Head to head
Nicholas Paul vs Yibo Wang (王奕博)
Two careers, 112 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 Yibo Wang (王奕博) (China) have met in 112 rounds across 16 competitions since 2019. Counting every round where both finished with a result, Yibo Wang (王奕博) leads Nicholas Paul: 88 finishes in front to 24.
On personal bests the split is just as plain: across 14 shared events, Yibo Wang (王奕博) holds the faster single in 12, Nicholas Paul in 2.
Personal bests, side by side
faster single in bold| Event | Nicholas Paul single | average | Yibo Wang (王奕博) single | average |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 6.84 | 7.87 | 4.47 | 6.58 |
| 2×2 | 0.92 | 2.11 | 0.98 | 2.12 |
| 4×4 | 36.90 | 40.73 | 22.42 | 24.69 |
| 5×5 | 1:24.61 | 1:28.33 | 41.14 | 46.02 |
| 6×6 | 3:53.84 | — | 1:25.09 | 1:34.03 |
| 7×7 | 6:41.87 | — | 2:23.03 | 2:36.28 |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 2:50.44 | — | 2:05.00 | — |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 33 moves | — | 30 moves | 30.67 |
| 3×3 one-handed | 7.06 | 10.07 | 6.65 | 9.61 |
| Clock | 7.99 | 9.79 | 5.44 | 6.66 |
| Megaminx | 1:19.75 | 1:26.89 | 33.46 | 38.23 |
| Pyraminx | 1.88 | 5.02 | 1.35 | 2.40 |
| Skewb | 2.29 | 4.68 | 1.67 | 3.56 |
| Square-1 | 8.13 | 16.07 | 9.45 | 12.85 |
Year by year
every meeting, 112 rounds in allRecent meetings
newest first · averages where the round ranked on one, singles otherwise| Year | Competition | Event | Round | Nicholas Paul | Yibo Wang (王奕博) | ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Australian Nationals 2025 | 3×3 one-handed | First round | 10.45 | 11.88 | Nicholas Paul |
| 2025 | QLD State Championship 2025 | 3×3 one-handed | First round | 10.64 | 10.27 | Yibo Wang (王奕博) |
| 2025 | QLD State Championship 2025 | 3×3 one-handed | Final | 10.15 | 10.77 | Nicholas Paul |
| 2024 | Speedy Southport 2024 | 3×3 | First round | 9.36 | 8.02 | Yibo Wang (王奕博) |
| 2024 | Speedy Southport 2024 | 3×3 | Second round | 8.62 | 8.89 | Nicholas Paul |
| 2024 | Speedy Southport 2024 | 3×3 one-handed | First round | 11.29 | 10.56 | Yibo Wang (王奕博) |
| 2024 | Queensland Open 2024 | 3×3 one-handed | First round | 12.10 | 10.56 | Yibo Wang (王奕博) |
| 2024 | Queensland Open 2024 | 3×3 one-handed | Final | 11.77 | 11.72 | Yibo Wang (王奕博) |
| 2024 | Queensland Open 2024 | Skewb | Final | 7.42 | 5.14 | Yibo Wang (王奕博) |
| 2024 | Queensland Open 2024 | Skewb | First round | 6.36 | 5.47 | Yibo Wang (王奕博) |
| 2024 | Cubing in Corinda Sunday 2024 | 3×3 | Second round | 10.44 | 7.15 | Yibo Wang (王奕博) |
| 2024 | Cubing in Corinda Sunday 2024 | 3×3 | First round | 9.88 | 7.68 | Yibo Wang (王奕博) |
| 2024 | Cubing in Corinda Sunday 2024 | 3×3 | Final | 12.24 | 6.87 | Yibo Wang (王奕博) |
| 2024 | Cubing in Corinda Sunday 2024 | 3×3 one-handed | First round | 10.19 | 10.99 | Nicholas Paul |
Full careers: Nicholas Paul · Yibo Wang (王奕博). 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.