Head to head
Michael Nielsen vs Dylan Chan
Two careers, 82 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 Dylan Chan (United States) have met in 82 rounds across 6 competitions since 2019. Counting every round where both finished with a result, Michael Nielsen leads Dylan Chan: 65 finishes in front to 17.
On personal bests the split is just as plain: across 11 shared events, Michael Nielsen holds the faster single in 8, Dylan Chan in 3.
Personal bests, side by side
faster single in bold| Event | Michael Nielsen single | average | Dylan Chan single | average |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 4.96 | 6.21 | 5.34 | 7.25 |
| 2×2 | 0.77 | 1.37 | 1.10 | 2.07 |
| 4×4 | 25.58 | 29.10 | 27.23 | 31.50 |
| 5×5 | 53.84 | 59.50 | 57.42 | 1:06.13 |
| 6×6 | 1:53.47 | 2:10.50 | 2:11.95 | 2:15.34 |
| 3×3 one-handed | 9.71 | 13.45 | 9.38 | 11.95 |
| Clock | 6.91 | 8.28 | 7.72 | 8.45 |
| Megaminx | 52.77 | 58.55 | 47.31 | 52.33 |
| Pyraminx | 0.98 | 1.41 | 1.09 | 2.03 |
| Skewb | 1.27 | 2.47 | 1.37 | 3.06 |
| Square-1 | 6.78 | 10.69 | 4.63 | 7.78 |
Year by year
every meeting, 82 rounds in allRecent meetings
newest first · averages where the round ranked on one, singles otherwise| Year | Competition | Event | Round | Michael Nielsen | Dylan Chan | ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2026 | 2×2 | First round | 1.69 | 2.66 | Michael Nielsen |
| 2026 | Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2026 | 3×3 | Second round | 8.43 | 9.22 | Michael Nielsen |
| 2026 | Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2026 | 3×3 | First round | 6.38 | 8.61 | Michael Nielsen |
| 2026 | Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2026 | 4×4 | First round | 30.16 | 33.36 | Michael Nielsen |
| 2026 | Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2026 | Pyraminx | First round | 1.82 | 2.48 | Michael Nielsen |
| 2026 | Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2026 | Pyraminx | Second round | 1.88 | 4.88 | Michael Nielsen |
| 2026 | Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2026 | Skewb | Second round | 3.15 | 4.55 | Michael Nielsen |
| 2026 | Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2026 | Skewb | First round | 3.31 | 3.83 | Michael Nielsen |
| 2025 | Rubik's WCA World Championship 2025 | 2×2 | First round | 1.76 | 3.33 | Michael Nielsen |
| 2025 | Rubik's WCA World Championship 2025 | 3×3 | Second round | 6.21 | 8.19 | Michael Nielsen |
| 2025 | Rubik's WCA World Championship 2025 | 3×3 | First round | 7.03 | 9.41 | Michael Nielsen |
| 2025 | Rubik's WCA World Championship 2025 | 3×3 one-handed | First round | 15.86 | 13.13 | Dylan Chan |
| 2025 | Rubik's WCA World Championship 2025 | 4×4 | First round | 31.06 | 33.64 | Michael Nielsen |
| 2025 | Rubik's WCA World Championship 2025 | 5×5 | First round | 1:00.53 | 1:06.73 | Michael Nielsen |
Full careers: Michael Nielsen · Dylan Chan. 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.