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Osman Badroodin vs Ian Luies

Two careers, 305 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.

Osman Badroodin (South Africa) and Ian Luies (South Africa) have met in 305 rounds across 26 competitions since 2022. Counting every round where both finished with a result, Osman Badroodin leads Ian Luies: 281 finishes in front to 23 and 1 tie.

On personal bests the split is just as plain: across 13 shared events, Osman Badroodin holds the faster single in 10, Ian Luies in 3.

Personal bests, side by side

faster single in bold
EventOsman Badroodin singleaverageIan Luies singleaverage
3×37.058.698.0711.06
2×21.483.030.903.41
4×427.8731.5532.2239.35
5×551.3158.141:02.471:07.83
6×61:49.301:55.312:10.222:37.18
7×72:49.922:54.223:45.244:04.00
3×3 Fewest Moves27 moves31.6734 moves40.33
3×3 one-handed9.1412.5315.6419.69
Clock10.4712.155.946.59
Megaminx49.2858.401:11.871:23.24
Pyraminx3.435.572.797.23
Skewb3.295.174.006.89
Square-17.109.0927.5937.14

Year by year

every meeting, 305 rounds in all
20222026busiest year: 109 meetings2022: 112023: 372024: 1092025: 1092026: 39

Recent meetings

newest first · averages where the round ranked on one, singles otherwise
YearCompetitionEventRoundOsman BadroodinIan Luiesahead
2026Cubestuff Challenge Centurion Q3 20262×2First round3.693.93Osman Badroodin
2026Cubestuff Challenge Centurion Q3 20262×2Final4.146.55Osman Badroodin
2026Cubestuff Challenge Centurion Q3 20263×3Second round9.3412.03Osman Badroodin
2026Cubestuff Challenge Centurion Q3 20263×3First round9.2014.54Osman Badroodin
2026Cubestuff Challenge Centurion Q3 20263×3Final9.8911.71Osman Badroodin
2026Cubestuff Challenge Centurion Q3 20263×3 one-handedFirst round14.8923.77Osman Badroodin
2026Cubestuff Challenge Centurion Q3 20263×3 one-handedFinal14.9320.67Osman Badroodin
2026Cubestuff Challenge Centurion Q3 20264×4First round35.1549.48Osman Badroodin
2026Cubestuff Challenge Centurion Q3 20264×4Final33.8341.62Osman Badroodin
2026Cubestuff Challenge Centurion Q3 2026ClockFirst round14.497.79Ian Luies
2026Cubestuff Challenge Centurion Q3 2026ClockFinal12.406.59Ian Luies
2026Cubestuff Challenge Centurion Q3 2026MegaminxFinal1:00.281:29.58Osman Badroodin
2026Cubestuff Challenge Centurion Q3 2026PyraminxFirst round6.778.51Osman Badroodin
2026Cubestuff Challenge Centurion Q3 2026PyraminxFinal12.467.64Ian Luies

Full careers: Osman Badroodin · Ian Luies. 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.