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Mason Langenderfer vs Zayn Khanani

Two careers, 179 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.

Mason Langenderfer (United States) and Zayn Khanani (United States) have met in 179 rounds across 17 competitions since 2019. Counting every round where both finished with a result, Zayn Khanani leads Mason Langenderfer: 142 finishes in front to 35 and 2 ties.

On personal bests the split is just as plain: across 14 shared events, Zayn Khanani holds the faster single in 8, Mason Langenderfer in 6.

Personal bests, side by side

faster single in bold
EventMason Langenderfer singleaverageZayn Khanani singleaverage
3×36.348.324.716.69
2×20.852.050.500.92
4×428.9032.3128.3532.58
5×557.541:05.8558.161:05.62
6×61:55.392:05.681:56.132:03.37
7×73:10.513:19.133:02.023:21.31
3×3 blindfolded17.3024.692:20.164:12.65
3×3 Fewest Moves23 moves29.6725 moves28.67
3×3 one-handed8.3511.648.6111.36
Clock5.656.837.329.24
Megaminx49.6355.3539.8845.88
Pyraminx2.303.401.933.06
Skewb1.082.620.811.56
Square-19.6414.136.007.45

Year by year

every meeting, 179 rounds in all
20192026busiest year: 56 meetings2019: 82021: 62022: 562023: 502024: 162025: 112026: 32

Recent meetings

newest first · averages where the round ranked on one, singles otherwise
YearCompetitionEventRoundMason LangenderferZayn Khananiahead
2026Mid-Atlantic Speedcubing Championship 20262×2First round2.681.39Zayn Khanani
2026Mid-Atlantic Speedcubing Championship 20263×3First round8.797.37Zayn Khanani
2026Mid-Atlantic Speedcubing Championship 20264×4First round35.5536.93Mason Langenderfer
2026Mid-Atlantic Speedcubing Championship 2026PyraminxFirst round6.586.21Zayn Khanani
2026Rubik's WCA North American Championship 20262×2First round3.431.96Zayn Khanani
2026Rubik's WCA North American Championship 20263×3Second round9.307.30Zayn Khanani
2026Rubik's WCA North American Championship 20263×3First round9.737.82Zayn Khanani
2026Rubik's WCA North American Championship 20263×3 one-handedFirst round14.4415.99Mason Langenderfer
2026Rubik's WCA North American Championship 20264×4First round36.6938.76Mason Langenderfer
2026Rubik's WCA North American Championship 20265×5First round1:09.971:07.44Zayn Khanani
2026Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2026PyraminxFirst round7.946.24Zayn Khanani
2026Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2026SkewbSecond round3.711.84Zayn Khanani
2026Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2026SkewbFirst round4.602.17Zayn Khanani
2026CubingUSA Great Lakes Championship 20262×2Second round3.361.14Zayn Khanani

Full careers: Mason Langenderfer · Zayn Khanani. 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.