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Nikita Bespalov vs Dmitry Shelomencev

Two careers, 168 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.

Nikita Bespalov (Russia) and Dmitry Shelomencev (Russia) have met in 168 rounds across 13 competitions since 2016. Counting every round where both finished with a result, Nikita Bespalov leads Dmitry Shelomencev: 92 finishes in front to 72 and 4 ties.

On personal bests the split is just as plain: across 14 shared events, Nikita Bespalov holds the faster single in 7, Dmitry Shelomencev in 7.

Personal bests, side by side

faster single in bold
EventNikita Bespalov singleaverageDmitry Shelomencev singleaverage
3×39.7312.779.2811.90
2×21.694.382.854.84
4×447.0351.8838.8644.47
5×51:33.381:45.3759.821:05.90
6×63:13.853:29.611:57.162:01.50
7×74:57.825:21.422:32.512:40.08
3×3 blindfolded12:00.005:41.06
3×3 Fewest Moves35 moves39.3346 moves
3×3 one-handed16.3321.6520.2623.00
Clock13.9515.7616.1219.08
Megaminx1:42.141:52.811:13.101:19.30
Pyraminx3.486.724.626.52
Skewb4.826.846.268.74
Square-114.7621.4920.0827.83

Year by year

every meeting, 168 rounds in all
20162020busiest year: 67 meetings2016: 102017: 672018: 482019: 402020: 3

Recent meetings

newest first · averages where the round ranked on one, singles otherwise
YearCompetitionEventRoundNikita BespalovDmitry Shelomencevahead
2020Ural Winter 20203×3 one-handedFinal24.3525.83Nikita Bespalov
2020Ural Winter 20204×4Final1:02.4452.07Dmitry Shelomencev
2020Ural Winter 2020MegaminxFinal2:21.091:24.69Dmitry Shelomencev
2019Ural Autumn 20192×2Final5.486.22Nikita Bespalov
2019Ural Autumn 20193×3Final14.2911.90Dmitry Shelomencev
2019Ural Autumn 20193×3First round13.9312.92Dmitry Shelomencev
2019Ural Autumn 20194×4Final55.4844.47Dmitry Shelomencev
2019Ural Autumn 20196×6Final3:59.452:12.87Dmitry Shelomencev
2019Ural Autumn 20197×7Final2:56.88Dmitry Shelomencev
2019Ural Autumn 2019MegaminxFinal2:10.151:19.30Dmitry Shelomencev
2019Ural Autumn 2019PyraminxFinal8.628.72Nikita Bespalov
2019Ural Autumn 2019SkewbFinal8.049.97Nikita Bespalov
2019Ural Autumn 2019Square-1Final23.8932.31Nikita Bespalov
2019YJ Chelyabinsk Special 20193×3 blindfoldedFinaltie

Full careers: Nikita Bespalov · Dmitry Shelomencev. 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.