Head to head
Mats Valk vs Zayn Khanani
Two careers, 49 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.
Mats Valk (Netherlands) and Zayn Khanani (United States) have met in 49 rounds across 6 competitions since 2019. Counting every round where both finished with a result, Mats Valk leads Zayn Khanani: 35 finishes in front to 14.
On personal bests the split is just as plain: across 14 shared events, Zayn Khanani holds the faster single in 8, Mats Valk in 6.
Personal bests, side by side
faster single in bold| Event | Mats Valk single | average | Zayn Khanani single | average |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 4.74 | 6.20 | 4.71 | 6.69 |
| 2×2 | 0.56 | 1.92 | 0.50 | 0.92 |
| 4×4 | 20.30 | 24.10 | 28.35 | 32.58 |
| 5×5 | 42.33 | 49.41 | 58.16 | 1:05.62 |
| 6×6 | 1:22.91 | 1:36.53 | 1:56.13 | 2:03.37 |
| 7×7 | 2:19.63 | 2:24.44 | 3:02.02 | 3:21.31 |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 1:32.56 | 2:07.74 | 2:20.16 | 4:12.65 |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 24 moves | 27.33 | 25 moves | 28.67 |
| 3×3 one-handed | 9.23 | 12.02 | 8.61 | 11.36 |
| Clock | 10.58 | 13.66 | 7.32 | 9.24 |
| Megaminx | 41.71 | 49.23 | 39.88 | 45.88 |
| Pyraminx | 3.60 | 5.73 | 1.93 | 3.06 |
| Skewb | 4.84 | 8.01 | 0.81 | 1.56 |
| Square-1 | 10.90 | 14.24 | 6.00 | 7.45 |
Year by year
every meeting, 49 rounds in allRecent meetings
newest first · averages where the round ranked on one, singles otherwise| Year | Competition | Event | Round | Mats Valk | Zayn Khanani | ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Rubik's WCA European Championship 2024 | 3×3 | First round | 7.72 | 7.93 | Mats Valk |
| 2024 | Rubik's WCA European Championship 2024 | 3×3 | Second round | 7.53 | 8.10 | Mats Valk |
| 2024 | Rubik's WCA European Championship 2024 | 3×3 | Semi Final | 7.89 | 9.20 | Mats Valk |
| 2024 | Rubik's WCA European Championship 2024 | 4×4 | First round | 26.06 | 36.04 | Mats Valk |
| 2024 | Rubik's WCA European Championship 2024 | 5×5 | First round | 52.14 | 1:15.03 | Mats Valk |
| 2024 | Rubik's WCA European Championship 2024 | 6×6 | First round | 1:40.88 | 2:06.79 | Mats Valk |
| 2024 | Rubik's WCA European Championship 2024 | 7×7 | First round | 2:28.41 | 4:03.94 | Mats Valk |
| 2024 | Rubik's WCA European Championship 2024 | Megaminx | First round | 1:02.01 | 56.48 | Zayn Khanani |
| 2023 | Rubik's WCA World Championship 2023 | 2×2 | First round | 2.92 | 1.76 | Zayn Khanani |
| 2023 | Rubik's WCA World Championship 2023 | 2×2 | Second round | 2.75 | 1.21 | Zayn Khanani |
| 2023 | Rubik's WCA World Championship 2023 | 3×3 | First round | 6.20 | 8.26 | Mats Valk |
| 2023 | Rubik's WCA World Championship 2023 | 3×3 | Second round | 7.95 | 7.84 | Zayn Khanani |
| 2023 | Rubik's WCA World Championship 2023 | 3×3 one-handed | First round | 14.99 | 11.36 | Zayn Khanani |
| 2023 | Rubik's WCA World Championship 2023 | 4×4 | First round | 28.02 | 37.34 | Mats Valk |
Full careers: Mats Valk · 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.