Head to head
Marco Rota vs Simone Cantarelli
Two careers, 1,530 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.
Marco Rota (Italy) and Simone Cantarelli (Italy) have met in 1,530 rounds across 131 competitions since 2012. Counting every round where both finished with a result, Marco Rota leads Simone Cantarelli: 775 finishes in front to 754 and 1 tie.
On personal bests the split is just as plain: across 14 shared events, Marco Rota holds the faster single in 8, Simone Cantarelli in 6.
Personal bests, side by side
faster single in bold| Event | Marco Rota single | average | Simone Cantarelli single | average |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 7.35 | 9.53 | 6.84 | 8.70 |
| 2×2 | 0.83 | 2.82 | 1.10 | 3.24 |
| 4×4 | 34.45 | 39.30 | 29.38 | 34.24 |
| 5×5 | 1:06.15 | 1:15.18 | 57.94 | 1:05.75 |
| 6×6 | 2:16.05 | 2:25.99 | 2:04.00 | 2:15.64 |
| 7×7 | 3:28.99 | 3:56.97 | 3:19.65 | 3:36.80 |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 1:04.43 | 1:25.61 | 5:55.71 | — |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 21 moves | 28.00 | 32 moves | 38.00 |
| 3×3 one-handed | 15.80 | 19.36 | 13.18 | 19.41 |
| Clock | 7.16 | 11.32 | 8.90 | 10.53 |
| Megaminx | 50.87 | 55.97 | 1:11.66 | 1:21.50 |
| Pyraminx | 2.11 | 4.21 | 2.68 | 6.23 |
| Skewb | 1.77 | 3.99 | 3.45 | 5.81 |
| Square-1 | 6.98 | 11.72 | 15.10 | 23.82 |
Year by year
every meeting, 1,530 rounds in allRecent meetings
newest first · averages where the round ranked on one, singles otherwise| Year | Competition | Event | Round | Marco Rota | Simone Cantarelli | ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Rubik's WCA European Championship 2026 | 2×2 | First round | 3.60 | 4.55 | Marco Rota |
| 2026 | Rubik's WCA European Championship 2026 | 3×3 | First round | 11.83 | 10.08 | Simone Cantarelli |
| 2026 | Rubik's WCA European Championship 2026 | 5×5 | First round | 1:23.86 | 1:19.84 | Simone Cantarelli |
| 2026 | Rubik's WCA European Championship 2026 | Pyraminx | First round | 7.65 | 7.59 | Simone Cantarelli |
| 2026 | B-Game - Bastardo Open 2026 | 2×2 | First round | 5.47 | 4.25 | Simone Cantarelli |
| 2026 | B-Game - Bastardo Open 2026 | 3×3 | First round | 11.76 | 10.53 | Simone Cantarelli |
| 2026 | B-Game - Bastardo Open 2026 | 3×3 | Second round | 11.47 | 9.34 | Simone Cantarelli |
| 2026 | B-Game - Bastardo Open 2026 | 3×3 one-handed | First round | 38.20 | 21.61 | Simone Cantarelli |
| 2026 | B-Game - Bastardo Open 2026 | 4×4 | First round | 53.43 | 38.17 | Simone Cantarelli |
| 2026 | B-Game - Bastardo Open 2026 | 4×4 | Final | 47.46 | 37.72 | Simone Cantarelli |
| 2026 | B-Game - Bastardo Open 2026 | 5×5 | Final | 1:27.11 | 1:16.66 | Simone Cantarelli |
| 2026 | B-Game - Bastardo Open 2026 | 5×5 | First round | 1:24.78 | 1:11.20 | Simone Cantarelli |
| 2026 | B-Game - Bastardo Open 2026 | 5×5 | Second round | 1:29.45 | 1:16.35 | Simone Cantarelli |
| 2026 | B-Game - Bastardo Open 2026 | Pyraminx | First round | 7.20 | 8.01 | Marco Rota |
Full careers: Marco Rota · Simone Cantarelli. 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.