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Knut Skaug Haraldsen vs Magnus Lensch

Two careers, 63 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.

Knut Skaug Haraldsen (Norway) and Magnus Lensch (Germany) have met in 63 rounds across 6 competitions since 2022. Counting every round where both finished with a result, Knut Skaug Haraldsen leads Magnus Lensch: 37 finishes in front to 26.

On personal bests the split is just as plain: across 16 shared events, Knut Skaug Haraldsen holds the faster single in 8, Magnus Lensch in 8.

Personal bests, side by side

faster single in bold
EventKnut Skaug Haraldsen singleaverageMagnus Lensch singleaverage
3×34.806.815.646.97
2×20.931.841.001.68
4×426.1130.4126.7432.12
5×550.821:01.5749.5555.79
6×61:44.981:51.541:52.322:02.81
7×72:48.862:54.613:06.043:14.80
3×3 blindfolded52.171:17.5821.2735.43
3×3 Fewest Moves25 moves29.0024 moves31.67
3×3 one-handed7.2710.017.148.67
Clock8.809.752.573.96
Megaminx52.971:02.2548.4454.86
Pyraminx1.934.381.642.94
Skewb1.543.873.205.88
Square-112.6517.058.1911.05
4×4 blindfolded6:52.458:12.709:01.83
3×3 Multi-Blind12 of 13 cubes · 57:419 of 11 cubes · 35:55

Year by year

every meeting, 63 rounds in all
20222026busiest year: 31 meetings2022: 222024: 312026: 10

Recent meetings

newest first · averages where the round ranked on one, singles otherwise
YearCompetitionEventRoundKnut Skaug HaraldsenMagnus Lenschahead
2026Rubik's WCA European Championship 20262×2First round2.693.08Knut Skaug Haraldsen
2026Rubik's WCA European Championship 20263×3First round8.337.32Magnus Lensch
2026Rubik's WCA European Championship 20263×3Second round9.577.81Magnus Lensch
2026Rubik's WCA European Championship 20263×3 blindfoldedFirst round1:15.2945.77Magnus Lensch
2026Rubik's WCA European Championship 20263×3 one-handedFirst round11.2610.28Magnus Lensch
2026Rubik's WCA European Championship 20263×3 one-handedFinal11.4010.97Magnus Lensch
2026Rubik's WCA European Championship 20263×3 one-handedSecond round10.828.96Magnus Lensch
2026Rubik's WCA European Championship 20264×4First round32.6535.26Knut Skaug Haraldsen
2026Rubik's WCA European Championship 20265×5First round1:05.571:06.03Knut Skaug Haraldsen
2026Rubik's WCA European Championship 20267×7First round2:57.303:58.34Knut Skaug Haraldsen
2024Rubik's WCA European Championship 20242×2First round4.493.24Magnus Lensch
2024Rubik's WCA European Championship 20243×3First round7.527.95Knut Skaug Haraldsen
2024Rubik's WCA European Championship 20243×3Second round7.248.88Knut Skaug Haraldsen
2024Rubik's WCA European Championship 20243×3 blindfoldedFirst round2:12.0935.43Magnus Lensch

Full careers: Knut Skaug Haraldsen · Magnus Lensch. 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.