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Nicholas Paul vs Phoenix Patterson

Two careers, 75 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.

Nicholas Paul (Australia) and Phoenix Patterson (Australia) have met in 75 rounds across 7 competitions since 2019. Counting every round where both finished with a result, Phoenix Patterson leads Nicholas Paul: 61 finishes in front to 14.

On personal bests the split is just as plain: across 13 shared events, Phoenix Patterson holds the faster single in 13, Nicholas Paul in 0.

Personal bests, side by side

faster single in bold
EventNicholas Paul singleaveragePhoenix Patterson singleaverage
3×36.847.874.135.97
2×20.922.110.711.14
4×436.9040.7323.7727.38
5×51:24.611:28.3350.4755.93
6×63:53.841:44.711:48.20
7×76:41.872:33.962:40.49
3×3 Fewest Moves33 moves31 moves33.67
3×3 one-handed7.0610.076.9711.20
Clock7.999.794.376.11
Megaminx1:19.751:26.8941.3147.83
Pyraminx1.885.021.252.06
Skewb2.294.681.292.73
Square-18.1316.075.298.49

Year by year

every meeting, 75 rounds in all
20192025busiest year: 42 meetings2019: 42022: 422023: 72024: 152025: 7

Recent meetings

newest first · averages where the round ranked on one, singles otherwise
YearCompetitionEventRoundNicholas PaulPhoenix Pattersonahead
2025Australian Nationals 20253×3 one-handedFirst round10.4513.18Nicholas Paul
2025Rubik's WCA World Championship 20252×2Second round3.091.59Phoenix Patterson
2025Rubik's WCA World Championship 20252×2First round2.351.15Phoenix Patterson
2025Rubik's WCA World Championship 20253×3First round9.197.33Phoenix Patterson
2025Rubik's WCA World Championship 20253×3Second round8.827.61Phoenix Patterson
2025Rubik's WCA World Championship 20253×3 one-handedFirst round11.6216.53Nicholas Paul
2025Rubik's WCA World Championship 2025SkewbFirst round5.684.18Phoenix Patterson
2024Melbourne Summer 20242×2First round2.702.32Phoenix Patterson
2024Melbourne Summer 20242×2Second round2.512.78Nicholas Paul
2024Melbourne Summer 20242×2Semi Final2.841.73Phoenix Patterson
2024Melbourne Summer 20243×3First round11.627.90Phoenix Patterson
2024Melbourne Summer 20243×3Second round11.647.46Phoenix Patterson
2024Melbourne Summer 20243×3Semi Final11.417.88Phoenix Patterson
2024Melbourne Summer 20243×3 one-handedFirst round12.0714.84Nicholas Paul

Full careers: Nicholas Paul · Phoenix Patterson. 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.