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Liam Chen vs Calix Tang

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.

Liam Chen (United States) and Calix Tang (United States) have met in 44 rounds across 6 competitions since 2019. Counting every round where both finished with a result, Calix Tang leads Liam Chen: 28 finishes in front to 16.

On personal bests the split is just as plain: across 12 shared events, Calix Tang holds the faster single in 8, Liam Chen in 4.

Personal bests, side by side

faster single in bold
EventLiam Chen singleaverageCalix Tang singleaverage
3×36.187.285.526.89
2×21.142.820.962.78
4×432.4536.8524.3729.29
5×51:17.471:25.5452.3357.01
3×3 blindfolded14.8316.5215.2717.63
3×3 Fewest Moves26 moves35.3330 moves36.67
3×3 one-handed9.7914.207.6010.13
Pyraminx6.629.315.488.65
Skewb4.617.904.218.49
Square-117.1331.026.727.34
4×4 blindfolded1:20.641:42.153:14.71
3×3 Multi-Blind26 of 27 cubes · 59:0515 of 17 cubes · 49:48

Year by year

every meeting, 44 rounds in all
20192026busiest year: 9 meetings2019: 22022: 82023: 82024: 92025: 82026: 9

Recent meetings

newest first · averages where the round ranked on one, singles otherwise
YearCompetitionEventRoundLiam ChenCalix Tangahead
2026Rubik's WCA North American Championship 20263×3Second round10.097.98Calix Tang
2026Rubik's WCA North American Championship 20263×3First round8.077.79Calix Tang
2026Rubik's WCA North American Championship 20263×3 blindfoldedFirst round18.6315.44Calix Tang
2026Rubik's WCA North American Championship 20263×3 blindfoldedFinal19.9316.70Calix Tang
2026Rubik's WCA North American Championship 20263×3 blindfoldedSecond round16.9517.74Calix Tang
2026Rubik's WCA North American Championship 20263×3 one-handedSecond round16.1614.01Calix Tang
2026Rubik's WCA North American Championship 20263×3 one-handedFirst round15.1213.14Calix Tang
2026Rubik's WCA North American Championship 20264×4First round37.7730.66Calix Tang
2026Rubik's WCA North American Championship 20264×4 blindfoldedFinal1:26.83Liam Chen
2025Rubik's WCA World Championship 20253×3First round8.407.74Calix Tang
2025Rubik's WCA World Championship 20253×3Second round8.777.99Calix Tang
2025Rubik's WCA World Championship 20253×3 blindfoldedFinal19.1418.22Calix Tang
2025Rubik's WCA World Championship 20253×3 blindfoldedSecond round18.2217.79Calix Tang
2025Rubik's WCA World Championship 20253×3 blindfoldedFirst round20.3822.77Liam Chen

Full careers: Liam Chen · Calix Tang. 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.