Head to head
Marcus Kamen vs John Gaynor
Two careers, 61 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.
Marcus Kamen (United States) and John Gaynor (United States) have met in 61 rounds across 10 competitions since 2017. Counting every round where both finished with a result, Marcus Kamen leads John Gaynor: 35 finishes in front to 26.
On personal bests the split is just as plain: across 15 shared events, Marcus Kamen holds the faster single in 9, John Gaynor in 6.
Personal bests, side by side
faster single in bold| Event | Marcus Kamen single | average | John Gaynor single | average |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 5.96 | 7.80 | 7.49 | 9.38 |
| 2×2 | 1.12 | 2.14 | 2.22 | 3.42 |
| 4×4 | 31.21 | 38.16 | 34.43 | 41.14 |
| 5×5 | 1:13.98 | 1:22.32 | 1:13.82 | 1:27.40 |
| 6×6 | 2:50.87 | 2:56.63 | 2:47.36 | 3:12.60 |
| 7×7 | 4:46.75 | 4:54.54 | 3:57.70 | 4:03.18 |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 2:19.72 | 2:45.61 | 1:41.23 | 2:00.42 |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 29 moves | 32.00 | 40 moves | 46.00 |
| 3×3 one-handed | 12.24 | 14.34 | 14.04 | 19.56 |
| Clock | 6.34 | 8.26 | 12.97 | 14.75 |
| Megaminx | 1:10.30 | 1:16.44 | 43.86 | 49.79 |
| Pyraminx | 1.09 | 1.76 | 1.04 | 2.11 |
| Skewb | 2.28 | 4.03 | 5.22 | 7.08 |
| Square-1 | 20.69 | 25.92 | 24.28 | 30.85 |
| 3×3 Multi-Blind | 2 of 2 cubes · 17:11 | — | 2 of 3 cubes · 26:55 | — |
Year by year
every meeting, 61 rounds in allRecent meetings
newest first · averages where the round ranked on one, singles otherwise| Year | Competition | Event | Round | Marcus Kamen | John Gaynor | ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Gem City 2022 | 3×3 | First round | 9.19 | 10.86 | Marcus Kamen |
| 2022 | Gem City 2022 | 3×3 | Final | 8.77 | 9.79 | Marcus Kamen |
| 2022 | Gem City 2022 | 3×3 one-handed | Final | 19.16 | 19.56 | Marcus Kamen |
| 2022 | Gem City 2022 | Pyraminx | First round | 2.57 | 2.24 | John Gaynor |
| 2022 | Gem City 2022 | Pyraminx | Final | 2.48 | 2.11 | John Gaynor |
| 2022 | Gem City 2022 | Pyraminx | Second round | 2.93 | 3.18 | Marcus Kamen |
| 2022 | Gem City 2022 | Skewb | First round | 7.02 | 8.56 | Marcus Kamen |
| 2019 | No Shoes Kentucky 2019 | 3×3 | First round | 11.10 | 11.55 | Marcus Kamen |
| 2019 | No Shoes Kentucky 2019 | 3×3 | Final | 11.78 | 9.43 | John Gaynor |
| 2019 | No Shoes Kentucky 2019 | 3×3 with feet | First round | 2:06.72 | 2:47.18 | Marcus Kamen |
| 2019 | No Shoes Kentucky 2019 | Pyraminx | First round | 2.74 | 2.15 | John Gaynor |
| 2019 | No Shoes Kentucky 2019 | Pyraminx | Final | 2.52 | 2.35 | John Gaynor |
| 2019 | No Shoes Kentucky 2019 | Pyraminx | Second round | 3.47 | 2.76 | John Gaynor |
| 2019 | Lake Country Fall 2019 | 3×3 | First round | 12.34 | 11.05 | John Gaynor |
Full careers: Marcus Kamen · John Gaynor. 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.