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Mark Boyanowski vs James Macdiarmid

Two careers, 42 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.

Mark Boyanowski (United States) and James Macdiarmid (New Zealand) have met in 42 rounds across 6 competitions since 2017. Counting every round where both finished with a result, James Macdiarmid leads Mark Boyanowski: 27 finishes in front to 15.

On personal bests the split is just as plain: across 16 shared events, James Macdiarmid holds the faster single in 11, Mark Boyanowski in 5.

Personal bests, side by side

faster single in bold
EventMark Boyanowski singleaverageJames Macdiarmid singleaverage
3×38.9310.746.228.29
2×22.473.770.862.97
4×437.3043.5328.2735.67
5×51:09.931:17.5557.641:03.75
6×62:03.562:15.241:56.982:03.83
7×73:01.703:07.963:08.853:16.28
3×3 blindfolded21.4827.2317.5320.61
3×3 Fewest Moves17 moves22.3323 moves28.67
3×3 one-handed14.4419.9814.7717.54
Clock15.7619.646.538.70
Megaminx1:00.691:10.0335.6639.46
Pyraminx3.106.113.415.01
Skewb4.287.754.046.35
Square-116.5524.9415.8819.86
4×4 blindfolded2:50.793:00.659:49.78
3×3 Multi-Blind47 of 50 cubes · 54:1855 of 58 cubes · 59:15

Year by year

every meeting, 42 rounds in all
20172025busiest year: 13 meetings2017: 112018: 62019: 122025: 13

Recent meetings

newest first · averages where the round ranked on one, singles otherwise
YearCompetitionEventRoundMark BoyanowskiJames Macdiarmidahead
2025Rubik's WCA World Championship 20253×3 blindfoldedSecond round27.5320.61James Macdiarmid
2025Rubik's WCA World Championship 20253×3 blindfoldedFirst round29.5149.48Mark Boyanowski
2025Rubik's WCA World Championship 20253×3 Multi-BlindFinal40 of 50 cubes · 1:00:0049 of 54 cubes · 1:00:02James Macdiarmid
2025Rubik's WCA World Championship 20255×5First round1:13.491:10.62James Macdiarmid
2025Rubik's WCA World Championship 2025MegaminxFirst round1:16.4244.83James Macdiarmid
2025Warm Up Seattle 20253×3First round12.499.22James Macdiarmid
2025Warm Up Seattle 20253×3Second round11.479.83James Macdiarmid
2025Warm Up Seattle 20253×3Semi Final12.3510.93James Macdiarmid
2025Warm Up Seattle 20253×3 blindfoldedFirst round21.4821.65Mark Boyanowski
2025Warm Up Seattle 20253×3 blindfoldedFinal28.0921.30James Macdiarmid
2025Warm Up Seattle 20254×4First round46.8540.59James Macdiarmid
2025Warm Up Seattle 20255×5First round1:19.631:13.67James Macdiarmid
2025Warm Up Seattle 20256×6First round2:15.242:08.39James Macdiarmid
2019WCA World Championship 20193×3First round10.749.76James Macdiarmid

Full careers: Mark Boyanowski · James Macdiarmid. 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.