Head to head
Michael Nielsen vs Andrew Mao
Two careers, 48 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.
Michael Nielsen (United States) and Andrew Mao (Canada) have met in 48 rounds across 4 competitions since 2023. Counting every round where both finished with a result, Michael Nielsen leads Andrew Mao: 35 finishes in front to 13.
On personal bests the split is just as plain: across 13 shared events, Michael Nielsen holds the faster single in 8, Andrew Mao in 5.
Personal bests, side by side
faster single in bold| Event | Michael Nielsen single | average | Andrew Mao single | average |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 4.96 | 6.21 | 6.69 | 8.47 |
| 2×2 | 0.77 | 1.37 | 0.90 | 1.50 |
| 4×4 | 25.58 | 29.10 | 30.81 | 31.91 |
| 5×5 | 53.84 | 59.50 | 51.32 | 57.33 |
| 6×6 | 1:53.47 | 2:10.50 | 2:02.02 | 2:09.31 |
| 7×7 | 3:32.52 | 3:36.41 | 3:12.37 | 3:29.78 |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 29 moves | 33.00 | 28 moves | 30.67 |
| 3×3 one-handed | 9.71 | 13.45 | 12.00 | 15.18 |
| Clock | 6.91 | 8.28 | 6.22 | 7.15 |
| Megaminx | 52.77 | 58.55 | 45.28 | 52.35 |
| Pyraminx | 0.98 | 1.41 | 1.00 | 1.52 |
| Skewb | 1.27 | 2.47 | 1.64 | 3.11 |
| Square-1 | 6.78 | 10.69 | 8.71 | 10.17 |
Year by year
every meeting, 48 rounds in allRecent meetings
newest first · averages where the round ranked on one, singles otherwise| Year | Competition | Event | Round | Michael Nielsen | Andrew Mao | ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2026 | 2×2 | First round | 1.69 | 1.75 | Michael Nielsen |
| 2026 | Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2026 | 2×2 | Final | 1.52 | 1.75 | Michael Nielsen |
| 2026 | Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2026 | 2×2 | Second round | 1.40 | 1.56 | Michael Nielsen |
| 2026 | Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2026 | 3×3 | First round | 6.38 | 10.36 | Michael Nielsen |
| 2026 | Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2026 | Pyraminx | First round | 1.82 | 1.78 | Andrew Mao |
| 2026 | Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2026 | Pyraminx | Final | 1.97 | 2.73 | Michael Nielsen |
| 2026 | Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2026 | Pyraminx | Second round | 1.88 | 1.68 | Andrew Mao |
| 2026 | Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2026 | Skewb | First round | 3.31 | 4.88 | Michael Nielsen |
| 2025 | Rubik's WCA World Championship 2025 | 2×2 | Second round | 1.90 | 1.85 | Andrew Mao |
| 2025 | Rubik's WCA World Championship 2025 | 2×2 | First round | 1.76 | 2.22 | Michael Nielsen |
| 2025 | Rubik's WCA World Championship 2025 | 3×3 | First round | 7.03 | 10.86 | Michael Nielsen |
| 2025 | Rubik's WCA World Championship 2025 | 5×5 | First round | 1:00.53 | 1:01.49 | Michael Nielsen |
| 2025 | Rubik's WCA World Championship 2025 | Megaminx | First round | 1:00.87 | 56.06 | Andrew Mao |
| 2025 | Rubik's WCA World Championship 2025 | Pyraminx | First round | 1.59 | 2.28 | Michael Nielsen |
Full careers: Michael Nielsen · Andrew Mao. 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.