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Oleg Gritsenko vs Roman Strakhov

Two careers, 50 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.

Oleg Gritsenko (Russia) and Roman Strakhov (Russia) have met in 50 rounds across 8 competitions since 2012. Counting every round where both finished with a result, Oleg Gritsenko leads Roman Strakhov: 27 finishes in front to 23.

On personal bests the split is just as plain: across 17 shared events, Oleg Gritsenko holds the faster single in 9, Roman Strakhov in 8.

Personal bests, side by side

faster single in bold
EventOleg Gritsenko singleaverageRoman Strakhov singleaverage
3×311.7614.8710.7013.52
2×21.563.994.095.20
4×451.891:01.391:09.851:19.82
5×51:43.402:00.011:40.581:53.92
6×63:58.334:31.023:53.044:00.60
7×76:07.196:29.784:51.845:13.52
3×3 blindfolded31.0034.5231.0837.04
3×3 Fewest Moves26 moves30.6743 moves50.00
3×3 one-handed19.4028.2152.7455.42
Clock14.1916.9428.7646.72
Megaminx2:26.662:42.583:25.013:38.11
Pyraminx4.779.063.427.86
Skewb4.207.6318.4641.66
Square-122.2938.6447.411:21.18
4×4 blindfolded2:54.693:35.621:50.272:08.06
5×5 blindfolded6:24.119:15.793:57.385:49.77
3×3 Multi-Blind20 of 21 cubes · 54:0221 of 21 cubes · 58:28

Year by year

every meeting, 50 rounds in all
20122018busiest year: 19 meetings2012: 72013: 82014: 192016: 52017: 52018: 6

Recent meetings

newest first · averages where the round ranked on one, singles otherwise
YearCompetitionEventRoundOleg GritsenkoRoman Strakhovahead
2018WCA European Championship 20183×3 blindfoldedFirst round31.0031.08Oleg Gritsenko
2018WCA European Championship 20183×3 blindfoldedFinal42.0945.00Oleg Gritsenko
2018WCA European Championship 20183×3 blindfoldedSecond round35.7235.22Roman Strakhov
2018WCA European Championship 20184×4 blindfoldedFinal3:58.102:18.70Roman Strakhov
2018WCA European Championship 20185×5 blindfoldedFinal7:51.274:44.59Roman Strakhov
2018FMC Europe 20183×3 Fewest MovesFinal30.67Oleg Gritsenko
2017World Rubik's Cube Championship 20173×3First round17.9420.47Oleg Gritsenko
2017World Rubik's Cube Championship 20173×3 blindfoldedFirst round39.3334.88Roman Strakhov
2017World Rubik's Cube Championship 20173×3 blindfoldedSecond round1:05.9245.34Roman Strakhov
2017World Rubik's Cube Championship 20174×4 blindfoldedFinal3:57.402:20.75Roman Strakhov
2017World Rubik's Cube Championship 20175×5 blindfoldedFinal7:44.905:52.57Roman Strakhov
2016European Rubik's Cube Championship 20163×3 blindfoldedFinal41.6635.84Roman Strakhov
2016European Rubik's Cube Championship 20163×3 blindfoldedFirst round48.8537.86Oleg Gritsenko
2016European Rubik's Cube Championship 20163×3 Multi-BlindFinal19 of 20 cubes · 54:3415 of 17 cubes · 51:34Oleg Gritsenko

Full careers: Oleg Gritsenko · Roman Strakhov. 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.