:15.052:26.96
3×3 blindfolded41.2157.2847.691:07.43
3×3 Fewest Moves376 moves53 moves
3×3 one-handed18.0821.8524.1129.34
Clock13.0514.716.228.54
Megaminx2:17.962:36.081:57.032:00.53
Pyraminx5.688.066.599.90
Square-130.8639.8516.3826.77
4×4 blindfolded5:03.355:39.736:02.97
5×5 blindfolded15:22.0011:56.00
3×3 Multi-Blind14 of 14 cubes · 50:3319 of 20 cubes · 59:04

Year by year

every meeting, 43 rounds in all
20072013busiest year: 20 meetings2007: 42008: 202009: 82011: 32013: 8

Recent meetings

newest first · averages where the round ranked on one, singles otherwise
YearCompetitionEventRoundKai JiptnerDennis Strehlauahead
2013German Nationals 20133×3First round14.2214.64Kai Jiptner
2013German Nationals 20133×3Second round13.0215.45Kai Jiptner
2013German Nationals 20133×3 blindfoldedFirst round1:13.131:27.78Kai Jiptner
2013German Nationals 20133×3 blindfoldedFinal1:12.8156.43Dennis Strehlau
2013German Nationals 20133×3 Multi-BlindFinal11 of 12 cubes · 37:1413 of 15 cubes · 43:19Dennis Strehlau
2013German Nationals 20133×3 one-handedFirst round25.4229.34Kai Jiptner
2013German Nationals 20134×4 blindfoldedFinal6:02.97Dennis Strehlau
2013German Nationals 20135×5 blindfoldedFinal14:15.00Dennis Strehlau
2011Aachen Open 20113×3 Multi-BlindFinal8 of 12 cubes · 37:5813 of 16 cubes · 59:07Dennis Strehlau
2011Aachen Open 20114×4 blindfoldedFinal11:35.00Dennis Strehlau
2011Aachen Open 20115×5 blindfoldedFinal19:29.00Dennis Strehlau
2009World Rubik's Cube Championship 20093×3First round14.0919.88Kai Jiptner
2009World Rubik's Cube Championship 20093×3 blindfoldedFinal1:46.181:51.18Kai Jiptner
2009World Rubik's Cube Championship 20093×3 blindfoldedFirst round1:15.001:36.53Kai Jiptner

Full careers: Kai Jiptner · Dennis Strehlau. 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.