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Kevin Hays vs Jacob Nokes

Two careers, 44 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.

Kevin Hays (United States) and Jacob Nokes (United States) have met in 44 rounds across 7 competitions since 2017. Counting every round where both finished with a result, Kevin Hays leads Jacob Nokes: 25 finishes in front to 19.

On personal bests the split is just as plain: across 14 shared events, Jacob Nokes holds the faster single in 9, Kevin Hays in 4.

Personal bests, side by side

faster single in bold
EventKevin Hays singleaverageJacob Nokes singleaverage
3×35.897.685.136.66
2×21.292.871.292.34
4×421.7326.9722.8026.44
5×540.6847.1138.2744.26
6×61:09.171:16.731:11.511:23.16
7×71:49.621:56.031:56.312:04.21
3×3 blindfolded2:43.343:14.64
3×3 Fewest Moves47 moves38 moves40.33
3×3 one-handed12.8316.6811.1813.09
Clock23.0333.574.906.38
Megaminx1:14.751:23.3045.1351.13
Pyraminx6.7210.462.494.14
Skewb7.448.402.655.53
Square-138.1652.726.458.67

Year by year

every meeting, 44 rounds in all
20172026busiest year: 19 meetings2017: 12023: 62024: 102025: 192026: 8

Recent meetings

newest first · averages where the round ranked on one, singles otherwise
YearCompetitionEventRoundKevin HaysJacob Nokesahead
2026Super Duper San Diego 20264×4First round29.2528.65Jacob Nokes
2026Super Duper San Diego 20264×4Final31.5228.78Jacob Nokes
2026Super Duper San Diego 20265×5Final49.6548.09Jacob Nokes
2026Super Duper San Diego 20265×5First round49.1547.00Jacob Nokes
2026Super Duper San Diego 20266×6First round1:21.511:25.93Kevin Hays
2026Super Duper San Diego 20266×6Final1:23.711:24.43Jacob Nokes
2026Super Duper San Diego 20267×7First round2:03.532:18.26Kevin Hays
2026Super Duper San Diego 20267×7Final2:30.062:14.98Jacob Nokes
2025Rubik's x TheCubicle CubingUSA All-Stars 20255×5First round52.7049.05Jacob Nokes
2025Rubik's x TheCubicle CubingUSA All-Stars 20256×6Final1:33.251:33.02Jacob Nokes
2025Rubik's x TheCubicle CubingUSA All-Stars 20257×7Final2:03.592:15.12Kevin Hays
2025Rubik's WCA World Championship 20253×3First round9.117.13Jacob Nokes
2025Rubik's WCA World Championship 20254×4First round30.3027.50Jacob Nokes
2025Rubik's WCA World Championship 20255×5First round50.3748.76Jacob Nokes

Full careers: Kevin Hays · Jacob Nokes. 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.