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Mehrzad Goli (مهرزاد گلی) vs Amir Hossein Nafisi (امیر حسین نفیسی)

Two careers, 66 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.

Mehrzad Goli (مهرزاد گلی) (Iran) and Amir Hossein Nafisi (امیر حسین نفیسی) (Iran) have met in 66 rounds across 11 competitions since 2012. Counting every round where both finished with a result, Mehrzad Goli (مهرزاد گلی) leads Amir Hossein Nafisi (امیر حسین نفیسی): 41 finishes in front to 24 and 1 tie.

On personal bests the split is just as plain: across 10 shared events, Mehrzad Goli (مهرزاد گلی) holds the faster single in 8, Amir Hossein Nafisi (امیر حسین نفیسی) in 2.

Personal bests, side by side

faster single in bold
EventMehrzad Goli (مهرزاد گلی) singleaverageAmir Hossein Nafisi (امیر حسین نفیسی) singleaverage
3×39.5210.8812.3716.40
2×21.472.251.613.30
4×444.4950.491:01.841:11.32
5×52:02.172:06.702:39.432:53.37
3×3 Fewest Moves38 moves44 moves58.00
3×3 one-handed17.1220.5629.5350.80
Clock14.1016.287.289.25
Megaminx1:14.911:23.091:59.302:12.42
Pyraminx2.504.231.773.72
Skewb1.634.135.416.47

Year by year

every meeting, 66 rounds in all
20122018busiest year: 18 meetings2012: 62014: 182015: 72016: 182017: 132018: 4

Recent meetings

newest first · averages where the round ranked on one, singles otherwise
YearCompetitionEventRoundMehrzad Goli (مهرزاد گلی)Amir Hossein Nafisi (امیر حسین نفیسی)ahead
2018Aftab Cubing Days 2018PyraminxFirst round4.633.78Amir Hossein Nafisi (امیر حسین نفیسی)
2018Aftab Cubing Days 2018PyraminxFinal5.084.93Amir Hossein Nafisi (امیر حسین نفیسی)
2018Aftab Cubing Days 2018PyraminxSecond round4.235.25Mehrzad Goli (مهرزاد گلی)
2018Aftab Cubing Days 2018SkewbFirst round6.2810.85Mehrzad Goli (مهرزاد گلی)
2017Golden Rubik's Cube 2017PyraminxFirst round5.563.99Amir Hossein Nafisi (امیر حسین نفیسی)
2017Golden Rubik's Cube 2017PyraminxFinal5.294.73Amir Hossein Nafisi (امیر حسین نفیسی)
2017Chekaad Summer 20172×2First round3.375.87Mehrzad Goli (مهرزاد گلی)
2017Chekaad Summer 20173×3First round14.0224.51Mehrzad Goli (مهرزاد گلی)
2017Chekaad Summer 2017PyraminxFirst round4.634.22Amir Hossein Nafisi (امیر حسین نفیسی)
2017Chekaad Summer 2017PyraminxFinal5.065.49Mehrzad Goli (مهرزاد گلی)
2017Iran Open 20172×2First round3.634.31Mehrzad Goli (مهرزاد گلی)
2017Iran Open 20172×2Second round3.694.35Mehrzad Goli (مهرزاد گلی)
2017Iran Open 2017PyraminxFirst round5.125.69Mehrzad Goli (مهرزاد گلی)
2017Iran Open 2017PyraminxFinal5.555.03Amir Hossein Nafisi (امیر حسین نفیسی)

Full careers: Mehrzad Goli (مهرزاد گلی) · Amir Hossein Nafisi (امیر حسین نفیسی). 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.