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Paul Mahvi vs Daniel Rush

Two careers, 41 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.

Paul Mahvi (United States) and Daniel Rush (South Africa) have met in 41 rounds across 3 competitions since 2023. Counting every round where both finished with a result, Daniel Rush leads Paul Mahvi: 31 finishes in front to 9 and 1 tie.

On personal bests the split is just as plain: across 14 shared events, Daniel Rush holds the faster single in 11, Paul Mahvi in 3.

Personal bests, side by side

faster single in bold
EventPaul Mahvi singleaverageDaniel Rush singleaverage
3×34.826.723.826.02
2×20.852.560.621.87
4×421.9625.1220.3623.69
5×540.8047.1136.9442.12
6×61:17.691:23.941:05.861:13.38
7×72:03.222:09.631:45.411:52.95
3×3 blindfolded1:49.132:26.8849.271:32.03
3×3 Fewest Moves32 moves35.0025 moves32.67
3×3 one-handed10.5314.0810.8314.47
Clock5.556.914.225.58
Megaminx46.6857.4337.8244.31
Pyraminx1.603.851.783.51
Skewb1.293.191.934.48
Square-17.9811.516.9510.54

Year by year

every meeting, 41 rounds in all
20232025busiest year: 30 meetings2023: 112025: 30

Recent meetings

newest first · averages where the round ranked on one, singles otherwise
YearCompetitionEventRoundPaul MahviDaniel Rushahead
2025Rubik's WCA World Championship 20252×2First round3.792.50Daniel Rush
2025Rubik's WCA World Championship 20253×3First round8.646.35Daniel Rush
2025Rubik's WCA World Championship 20253×3Second round8.486.95Daniel Rush
2025Rubik's WCA World Championship 20253×3 blindfoldedFirst roundtie
2025Rubik's WCA World Championship 20253×3 one-handedFirst round15.9114.96Daniel Rush
2025Rubik's WCA World Championship 20254×4Second round26.7925.72Daniel Rush
2025Rubik's WCA World Championship 20254×4First round27.8130.18Paul Mahvi
2025Rubik's WCA World Championship 20255×5First round49.3749.17Daniel Rush
2025Rubik's WCA World Championship 20255×5Second round51.2445.77Daniel Rush
2025Rubik's WCA World Championship 20256×6Second round1:36.431:27.26Daniel Rush
2025Rubik's WCA World Championship 20256×6First round1:36.411:28.58Daniel Rush
2025Rubik's WCA World Championship 20257×7First round2:19.602:14.82Daniel Rush
2025Rubik's WCA World Championship 20257×7Second round2:25.842:12.29Daniel Rush
2025Rubik's WCA World Championship 2025ClockFirst round8.287.80Daniel Rush

Full careers: Paul Mahvi · Daniel Rush. 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.