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Matteo Provasi vs Simone Cantarelli

Two careers, 1,509 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.

Matteo Provasi (Italy) and Simone Cantarelli (Italy) have met in 1,509 rounds across 160 competitions since 2012. Counting every round where both finished with a result, Simone Cantarelli leads Matteo Provasi: 983 finishes in front to 526.

On personal bests the split is just as plain: across 13 shared events, Simone Cantarelli holds the faster single in 8, Matteo Provasi in 5.

Personal bests, side by side

faster single in bold
EventMatteo Provasi singleaverageSimone Cantarelli singleaverage
3×37.549.576.848.70
2×20.832.491.103.24
4×434.6442.8529.3834.24
5×51:06.091:15.6257.941:05.75
6×62:20.332:30.462:04.002:15.64
7×73:44.763:56.373:19.653:36.80
3×3 blindfolded1:29.542:03.505:55.71
3×3 Fewest Moves25 moves37.3332 moves38.00
3×3 one-handed11.1516.4713.1819.41
Clock7.859.638.9010.53
Megaminx1:58.702:18.911:11.661:21.50
Pyraminx3.336.042.686.23
Skewb5.0911.383.455.81

Year by year

every meeting, 1,509 rounds in all
20122026busiest year: 326 meetings2012: 142013: 122014: 382015: 552016: 472017: 492018: 1032019: 372021: 292022: 1392023: 3262024: 3022025: 2802026: 78

Recent meetings

newest first · averages where the round ranked on one, singles otherwise
YearCompetitionEventRoundMatteo ProvasiSimone Cantarelliahead
2026Rubik's WCA European Championship 20262×2First round3.784.55Matteo Provasi
2026Rubik's WCA European Championship 20263×3First round11.4110.08Simone Cantarelli
2026Rubik's WCA European Championship 20264×4First round50.5039.65Simone Cantarelli
2026Rubik's WCA European Championship 20265×5First round1:21.511:19.84Simone Cantarelli
2026Rubik's WCA European Championship 2026PyraminxFirst round8.577.59Simone Cantarelli
2026Rubik's WCA European Championship 2026SkewbFirst round14.449.14Simone Cantarelli
2026B-Game - Bastardo Open 20262×2First round3.534.25Matteo Provasi
2026B-Game - Bastardo Open 20262×2Final3.724.07Matteo Provasi
2026B-Game - Bastardo Open 20262×2Second round3.374.71Matteo Provasi
2026B-Game - Bastardo Open 20263×3First round11.4610.53Simone Cantarelli
2026B-Game - Bastardo Open 20263×3Second round10.799.34Simone Cantarelli
2026B-Game - Bastardo Open 20263×3Final11.3710.68Simone Cantarelli
2026B-Game - Bastardo Open 20263×3 one-handedFirst round17.8121.61Matteo Provasi
2026B-Game - Bastardo Open 20263×3 one-handedSecond round16.6319.41Matteo Provasi

Full careers: Matteo Provasi · 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.