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Nico Harper (李有為) vs Michael Muething

Two careers, 81 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 Michael Muething (United States) have met in 81 rounds across 4 competitions since 2022. Counting every round where both finished with a result, Nico Harper (李有為) leads Michael Muething: 46 finishes in front to 34 and 1 tie.

On personal bests the split is just as plain: across 15 shared events, Nico Harper (李有為) holds the faster single in 11, Michael Muething in 4.

Personal bests, side by side

faster single in bold
EventNico Harper (李有為) singleaverageMichael Muething singleaverage
3×36.027.776.367.17
2×21.392.301.482.91
4×426.1130.6226.5530.31
5×548.9855.7047.8454.26
6×61:38.441:51.311:26.591:30.73
7×72:37.392:46.441:59.772:10.21
3×3 blindfolded1:15.091:26.662:16.21
3×3 Fewest Moves28 moves37.6752 moves
3×3 one-handed10.7812.8612.2916.19
Clock5.116.427.127.85
Megaminx28.6534.8929.0934.94
Pyraminx2.383.652.103.43
Skewb2.474.692.943.94
Square-14.738.329.5813.18
3×3 Multi-Blind6 of 7 cubes · 28:072 of 3 cubes · 29:57

Year by year

every meeting, 81 rounds in all
20222025busiest year: 46 meetings2022: 202024: 462025: 15

Recent meetings

newest first · averages where the round ranked on one, singles otherwise
YearCompetitionEventRoundNico Harper (李有為)Michael Muethingahead
2025Rubik's WCA World Championship 20252×2First round4.004.18Nico Harper (李有為)
2025Rubik's WCA World Championship 20253×3Second round8.449.27Nico Harper (李有為)
2025Rubik's WCA World Championship 20253×3First round8.349.04Nico Harper (李有為)
2025Rubik's WCA World Championship 20253×3 blindfoldedFirst roundtie
2025Rubik's WCA World Championship 20253×3 one-handedFirst round15.3917.79Nico Harper (李有為)
2025Rubik's WCA World Championship 20254×4First round30.6932.77Nico Harper (李有為)
2025Rubik's WCA World Championship 20255×5First round59.3655.33Michael Muething
2025Rubik's WCA World Championship 20256×6First round1:43.05Michael Muething
2025Rubik's WCA World Championship 20257×7First round2:54.512:19.84Michael Muething
2025Rubik's WCA World Championship 2025ClockFirst round9.1210.92Nico Harper (李有為)
2025Rubik's WCA World Championship 2025MegaminxSecond round37.9336.41Michael Muething
2025Rubik's WCA World Championship 2025MegaminxFirst round37.2037.26Nico Harper (李有為)
2025Rubik's WCA World Championship 2025PyraminxFirst round7.184.86Michael Muething
2025Rubik's WCA World Championship 2025SkewbFirst round6.575.42Michael Muething

Full careers: Nico Harper (李有為) · Michael Muething. 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.