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Nico Harper (李有為) vs Matt Mao

Two careers, 100 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.

Nico Harper (李有為) (United States) and Matt Mao (China) have met in 100 rounds across 11 competitions since 2023. Counting every round where both finished with a result, Nico Harper (李有為) leads Matt Mao: 65 finishes in front to 34 and 1 tie.

On personal bests the split is just as plain: across 16 shared events, Nico Harper (李有為) holds the faster single in 9, Matt Mao in 7.

Personal bests, side by side

faster single in bold
EventNico Harper (李有為) singleaverageMatt Mao singleaverage
3×36.027.776.577.93
2×21.392.300.921.71
4×426.1130.6228.3432.93
5×548.9855.7057.341:02.44
6×61:38.441:51.312:02.242:09.47
7×72:37.392:46.442:53.893:05.42
3×3 blindfolded1:15.0928.7344.25
3×3 Fewest Moves28 moves37.6726 moves31.67
3×3 one-handed10.7812.869.8412.10
Clock5.116.423.083.66
Megaminx28.6534.8937.2841.82
Pyraminx2.383.651.883.54
Skewb2.474.692.824.18
Square-14.738.325.246.25
4×4 blindfolded12:42.005:08.72
3×3 Multi-Blind6 of 7 cubes · 28:076 of 7 cubes · 38:39

Year by year

every meeting, 100 rounds in all
20232025busiest year: 62 meetings2023: 232024: 622025: 15

Recent meetings

newest first · averages where the round ranked on one, singles otherwise
YearCompetitionEventRoundNico Harper (李有為)Matt Maoahead
2025Rubik's WCA World Championship 20252×2First round4.002.85Matt Mao
2025Rubik's WCA World Championship 20253×3Second round8.448.48Nico Harper (李有為)
2025Rubik's WCA World Championship 20253×3First round8.349.37Nico Harper (李有為)
2025Rubik's WCA World Championship 20253×3 blindfoldedFirst round34.08Matt Mao
2025Rubik's WCA World Championship 20253×3 one-handedFirst round15.3913.44Matt Mao
2025Rubik's WCA World Championship 20254×4First round30.6937.63Nico Harper (李有為)
2025Rubik's WCA World Championship 20255×5First round59.361:06.85Nico Harper (李有為)
2025Rubik's WCA World Championship 20256×6First round2:20.00Matt Mao
2025Rubik's WCA World Championship 2025ClockFirst round9.124.34Nico Harper (李有為)
2025Rubik's WCA World Championship 2025MegaminxSecond round37.9346.22Nico Harper (李有為)
2025Rubik's WCA World Championship 2025MegaminxFirst round37.2041.82Nico Harper (李有為)
2025Rubik's WCA World Championship 2025PyraminxFirst round7.184.30Matt Mao
2025Rubik's WCA World Championship 2025SkewbFirst round6.575.49Matt Mao
2025Rubik's WCA World Championship 2025Square-1Second round9.648.28Matt Mao

Full careers: Nico Harper (李有為) · Matt Mao. 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.