Head to head
Krish Shah-Nathwani vs Michael Nielsen
Two careers, 132 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.
Krish Shah-Nathwani (United States) and Michael Nielsen (United States) have met in 132 rounds across 11 competitions since 2018. Counting every round where both finished with a result, Michael Nielsen leads Krish Shah-Nathwani: 73 finishes in front to 59.
On personal bests the split is just as plain: across 13 shared events, Michael Nielsen holds the faster single in 8, Krish Shah-Nathwani in 5.
Personal bests, side by side
faster single in bold| Event | Krish Shah-Nathwani single | average | Michael Nielsen single | average |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 5.09 | 6.54 | 4.96 | 6.21 |
| 2×2 | 0.75 | 1.46 | 0.77 | 1.37 |
| 4×4 | 26.85 | 30.77 | 25.58 | 29.10 |
| 5×5 | 55.75 | 1:00.65 | 53.84 | 59.50 |
| 6×6 | 1:57.87 | 2:01.53 | 1:53.47 | 2:10.50 |
| 7×7 | 3:18.30 | 3:35.33 | 3:32.52 | 3:36.41 |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 19 moves | 21.00 | 29 moves | 33.00 |
| 3×3 one-handed | 11.25 | 15.17 | 9.71 | 13.45 |
| Clock | 7.23 | 8.42 | 6.91 | 8.28 |
| Megaminx | 39.72 | 48.70 | 52.77 | 58.55 |
| Pyraminx | 1.03 | 2.45 | 0.98 | 1.41 |
| Skewb | 1.31 | 3.88 | 1.27 | 2.47 |
| Square-1 | 6.51 | 9.00 | 6.78 | 10.69 |
Year by year
every meeting, 132 rounds in allRecent meetings
newest first · averages where the round ranked on one, singles otherwise| Year | Competition | Event | Round | Krish Shah-Nathwani | Michael Nielsen | ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2026 | 2×2 | Second round | 1.64 | 1.40 | Michael Nielsen |
| 2026 | Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2026 | 2×2 | First round | 2.04 | 1.69 | Michael Nielsen |
| 2026 | Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2026 | 3×3 | Second round | 7.63 | 8.43 | Krish Shah-Nathwani |
| 2026 | Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2026 | 3×3 | First round | 6.98 | 6.38 | Michael Nielsen |
| 2026 | Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2026 | 4×4 | First round | 33.92 | 30.16 | Michael Nielsen |
| 2026 | Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2026 | Pyraminx | First round | 3.67 | 1.82 | Michael Nielsen |
| 2026 | Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2026 | Pyraminx | Second round | 3.33 | 1.88 | Michael Nielsen |
| 2026 | Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2026 | Skewb | Second round | 5.98 | 3.15 | Michael Nielsen |
| 2026 | Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2026 | Skewb | First round | 4.25 | 3.31 | Michael Nielsen |
| 2025 | Rubik's x TheCubicle CubingUSA All-Stars 2025 | 3×3 | First round | 7.88 | 6.69 | Michael Nielsen |
| 2025 | Rubik's WCA World Championship 2025 | 2×2 | Second round | 2.07 | 1.90 | Michael Nielsen |
| 2025 | Rubik's WCA World Championship 2025 | 2×2 | First round | 1.46 | 1.76 | Krish Shah-Nathwani |
| 2025 | Rubik's WCA World Championship 2025 | 3×3 | Second round | 8.97 | 6.21 | Michael Nielsen |
| 2025 | Rubik's WCA World Championship 2025 | 3×3 | First round | 8.37 | 7.03 | Michael Nielsen |
Full careers: Krish Shah-Nathwani · Michael Nielsen. 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.