Head to head

Max Siauw vs Jerry Yao

Two careers, 134 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.

Max Siauw (United States) and Jerry Yao (United States) have met in 134 rounds across 9 competitions since 2022. Counting every round where both finished with a result, Max Siauw leads Jerry Yao: 97 finishes in front to 37.

On personal bests the split is just as plain: across 14 shared events, Max Siauw holds the faster single in 11, Jerry Yao in 3.

Personal bests, side by side

faster single in bold

Event	Max Siauw single	average	Jerry Yao single	average
3×3	3.70	5.49	4.03	5.78
2×2	0.83	1.44	0.70	1.32
4×4	20.72	23.98	20.57	25.71
5×5	41.52	45.49	38.91	44.10
6×6	1:14.57	1:22.60	1:23.30	1:29.79
7×7	2:02.57	2:06.76	2:13.43	2:23.14
3×3 blindfolded	20.20	28.88	2:01.11	2:45.42
3×3 Fewest Moves	26 moves	29.33	38 moves	42.67
3×3 one-handed	7.58	11.00	8.00	10.38
Clock	4.08	6.22	10.63	12.95
Megaminx	34.83	41.81	57.05	1:07.92
Pyraminx	1.69	2.90	3.29	5.31
Skewb	1.96	3.34	4.48	7.47
Square-1	3.69	4.91	8.02	10.35

Year by year

every meeting, 134 rounds in all

Recent meetings

newest first · averages where the round ranked on one, singles otherwise

Year	Competition	Event	Round	Max Siauw	Jerry Yao	ahead
2026	Bay Area Speedcubin' 69 2026	3×3	Second round	6.73	6.40	Jerry Yao
2026	Bay Area Speedcubin' 69 2026	3×3	First round	7.10	7.25	Max Siauw
2026	Bay Area Speedcubin' 69 2026	3×3	Final	6.69	6.85	Max Siauw
2026	Bay Area Speedcubin' 69 2026	3×3 one-handed	First round	12.75	12.09	Jerry Yao
2026	Bay Area Speedcubin' 69 2026	3×3 one-handed	Final	11.43	13.34	Max Siauw
2026	Bay Area Speedcubin' 69 2026	5×5	Final	45.81	45.96	Max Siauw
2026	Bay Area Speedcubin' 69 2026	6×6	First round	1:33.04	1:29.79	Jerry Yao
2026	Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2026	2×2	First round	1.73	2.60	Max Siauw
2026	Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2026	3×3	Semi Final	7.77	6.40	Jerry Yao
2026	Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2026	3×3	Second round	6.82	6.48	Jerry Yao
2026	Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2026	3×3	First round	7.05	6.68	Jerry Yao
2026	Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2026	4×4	Second round	26.97	26.22	Jerry Yao
2026	Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2026	4×4	First round	27.96	26.39	Jerry Yao
2026	Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2026	4×4	Final	24.95	26.10	Max Siauw

Full careers: Max Siauw · Jerry Yao. 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.