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Paul Mahvi vs Jason Ostdiek

Two careers, 846 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 Jason Ostdiek (United States) have met in 846 rounds across 89 competitions since 2017. Counting every round where both finished with a result, Paul Mahvi leads Jason Ostdiek: 611 finishes in front to 232 and 3 ties.

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

Personal bests, side by side

faster single in bold
EventPaul Mahvi singleaverageJason Ostdiek singleaverage
3×34.826.726.208.26
2×20.852.560.992.52
4×421.9625.1229.1833.76
5×540.8047.1157.411:05.74
6×61:17.691:23.941:51.701:56.58
7×72:03.222:09.633:25.363:31.29
3×3 blindfolded1:49.132:26.8832.5455.10
3×3 Fewest Moves32 moves35.0028 moves37.33
3×3 one-handed10.5314.089.1611.55
Clock5.556.915.867.46
Megaminx46.6857.431:00.691:07.35
Pyraminx1.603.852.053.56
Skewb1.293.193.175.44
Square-17.9811.518.6514.52

Year by year

every meeting, 846 rounds in all
20172026busiest year: 180 meetings2017: 52018: 522019: 1122020: 222021: 72022: 882023: 1432024: 1802025: 1572026: 80

Recent meetings

newest first · averages where the round ranked on one, singles otherwise
YearCompetitionEventRoundPaul MahviJason Ostdiekahead
2026Bay Area Speedcubin' 69 20263×3First round7.309.31Paul Mahvi
2026Bay Area Speedcubin' 69 20263×3Second round9.1411.11Paul Mahvi
2026Bay Area Speedcubin' 69 20263×3 blindfoldedFirst round2:42.4250.06Jason Ostdiek
2026Bay Area Speedcubin' 69 20263×3 one-handedFirst round16.2013.83Jason Ostdiek
2026Bay Area Speedcubin' 69 20265×5Final50.181:10.01Paul Mahvi
2026Bay Area Speedcubin' 69 20266×6Final1:45.482:03.71Paul Mahvi
2026Bay Area Speedcubin' 69 20266×6First round1:37.481:59.27Paul Mahvi
2026Rubik's WCA North American Championship 20262×2First round3.515.59Paul Mahvi
2026Rubik's WCA North American Championship 20263×3 one-handedFirst round14.5015.54Paul Mahvi
2026Rubik's WCA North American Championship 20264×4First round28.0437.42Paul Mahvi
2026Rubik's WCA North American Championship 20265×5First round49.371:07.83Paul Mahvi
2026Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2026PyraminxFirst round5.955.37Jason Ostdiek
2026Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2026SkewbFirst round5.838.15Paul Mahvi
2026West Coast Cubing Western Championship 20262×2Second round3.584.64Paul Mahvi

Full careers: Paul Mahvi · Jason Ostdiek. 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.