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Mihai Căpăţinescu vs Mihnea Andrei Panţu

Two careers, 499 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.

Mihai Căpăţinescu (Romania) and Mihnea Andrei Panţu (Romania) have met in 499 rounds across 50 competitions since 2014. Counting every round where both finished with a result, Mihnea Andrei Panţu leads Mihai Căpăţinescu: 474 finishes in front to 22 and 3 ties.

On personal bests the split is just as plain: across 14 shared events, Mihnea Andrei Panţu holds the faster single in 13, Mihai Căpăţinescu in 1.

Personal bests, side by side

faster single in bold
EventMihai Căpăţinescu singleaverageMihnea Andrei Panţu singleaverage
3×38.4011.076.408.01
2×20.993.880.882.52
4×437.6846.3025.7629.45
5×51:09.631:18.3551.9458.01
6×62:32.752:39.841:38.971:49.43
7×73:54.654:07.572:36.772:49.43
3×3 blindfolded3:12.745:06.251:43.782:39.36
3×3 Fewest Moves33 moves35.3330 moves36.33
3×3 one-handed16.0523.549.8912.42
Clock8.3910.586.808.41
Megaminx1:29.471:41.9652.141:01.35
Pyraminx3.977.772.043.39
Skewb2.246.062.434.93
Square-124.3143.989.6515.41

Year by year

every meeting, 499 rounds in all
20142026busiest year: 96 meetings2014: 162015: 102016: 342017: 732018: 962019: 912022: 242023: 192024: 862025: 322026: 18

Recent meetings

newest first · averages where the round ranked on one, singles otherwise
YearCompetitionEventRoundMihai CăpăţinescuMihnea Andrei Panţuahead
2026Romanian Nationals 20262×2First round5.552.57Mihnea Andrei Panţu
2026Romanian Nationals 20263×3First round14.829.35Mihnea Andrei Panţu
2026Romanian Nationals 20263×3Second round13.829.39Mihnea Andrei Panţu
2026Romanian Nationals 20263×3 Fewest MovesFinal45 moves37 movesMihnea Andrei Panţu
2026Romanian Nationals 20263×3 one-handedFirst round25.4214.96Mihnea Andrei Panţu
2026Romanian Nationals 20264×4First round57.5233.14Mihnea Andrei Panţu
2026Romanian Nationals 2026ClockFirst round13.3110.63Mihnea Andrei Panţu
2026Romanian Nationals 2026MegaminxFirst round2:06.961:06.67Mihnea Andrei Panţu
2026Romanian Nationals 2026SkewbFirst round8.236.28Mihnea Andrei Panţu
2026Bucharest Cubing July 20262×2Final6.023.50Mihnea Andrei Panţu
2026Bucharest Cubing July 20263×3First round13.309.39Mihnea Andrei Panţu
2026Bucharest Cubing July 20263×3Second round13.708.68Mihnea Andrei Panţu
2026Bucharest Cubing July 20264×4Final52.1930.80Mihnea Andrei Panţu
2026Bucharest Cubing July 20264×4First round57.7834.02Mihnea Andrei Panţu

Full careers: Mihai Căpăţinescu · Mihnea Andrei Panţu. 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.