Head to head
Parker Trager vs Michael Nielsen
Two careers, 128 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.
Parker Trager (United States) and Michael Nielsen (United States) have met in 128 rounds across 8 competitions since 2018. Counting every round where both finished with a result, Parker Trager leads Michael Nielsen: 65 finishes in front to 63.
On personal bests the split is just as plain: across 13 shared events, Parker Trager holds the faster single in 12, Michael Nielsen in 1.
Personal bests, side by side
faster single in bold| Event | Parker Trager single | average | Michael Nielsen single | average |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 4.95 | 6.42 | 4.96 | 6.21 |
| 2×2 | 0.64 | 1.76 | 0.77 | 1.37 |
| 4×4 | 21.87 | 27.56 | 25.58 | 29.10 |
| 5×5 | 45.88 | 49.81 | 53.84 | 59.50 |
| 6×6 | 1:31.50 | 1:40.60 | 1:53.47 | 2:10.50 |
| 7×7 | 2:34.41 | 2:41.40 | 3:32.52 | 3:36.41 |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 27 moves | 30.33 | 29 moves | 33.00 |
| 3×3 one-handed | 6.45 | 10.27 | 9.71 | 13.45 |
| Clock | 3.15 | 4.61 | 6.91 | 8.28 |
| Megaminx | 37.24 | 41.15 | 52.77 | 58.55 |
| Pyraminx | 0.93 | 1.42 | 0.98 | 1.41 |
| Skewb | 1.35 | 2.46 | 1.27 | 2.47 |
| Square-1 | 5.90 | 9.34 | 6.78 | 10.69 |
Year by year
every meeting, 128 rounds in allRecent meetings
newest first · averages where the round ranked on one, singles otherwise| Year | Competition | Event | Round | Parker Trager | Michael Nielsen | ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Mid-Atlantic Speedcubing Championship 2026 | 2×2 | Second round | 1.76 | 1.56 | Michael Nielsen |
| 2026 | Mid-Atlantic Speedcubing Championship 2026 | 2×2 | First round | 1.88 | 1.77 | Michael Nielsen |
| 2026 | Mid-Atlantic Speedcubing Championship 2026 | 2×2 | Final | 2.01 | 1.56 | Michael Nielsen |
| 2026 | Mid-Atlantic Speedcubing Championship 2026 | 3×3 | Semi Final | 7.59 | 7.02 | Michael Nielsen |
| 2026 | Mid-Atlantic Speedcubing Championship 2026 | 3×3 | Second round | 7.47 | 7.45 | Michael Nielsen |
| 2026 | Mid-Atlantic Speedcubing Championship 2026 | 3×3 | First round | 8.32 | 7.15 | Michael Nielsen |
| 2026 | Mid-Atlantic Speedcubing Championship 2026 | 3×3 one-handed | First round | 10.52 | 17.51 | Parker Trager |
| 2026 | Mid-Atlantic Speedcubing Championship 2026 | 4×4 | First round | 30.75 | 31.41 | Parker Trager |
| 2026 | Mid-Atlantic Speedcubing Championship 2026 | 4×4 | Final | 29.79 | 32.09 | Parker Trager |
| 2026 | Mid-Atlantic Speedcubing Championship 2026 | 5×5 | First round | 56.43 | 1:00.42 | Parker Trager |
| 2026 | Mid-Atlantic Speedcubing Championship 2026 | 6×6 | Final | 2:02.68 | 2:12.96 | Parker Trager |
| 2026 | Mid-Atlantic Speedcubing Championship 2026 | 7×7 | Final | 2:59.90 | 3:36.41 | Parker Trager |
| 2026 | Mid-Atlantic Speedcubing Championship 2026 | Clock | First round | 4.61 | 10.50 | Parker Trager |
| 2026 | Mid-Atlantic Speedcubing Championship 2026 | Megaminx | First round | 45.04 | 1:02.54 | Parker Trager |
Full careers: Parker Trager · Michael Nielsen. 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.