Head to head
Liam Chen vs Ryan Pilat
Two careers, 46 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 Ryan Pilat (United States) have met in 46 rounds across 6 competitions since 2019. Counting every round where both finished with a result, Ryan Pilat leads Liam Chen: 28 finishes in front to 16 and 2 ties.
On personal bests the split is just as plain: across 13 shared events, Ryan Pilat holds the faster single in 9, Liam Chen in 4.
Personal bests, side by side
faster single in bold| Event | Liam Chen single | average | Ryan Pilat single | average |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 6.18 | 7.28 | 3.34 | 5.44 |
| 2×2 | 1.14 | 2.82 | 0.69 | 1.29 |
| 4×4 | 32.45 | 36.85 | 20.95 | 24.12 |
| 5×5 | 1:17.47 | 1:25.54 | 40.96 | 46.43 |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 14.83 | 16.52 | 15.49 | 20.54 |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 26 moves | 35.33 | 19 moves | 20.33 |
| 3×3 one-handed | 9.79 | 14.20 | 6.43 | 10.35 |
| Pyraminx | 6.62 | 9.31 | 0.96 | 1.54 |
| Skewb | 4.61 | 7.90 | 1.57 | 3.03 |
| Square-1 | 17.13 | 31.02 | 3.41 | 5.81 |
| 4×4 blindfolded | 1:20.64 | 1:42.15 | 2:08.44 | 3:28.26 |
| 5×5 blindfolded | 6:13.43 | — | 6:46.88 | 7:23.35 |
| 3×3 Multi-Blind | 26 of 27 cubes · 59:05 | — | 23 of 23 cubes · 56:11 | — |
Year by year
every meeting, 46 rounds in allRecent meetings
newest first · averages where the round ranked on one, singles otherwise| Year | Competition | Event | Round | Liam Chen | Ryan Pilat | ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2026 | 3×3 | Second round | 10.09 | 6.62 | Ryan Pilat |
| 2026 | Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2026 | 3×3 | First round | 8.07 | 6.15 | Ryan Pilat |
| 2026 | Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2026 | 3×3 blindfolded | First round | 18.63 | 20.07 | Liam Chen |
| 2026 | Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2026 | 3×3 blindfolded | Final | 19.93 | 21.08 | Ryan Pilat |
| 2026 | Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2026 | 3×3 blindfolded | Second round | 16.95 | 19.24 | Liam Chen |
| 2026 | Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2026 | 3×3 Multi-Blind | Final | 22 of 28 cubes · 54:09 | 2 of 2 cubes · 1:22 | Liam Chen |
| 2026 | Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2026 | 3×3 one-handed | Second round | 16.16 | 11.54 | Ryan Pilat |
| 2026 | Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2026 | 3×3 one-handed | First round | 15.12 | 10.87 | Ryan Pilat |
| 2026 | Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2026 | 4×4 | First round | 37.77 | 26.32 | Ryan Pilat |
| 2026 | Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2026 | 5×5 blindfolded | Final | — | — | tie |
| 2025 | Rubik's x TheCubicle CubingUSA All-Stars 2025 | 3×3 blindfolded | Final | 19.21 | 21.92 | Liam Chen |
| 2025 | Rubik's x TheCubicle CubingUSA All-Stars 2025 | 4×4 blindfolded | Final | 1:40.88 | 2:23.40 | Liam Chen |
| 2025 | Rubik's WCA World Championship 2025 | 3×3 | First round | 8.40 | 7.08 | Ryan Pilat |
| 2025 | Rubik's WCA World Championship 2025 | 3×3 | Second round | 8.77 | 6.45 | Ryan Pilat |
Full careers: Liam Chen · Ryan Pilat. 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.