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Niko Paavilainen vs Kim Jokinen

Two careers, 183 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.

Niko Paavilainen (Finland) and Kim Jokinen (Finland) have met in 183 rounds across 18 competitions since 2013. Counting every round where both finished with a result, Kim Jokinen leads Niko Paavilainen: 114 finishes in front to 69.

On personal bests the split is just as plain: across 11 shared events, Kim Jokinen holds the faster single in 7, Niko Paavilainen in 4.

Personal bests, side by side

faster single in bold
EventNiko Paavilainen singleaverageKim Jokinen singleaverage
3×39.1510.026.078.27
2×22.143.911.302.19
4×434.3641.1230.4034.17
5×51:01.281:06.211:07.751:12.77
6×61:53.721:59.532:30.022:37.36
7×72:50.392:57.583:55.344:06.15
3×3 Fewest Moves59 moves31 moves32.67
3×3 one-handed15.6419.5310.7713.11
Megaminx1:06.211:15.071:10.751:15.43
Pyraminx3.075.381.823.30
Square-11:12.1913.5616.33

Year by year

every meeting, 183 rounds in all
20132017busiest year: 66 meetings2013: 662014: 502015: 182016: 482017: 1

Recent meetings

newest first · averages where the round ranked on one, singles otherwise
YearCompetitionEventRoundNiko PaavilainenKim Jokinenahead
2017Elisa Kulma Open 20173×3First round16.3410.13Kim Jokinen
2016European Rubik's Cube Championship 20163×3Second round12.769.45Kim Jokinen
2016European Rubik's Cube Championship 20163×3First round10.029.15Kim Jokinen
2016European Rubik's Cube Championship 20163×3 one-handedFirst round22.6115.72Kim Jokinen
2016European Rubik's Cube Championship 20164×4First round43.4343.37Kim Jokinen
2016European Rubik's Cube Championship 20164×4Second round43.6742.40Kim Jokinen
2016European Rubik's Cube Championship 20165×5First round1:06.211:29.75Niko Paavilainen
2016European Rubik's Cube Championship 2016MegaminxFirst round1:30.301:43.31Niko Paavilainen
2016Doge Open 20162×2Second round5.942.85Kim Jokinen
2016Doge Open 20162×2First round7.643.28Kim Jokinen
2016Doge Open 20162×2Final6.105.22Kim Jokinen
2016Doge Open 20163×3Second round11.658.54Kim Jokinen
2016Doge Open 20163×3First round11.898.85Kim Jokinen
2016Doge Open 20163×3Final14.688.27Kim Jokinen

Full careers: Niko Paavilainen · Kim Jokinen. 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.