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Paul Mahvi vs Seung Hyuk Nahm (남승혁)

Two careers, 98 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 Seung Hyuk Nahm (남승혁) (Republic of Korea) have met in 98 rounds across 8 competitions since 2017. Counting every round where both finished with a result, Seung Hyuk Nahm (남승혁) leads Paul Mahvi: 96 finishes in front to 2.

On personal bests the split is just as plain: across 13 shared events, Seung Hyuk Nahm (남승혁) holds the faster single in 8, Paul Mahvi in 5.

Personal bests, side by side

faster single in bold
EventPaul Mahvi singleaverageSeung Hyuk Nahm (남승혁) singleaverage
3×34.826.724.175.30
2×20.852.561.181.67
4×421.9625.1217.0520.74
5×540.8047.1133.1036.31
6×61:17.691:23.941:00.401:06.46
7×72:03.222:09.631:35.311:40.67
3×3 blindfolded1:49.132:26.8839.1548.20
3×3 one-handed10.5314.086.739.70
Clock5.556.918.979.80
Megaminx46.6857.4333.7638.30
Pyraminx1.603.853.946.37
Skewb1.293.192.405.42
Square-17.9811.5116.7319.82

Year by year

every meeting, 98 rounds in all
20172026busiest year: 27 meetings2017: 202019: 112023: 272024: 162025: 132026: 11

Recent meetings

newest first · averages where the round ranked on one, singles otherwise
YearCompetitionEventRoundPaul MahviSeung Hyuk Nahm (남승혁)ahead
2026Katano Spring 20263×3Final8.355.30Seung Hyuk Nahm (남승혁)
2026Katano Spring 20263×3First round7.697.20Seung Hyuk Nahm (남승혁)
2026Katano Spring 20263×3 one-handedFirst round15.2310.85Seung Hyuk Nahm (남승혁)
2026Katano Spring 20263×3 one-handedFinal14.6611.24Seung Hyuk Nahm (남승혁)
2026Katano Spring 20264×4First round27.9024.12Seung Hyuk Nahm (남승혁)
2026Katano Spring 20264×4Final29.4121.97Seung Hyuk Nahm (남승혁)
2026Katano Spring 20265×5First round53.2437.66Seung Hyuk Nahm (남승혁)
2026Katano Spring 20265×5Final50.3638.08Seung Hyuk Nahm (남승혁)
2026Katano Spring 20266×6First round1:33.341:06.89Seung Hyuk Nahm (남승혁)
2026Katano Spring 20266×6Final1:33.391:10.41Seung Hyuk Nahm (남승혁)
2026Katano Spring 2026PyraminxFirst round6.517.40Paul Mahvi
2025Rubik's WCA World Championship 20252×2First round3.791.67Seung Hyuk Nahm (남승혁)
2025Rubik's WCA World Championship 20253×3Second round8.486.43Seung Hyuk Nahm (남승혁)
2025Rubik's WCA World Championship 20253×3First round8.647.28Seung Hyuk Nahm (남승혁)

Full careers: Paul Mahvi · Seung Hyuk Nahm (남승혁). 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.