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Nikhil Soares vs Burno Li Chak Kwan (李澤堃)

Two careers, 78 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.

Nikhil Soares (India) and Burno Li Chak Kwan (李澤堃) (Hong Kong, China) have met in 78 rounds across 9 competitions since 2023. Counting every round where both finished with a result, Burno Li Chak Kwan (李澤堃) leads Nikhil Soares: 56 finishes in front to 22.

On personal bests the split is just as plain: across 13 shared events, Burno Li Chak Kwan (李澤堃) holds the faster single in 8, Nikhil Soares in 5.

Personal bests, side by side

faster single in bold
EventNikhil Soares singleaverageBurno Li Chak Kwan (李澤堃) singleaverage
3×35.366.634.606.49
2×20.661.831.102.09
4×426.6730.3618.9323.58
5×553.9359.1938.6941.87
6×61:45.091:53.361:13.131:21.39
7×72:56.902:57.521:59.392:09.57
3×3 Fewest Moves25 moves27.6723 moves35.00
3×3 one-handed9.5813.579.8612.42
Clock6.928.755.325.93
Megaminx27.1629.5028.5732.82
Pyraminx1.652.971.682.79
Skewb1.703.672.193.59
Square-19.2811.845.798.29

Year by year

every meeting, 78 rounds in all
20232026busiest year: 37 meetings2023: 92024: 372025: 232026: 9

Recent meetings

newest first · averages where the round ranked on one, singles otherwise
YearCompetitionEventRoundNikhil SoaresBurno Li Chak Kwan (李澤堃)ahead
2026Pickering Favourites Summer 2026MegaminxFinal33.1933.60Nikhil Soares
2026Waterloo Spring 20263×3Second round8.757.11Burno Li Chak Kwan (李澤堃)
2026Waterloo Spring 20263×3First round8.167.55Burno Li Chak Kwan (李澤堃)
2026Waterloo Spring 20263×3 one-handedSecond round14.3614.82Nikhil Soares
2026Waterloo Spring 20263×3 one-handedFirst round14.1213.55Burno Li Chak Kwan (李澤堃)
2026Waterloo Spring 2026MegaminxFinal30.3735.02Nikhil Soares
2026Waterloo Spring 2026MegaminxFirst round29.5035.70Nikhil Soares
2026Waterloo Spring 2026Square-1First round12.449.66Burno Li Chak Kwan (李澤堃)
2026Waterloo Spring 2026Square-1Final15.5310.37Burno Li Chak Kwan (李澤堃)
2025Rubik's WCA World Championship 20252×2First round2.933.15Nikhil Soares
2025Rubik's WCA World Championship 20253×3Second round8.267.44Burno Li Chak Kwan (李澤堃)
2025Rubik's WCA World Championship 20253×3First round7.906.59Burno Li Chak Kwan (李澤堃)
2025Rubik's WCA World Championship 20253×3 one-handedFirst round14.5014.36Burno Li Chak Kwan (李澤堃)
2025Rubik's WCA World Championship 20254×4First round31.1326.02Burno Li Chak Kwan (李澤堃)

Full careers: Nikhil Soares · Burno Li Chak Kwan (李澤堃). 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.