Head to head
Michael Nielsen vs David Andron-Silva
Two careers, 42 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 David Andron-Silva (United States) have met in 42 rounds across 5 competitions since 2023. Counting every round where both finished with a result, Michael Nielsen leads David Andron-Silva: 37 finishes in front to 5.
On personal bests the split is just as plain: across 13 shared events, Michael Nielsen holds the faster single in 8, David Andron-Silva in 5.
Personal bests, side by side
faster single in bold| Event | Michael Nielsen single | average | David Andron-Silva single | average |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 4.96 | 6.21 | 5.80 | 7.64 |
| 2×2 | 0.77 | 1.37 | 0.92 | 1.55 |
| 4×4 | 25.58 | 29.10 | 34.42 | 41.01 |
| 5×5 | 53.84 | 59.50 | 1:07.28 | 1:14.27 |
| 6×6 | 1:53.47 | 2:10.50 | 3:00.04 | 3:13.19 |
| 7×7 | 3:32.52 | 3:36.41 | 5:18.84 | 5:33.08 |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 29 moves | 33.00 | 36 moves | 37.33 |
| 3×3 one-handed | 9.71 | 13.45 | 9.70 | 14.38 |
| Clock | 6.91 | 8.28 | 3.12 | 3.92 |
| Megaminx | 52.77 | 58.55 | 51.00 | 58.52 |
| Pyraminx | 0.98 | 1.41 | 1.08 | 1.54 |
| Skewb | 1.27 | 2.47 | 1.11 | 2.44 |
| Square-1 | 6.78 | 10.69 | 4.29 | 8.35 |
Year by year
every meeting, 42 rounds in allRecent meetings
newest first · averages where the round ranked on one, singles otherwise| Year | Competition | Event | Round | Michael Nielsen | David Andron-Silva | ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2026 | 2×2 | First round | 1.69 | 2.57 | Michael Nielsen |
| 2026 | Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2026 | 3×3 | Second round | 8.43 | 9.42 | Michael Nielsen |
| 2026 | Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2026 | 3×3 | First round | 6.38 | 8.75 | Michael Nielsen |
| 2026 | Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2026 | 4×4 | First round | 30.16 | 46.40 | Michael Nielsen |
| 2026 | Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2026 | Pyraminx | First round | 1.82 | 1.88 | Michael Nielsen |
| 2026 | Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2026 | Pyraminx | Final | 1.97 | 1.95 | David Andron-Silva |
| 2026 | Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2026 | Pyraminx | Second round | 1.88 | 1.67 | David Andron-Silva |
| 2026 | Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2026 | Skewb | First round | 3.31 | 3.48 | Michael Nielsen |
| 2026 | Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2026 | Skewb | Second round | 3.15 | 2.44 | David Andron-Silva |
| 2025 | Rubik's x TheCubicle CubingUSA All-Stars 2025 | Pyraminx | Final | 1.65 | 1.71 | Michael Nielsen |
| 2025 | Rubik's x TheCubicle CubingUSA All-Stars 2025 | Pyraminx | First round | 2.36 | 2.18 | David Andron-Silva |
| 2025 | Rubik's WCA World Championship 2025 | 2×2 | First round | 1.76 | 2.73 | Michael Nielsen |
| 2025 | Rubik's WCA World Championship 2025 | 3×3 | First round | 7.03 | 9.20 | Michael Nielsen |
| 2025 | Rubik's WCA World Championship 2025 | 3×3 | Second round | 6.21 | 8.19 | Michael Nielsen |
Full careers: Michael Nielsen · David Andron-Silva. 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.