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Maosheng Chen (陈茂盛) vs Tianze Xu (徐天泽)

Two careers, 40 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.

Maosheng Chen (陈茂盛) (China) and Tianze Xu (徐天泽) (China) have met in 40 rounds across 16 competitions since 2015. Counting every round where both finished with a result, Tianze Xu (徐天泽) leads Maosheng Chen (陈茂盛): 32 finishes in front to 7 and 1 tie.

On personal bests the split is just as plain: across 12 shared events, Tianze Xu (徐天泽) holds the faster single in 12, Maosheng Chen (陈茂盛) in 0.

Personal bests, side by side

faster single in bold
EventMaosheng Chen (陈茂盛) singleaverageTianze Xu (徐天泽) singleaverage
3×312.4616.967.068.76
2×23.146.072.003.55
4×454.791:06.6925.8431.17
5×52:36.352:46.9149.9455.86
6×64:55.435:19.011:41.421:49.78
7×78:26.192:45.722:56.34
3×3 Fewest Moves19 moves23.3317 moves22.67
3×3 one-handed23.8529.5011.7714.29
Clock32.4037.9811.9012.33
Megaminx3:53.9756.841:06.12
Pyraminx9.5013.333.395.22
Skewb11.0317.661.792.98

Year by year

every meeting, 40 rounds in all
20152026busiest year: 15 meetings2015: 82016: 152019: 12024: 22025: 42026: 10

Recent meetings

newest first · averages where the round ranked on one, singles otherwise
YearCompetitionEventRoundMaosheng Chen (陈茂盛)Tianze Xu (徐天泽)ahead
2026FMCanton Baiyun 20263×3 Fewest MovesFirst round27.0028 movesMaosheng Chen (陈茂盛)
2026FMCanton Baiyun 20263×3 Fewest MovesFinal27.3325 movesMaosheng Chen (陈茂盛)
2026FMC World 20263×3 Fewest MovesFinal19 moves24.33Tianze Xu (徐天泽)
2026More Than One Cube Shanghai 20263×3 Fewest MovesFirst round28.3324.67Tianze Xu (徐天泽)
2026More Than One Cube Shanghai 20263×3 Fewest MovesFinal27.3317 movesMaosheng Chen (陈茂盛)
2026More Than One Cube Shanghai 20263×3 Fewest MovesSecond round25 moves24.33Tianze Xu (徐天泽)
2026FMCanton Haizhu 20263×3 Fewest MovesFinal26.6728.33Maosheng Chen (陈茂盛)
2026FMCanton Haizhu 20263×3 Fewest MovesFirst round24.0024.33Maosheng Chen (陈茂盛)
2026FMCanton Nansha 20263×3 Fewest MovesFirst round25.6723 movesMaosheng Chen (陈茂盛)
2026FMCanton Nansha 20263×3 Fewest MovesFinal25 moves26.33Tianze Xu (徐天泽)
2025FMC Cubing China 20253×3 Fewest MovesFinal26.3326.00Tianze Xu (徐天泽)
2025FMC under the Mistletoe 20253×3 Fewest MovesFirst round30.6724.00Tianze Xu (徐天泽)
2025FMC under the Mistletoe 20253×3 Fewest MovesFinal25.3327.67Maosheng Chen (陈茂盛)
2025FMC Asia 20253×3 Fewest MovesFinal28.3325.33Tianze Xu (徐天泽)

Full careers: Maosheng Chen (陈茂盛) · Tianze Xu (徐天泽). 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.