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Liam Chen vs Andrew Tao

Two careers, 60 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.

Liam Chen (United States) and Andrew Tao (United States) have met in 60 rounds across 10 competitions since 2024. Counting every round where both finished with a result, Liam Chen leads Andrew Tao: 41 finishes in front to 18 and 1 tie.

On personal bests the split is just as plain: across 7 shared events, Liam Chen holds the faster single in 5, Andrew Tao in 2.

Personal bests, side by side

faster single in bold
EventLiam Chen singleaverageAndrew Tao singleaverage
3×36.187.287.799.61
2×21.142.824.265.80
3×3 blindfolded14.8316.5216.6520.89
3×3 one-handed9.7914.2023.2428.86
4×4 blindfolded1:20.641:42.152:16.052:39.01
5×5 blindfolded6:13.435:15.96
3×3 Multi-Blind26 of 27 cubes · 59:0560 of 63 cubes · 58:36

Year by year

every meeting, 60 rounds in all
20242026busiest year: 26 meetings2024: 262025: 172026: 17

Recent meetings

newest first · averages where the round ranked on one, singles otherwise
YearCompetitionEventRoundLiam ChenAndrew Taoahead
2026Rubik's WCA North American Championship 20263×3Second round10.0910.99Liam Chen
2026Rubik's WCA North American Championship 20263×3First round8.079.78Liam Chen
2026Rubik's WCA North American Championship 20263×3 blindfoldedFirst round18.6327.74Liam Chen
2026Rubik's WCA North American Championship 20263×3 blindfoldedFinal19.9317.40Andrew Tao
2026Rubik's WCA North American Championship 20263×3 blindfoldedSecond round16.9519.43Liam Chen
2026Rubik's WCA North American Championship 20263×3 Multi-BlindFinal22 of 28 cubes · 54:0960 of 63 cubes · 58:36Andrew Tao
2026Rubik's WCA North American Championship 20263×3 one-handedFirst round15.1242.49Liam Chen
2026Rubik's WCA North American Championship 20264×4 blindfoldedFinal1:26.832:26.30Liam Chen
2026Rubik's WCA North American Championship 20265×5 blindfoldedFinal6:43.09Andrew Tao
2026Multi Mayhem VA 20263×3 blindfoldedFirst round19.4130.33Liam Chen
2026Multi Mayhem VA 20263×3 blindfoldedFinal16.3020.98Liam Chen
2026Multi Mayhem VA 20263×3 Multi-BlindFirst round23 of 26 cubes · 1:00:0056 of 60 cubes · 58:43Andrew Tao
2026Multi Mayhem VA 20263×3 Multi-BlindFinal15 of 18 cubes · 51:0957 of 61 cubes · 1:00:00Andrew Tao
2026Multi Mayhem VA 20264×4 blindfoldedFirst round1:42.152:48.38Liam Chen

Full careers: Liam Chen · Andrew Tao. 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.