Head to head
Michael Nielsen vs Carl Overbye
Two careers, 43 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 Carl Overbye (United States) have met in 43 rounds across 3 competitions since 2023. Counting every round where both finished with a result, Michael Nielsen leads Carl Overbye: 31 finishes in front to 12.
On personal bests the split is just as plain: across 13 shared events, Michael Nielsen holds the faster single in 9, Carl Overbye in 4.
Personal bests, side by side
faster single in bold| Event | Michael Nielsen single | average | Carl Overbye single | average |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 4.96 | 6.21 | 5.32 | 8.07 |
| 2×2 | 0.77 | 1.37 | 1.19 | 3.04 |
| 4×4 | 25.58 | 29.10 | 26.33 | 31.33 |
| 5×5 | 53.84 | 59.50 | 49.17 | 57.02 |
| 6×6 | 1:53.47 | 2:10.50 | 1:56.09 | 2:03.41 |
| 7×7 | 3:32.52 | 3:36.41 | 2:48.64 | 3:00.92 |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 29 moves | 33.00 | 41 moves | — |
| 3×3 one-handed | 9.71 | 13.45 | 10.80 | 14.05 |
| Clock | 6.91 | 8.28 | 4.28 | 5.26 |
| Megaminx | 52.77 | 58.55 | 36.44 | 39.62 |
| Pyraminx | 0.98 | 1.41 | 1.04 | 2.13 |
| Skewb | 1.27 | 2.47 | 1.81 | 3.54 |
| Square-1 | 6.78 | 10.69 | 13.01 | 18.96 |
Year by year
every meeting, 43 rounds in allRecent meetings
newest first · averages where the round ranked on one, singles otherwise| Year | Competition | Event | Round | Michael Nielsen | Carl Overbye | ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Rubik's WCA World Championship 2025 | 2×2 | First round | 1.76 | 3.91 | Michael Nielsen |
| 2025 | Rubik's WCA World Championship 2025 | 3×3 | Second round | 6.21 | 9.63 | Michael Nielsen |
| 2025 | Rubik's WCA World Championship 2025 | 3×3 | First round | 7.03 | 8.83 | Michael Nielsen |
| 2025 | Rubik's WCA World Championship 2025 | 3×3 one-handed | First round | 15.86 | 14.28 | Carl Overbye |
| 2025 | Rubik's WCA World Championship 2025 | 4×4 | First round | 31.06 | 36.98 | Michael Nielsen |
| 2025 | Rubik's WCA World Championship 2025 | 5×5 | First round | 1:00.53 | 1:01.23 | Michael Nielsen |
| 2025 | Rubik's WCA World Championship 2025 | 6×6 | First round | 2:15.46 | 2:08.26 | Carl Overbye |
| 2025 | Rubik's WCA World Championship 2025 | Clock | First round | 10.39 | 6.75 | Carl Overbye |
| 2025 | Rubik's WCA World Championship 2025 | Megaminx | First round | 1:00.87 | 45.10 | Carl Overbye |
| 2025 | Rubik's WCA World Championship 2025 | Pyraminx | First round | 1.59 | 2.66 | Michael Nielsen |
| 2025 | Rubik's WCA World Championship 2025 | Pyraminx | Second round | 1.60 | 2.28 | Michael Nielsen |
| 2025 | Rubik's WCA World Championship 2025 | Skewb | First round | 3.28 | 4.94 | Michael Nielsen |
| 2025 | Rubik's WCA World Championship 2025 | Square-1 | First round | 11.84 | 21.16 | Michael Nielsen |
| 2024 | Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2024 | 2×2 | Second round | 2.23 | 3.99 | Michael Nielsen |
Full careers: Michael Nielsen · Carl Overbye. 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.