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Mike Hughey vs Chester Lian

Two careers, 204 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.

Mike Hughey (United States) and Chester Lian (Malaysia) have met in 204 rounds across 18 competitions since 2009. Counting every round where both finished with a result, Chester Lian leads Mike Hughey: 146 finishes in front to 57 and 1 tie.

On personal bests the split is just as plain: across 16 shared events, Chester Lian holds the faster single in 9, Mike Hughey in 7.

Personal bests, side by side

faster single in bold
EventMike Hughey singleaverageChester Lian singleaverage
3×315.9719.399.2311.12
2×24.186.052.334.00
4×41:05.951:14.8643.6250.23
5×51:57.442:11.181:31.361:40.71
6×63:53.664:09.174:31.404:55.97
7×75:51.686:15.245:49.966:10.51
3×3 blindfolded56.251:23.0149.951:00.17
3×3 Fewest Moves26 moves29.0030 moves
3×3 one-handed29.8138.8514.4719.21
Clock9.3810.0917.3321.11
Megaminx1:47.762:03.331:50.312:13.40
Pyraminx5.858.358.9114.05
Square-120.3829.5833.2247.31
4×4 blindfolded6:07.476:37.865:54.136:42.38
5×5 blindfolded11:35.0013:02.0014:24.00
3×3 Multi-Blind15 of 16 cubes · 57:5517 of 17 cubes · 53:09

Year by year

every meeting, 204 rounds in all
20092013busiest year: 72 meetings2009: 42010: 722011: 582012: 432013: 27

Recent meetings

newest first · averages where the round ranked on one, singles otherwise
YearCompetitionEventRoundMike HugheyChester Lianahead
2013World Rubik's Cube Championship 20132×2First round7.575.28Chester Lian
2013World Rubik's Cube Championship 20133×3First round21.1511.60Chester Lian
2013World Rubik's Cube Championship 20133×3 blindfoldedFirst round1:32.761:12.42Chester Lian
2013World Rubik's Cube Championship 20133×3 Fewest MovesFinal32 moves37 movesMike Hughey
2013World Rubik's Cube Championship 20133×3 Multi-BlindFinal11 of 12 cubes · 54:4315 of 17 cubes · 55:28Chester Lian
2013World Rubik's Cube Championship 20133×3 one-handedFirst round48.4425.70Chester Lian
2013World Rubik's Cube Championship 20134×4First round1:20.961:00.97Chester Lian
2013World Rubik's Cube Championship 20134×4 blindfoldedFinal6:37.866:42.38Chester Lian
2013World Rubik's Cube Championship 20135×5First round2:15.021:46.18Chester Lian
2013World Rubik's Cube Championship 20135×5 blindfoldedFinal14:32.0016:36.00Mike Hughey
2013World Rubik's Cube Championship 20136×6First round5:00.58Mike Hughey
2013World Rubik's Cube Championship 20137×7First round6:44.176:20.55Chester Lian
2013World Rubik's Cube Championship 2013ClockFirst round15.0924.52Mike Hughey
2013World Rubik's Cube Championship 2013MegaminxFirst round2:45.663:05.75Mike Hughey

Full careers: Mike Hughey · Chester Lian. 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.