Head to head
Michael Nielsen vs Zayn Khanani
Two careers, 619 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 Zayn Khanani (United States) have met in 619 rounds across 54 competitions since 2018. Counting every round where both finished with a result, Zayn Khanani leads Michael Nielsen: 313 finishes in front to 303 and 3 ties.
On personal bests the split is just as plain: across 13 shared events, Zayn Khanani holds the faster single in 8, Michael Nielsen in 5.
Personal bests, side by side
faster single in bold| Event | Michael Nielsen single | average | Zayn Khanani single | average |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 4.96 | 6.21 | 4.71 | 6.69 |
| 2×2 | 0.59 | 1.33 | 0.50 | 0.92 |
| 4×4 | 25.58 | 29.10 | 28.35 | 32.58 |
| 5×5 | 53.84 | 59.50 | 58.16 | 1:05.62 |
| 6×6 | 1:53.47 | 2:10.50 | 1:56.13 | 2:03.37 |
| 7×7 | 3:32.52 | 3:36.41 | 3:02.02 | 3:21.31 |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 29 moves | 33.00 | 25 moves | 28.67 |
| 3×3 one-handed | 9.71 | 13.45 | 8.61 | 11.36 |
| Clock | 6.91 | 8.28 | 7.32 | 9.24 |
| Megaminx | 51.00 | 58.55 | 39.88 | 45.88 |
| Pyraminx | 0.98 | 1.41 | 1.93 | 3.06 |
| Skewb | 1.27 | 2.47 | 0.81 | 1.56 |
| Square-1 | 6.78 | 10.69 | 6.00 | 7.45 |
Year by year
every meeting, 619 rounds in allRecent meetings
newest first · averages where the round ranked on one, singles otherwise| Year | Competition | Event | Round | Michael Nielsen | Zayn Khanani | ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Virginia Championship 2026 | 2×2 | First round | 1.46 | 1.16 | Zayn Khanani |
| 2026 | Virginia Championship 2026 | 2×2 | Final | 1.78 | 1.11 | Zayn Khanani |
| 2026 | Virginia Championship 2026 | 2×2 | Second round | 1.33 | 1.28 | Zayn Khanani |
| 2026 | Virginia Championship 2026 | 3×3 | Final | 6.98 | 8.46 | Michael Nielsen |
| 2026 | Virginia Championship 2026 | 3×3 | Second round | 7.25 | 7.35 | Michael Nielsen |
| 2026 | Virginia Championship 2026 | 3×3 | First round | 7.27 | 8.68 | Michael Nielsen |
| 2026 | Virginia Championship 2026 | 3×3 one-handed | First round | 17.13 | 15.52 | Zayn Khanani |
| 2026 | Virginia Championship 2026 | 4×4 | First round | 32.32 | 39.65 | Michael Nielsen |
| 2026 | Virginia Championship 2026 | 5×5 | Final | 1:03.78 | 1:17.98 | Michael Nielsen |
| 2026 | Virginia Championship 2026 | 6×6 | Final | 2:13.58 | 2:21.87 | Michael Nielsen |
| 2026 | Virginia Championship 2026 | 7×7 | Final | 3:50.95 | 4:02.64 | Michael Nielsen |
| 2026 | Virginia Championship 2026 | Clock | First round | 8.94 | 10.69 | Michael Nielsen |
| 2026 | Virginia Championship 2026 | Megaminx | Final | 1:05.02 | 1:04.67 | Zayn Khanani |
| 2026 | Virginia Championship 2026 | Pyraminx | Second round | 1.65 | 4.55 | Michael Nielsen |
Full careers: Michael Nielsen · Zayn Khanani. 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.