Head to head
Michael Nielsen vs Kyle Meade
Two careers, 237 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 Kyle Meade (United States) have met in 237 rounds across 19 competitions since 2019. Counting every round where both finished with a result, Michael Nielsen leads Kyle Meade: 178 finishes in front to 58 and 1 tie.
On personal bests the split is just as plain: across 13 shared events, Michael Nielsen holds the faster single in 8, Kyle Meade in 5.
Personal bests, side by side
faster single in bold| Event | Michael Nielsen single | average | Kyle Meade single | average |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 4.96 | 6.21 | 6.03 | 7.82 |
| 2×2 | 0.77 | 1.37 | 1.00 | 1.52 |
| 4×4 | 25.58 | 29.10 | 25.71 | 29.27 |
| 5×5 | 53.84 | 59.50 | 45.42 | 50.87 |
| 6×6 | 1:53.47 | 2:10.50 | 1:26.29 | 1:35.11 |
| 7×7 | 3:32.52 | 3:36.41 | 2:17.30 | 2:24.97 |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 29 moves | 33.00 | 44 moves | 45.67 |
| 3×3 one-handed | 9.71 | 13.45 | 11.81 | 14.72 |
| Clock | 6.91 | 8.28 | 2.97 | 3.81 |
| Megaminx | 52.77 | 58.55 | 38.85 | 42.93 |
| Pyraminx | 0.98 | 1.41 | 0.99 | 1.45 |
| Skewb | 1.27 | 2.47 | 1.44 | 2.53 |
| Square-1 | 6.78 | 10.69 | 7.34 | 9.51 |
Year by year
every meeting, 237 rounds in allRecent meetings
newest first · averages where the round ranked on one, singles otherwise| Year | Competition | Event | Round | Michael Nielsen | Kyle Meade | ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Mid-Atlantic Speedcubing Championship 2026 | 2×2 | Second round | 1.56 | 1.84 | Michael Nielsen |
| 2026 | Mid-Atlantic Speedcubing Championship 2026 | 2×2 | First round | 1.77 | 2.10 | Michael Nielsen |
| 2026 | Mid-Atlantic Speedcubing Championship 2026 | 2×2 | Final | 1.56 | 2.49 | Michael Nielsen |
| 2026 | Mid-Atlantic Speedcubing Championship 2026 | 3×3 | Semi Final | 7.02 | 9.19 | Michael Nielsen |
| 2026 | Mid-Atlantic Speedcubing Championship 2026 | 3×3 | Second round | 7.45 | 8.56 | Michael Nielsen |
| 2026 | Mid-Atlantic Speedcubing Championship 2026 | 3×3 | First round | 7.15 | 8.58 | Michael Nielsen |
| 2026 | Mid-Atlantic Speedcubing Championship 2026 | 3×3 one-handed | First round | 17.51 | 19.09 | Michael Nielsen |
| 2026 | Mid-Atlantic Speedcubing Championship 2026 | 4×4 | First round | 31.41 | 32.93 | Michael Nielsen |
| 2026 | Mid-Atlantic Speedcubing Championship 2026 | 5×5 | First round | 1:00.42 | 52.34 | Kyle Meade |
| 2026 | Mid-Atlantic Speedcubing Championship 2026 | 6×6 | Final | 2:12.96 | 1:35.11 | Kyle Meade |
| 2026 | Mid-Atlantic Speedcubing Championship 2026 | 7×7 | Final | 3:36.41 | — | Michael Nielsen |
| 2026 | Mid-Atlantic Speedcubing Championship 2026 | Megaminx | First round | 1:02.54 | 51.01 | Kyle Meade |
| 2026 | Mid-Atlantic Speedcubing Championship 2026 | Pyraminx | Second round | 2.17 | 1.90 | Kyle Meade |
| 2026 | Mid-Atlantic Speedcubing Championship 2026 | Pyraminx | First round | 1.59 | 1.98 | Michael Nielsen |
Full careers: Michael Nielsen · Kyle Meade. 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.