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Paul Mahvi vs Richard Delacoste

Two careers, 43 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 Richard Delacoste (Switzerland) have met in 43 rounds across 4 competitions since 2017. Counting every round where both finished with a result, Richard Delacoste leads Paul Mahvi: 32 finishes in front to 11.

On personal bests the split is just as plain: across 12 shared events, Richard Delacoste holds the faster single in 6, Paul Mahvi in 5.

Personal bests, side by side

faster single in bold
EventPaul Mahvi singleaverageRichard Delacoste singleaverage
3×34.826.724.635.94
2×20.852.561.713.28
4×421.9625.1220.8922.68
5×540.8047.1137.4340.85
6×61:17.691:23.941:13.891:19.06
7×72:03.222:09.631:53.962:01.51
3×3 Fewest Moves32 moves35.0032 moves35.33
3×3 one-handed10.5314.089.9512.47
Megaminx46.6857.431:04.431:18.05
Pyraminx1.603.853.607.90
Skewb1.293.194.708.98
Square-17.9811.5137.93

Year by year

every meeting, 43 rounds in all
20172025busiest year: 12 meetings2017: 112019: 102022: 122025: 10

Recent meetings

newest first · averages where the round ranked on one, singles otherwise
YearCompetitionEventRoundPaul MahviRichard Delacosteahead
2025Rubik's WCA World Championship 20253×3First round8.646.52Richard Delacoste
2025Rubik's WCA World Championship 20253×3Second round8.486.60Richard Delacoste
2025Rubik's WCA World Championship 20254×4Second round26.7923.90Richard Delacoste
2025Rubik's WCA World Championship 20254×4First round27.8123.99Richard Delacoste
2025Rubik's WCA World Championship 20255×5First round49.3744.85Richard Delacoste
2025Rubik's WCA World Championship 20255×5Second round51.2444.02Richard Delacoste
2025Rubik's WCA World Championship 20256×6Second round1:36.431:24.90Richard Delacoste
2025Rubik's WCA World Championship 20256×6First round1:36.411:19.86Richard Delacoste
2025Rubik's WCA World Championship 20257×7First round2:19.602:07.94Richard Delacoste
2025Rubik's WCA World Championship 20257×7Second round2:25.842:07.02Richard Delacoste
2022Rubik's WCA European Championship 20223×3Semi Final9.367.35Richard Delacoste
2022Rubik's WCA European Championship 20223×3First round7.797.81Paul Mahvi
2022Rubik's WCA European Championship 20223×3Second round8.026.70Richard Delacoste
2022Rubik's WCA European Championship 20224×4First round30.3427.63Richard Delacoste

Full careers: Paul Mahvi · Richard Delacoste. 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.