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Ray Bai vs Jacob Nokes

Two careers, 58 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.

Ray Bai (United States) and Jacob Nokes (United States) have met in 58 rounds across 5 competitions since 2023. Counting every round where both finished with a result, Jacob Nokes leads Ray Bai: 30 finishes in front to 28.

On personal bests the split is just as plain: across 14 shared events, Ray Bai holds the faster single in 8, Jacob Nokes in 6.

Personal bests, side by side

faster single in bold
EventRay Bai singleaverageJacob Nokes singleaverage
3×34.416.325.136.66
2×21.142.181.292.34
4×416.8423.4922.8026.44
5×540.3545.2338.2744.26
6×61:19.871:31.181:11.511:23.16
7×72:20.772:24.001:56.312:04.21
3×3 blindfolded1:20.371:35.133:14.64
3×3 Fewest Moves21 moves26.6738 moves40.33
3×3 one-handed7.929.7011.1813.09
Clock9.1810.154.906.38
Megaminx29.2334.9745.1351.13
Pyraminx2.134.352.494.14
Skewb2.924.212.655.53
Square-16.968.806.458.67

Year by year

every meeting, 58 rounds in all
20232025busiest year: 29 meetings2023: 292024: 172025: 12

Recent meetings

newest first · averages where the round ranked on one, singles otherwise
YearCompetitionEventRoundRay BaiJacob Nokesahead
2025Rubik's WCA World Championship 20253×3First round7.517.13Jacob Nokes
2025Rubik's WCA World Championship 20253×3Second round8.237.22Jacob Nokes
2025Rubik's WCA World Championship 20253×3 one-handedFirst round12.5416.32Ray Bai
2025Rubik's WCA World Championship 20254×4Second round25.4028.12Ray Bai
2025Rubik's WCA World Championship 20254×4First round26.3027.50Ray Bai
2025Rubik's WCA World Championship 20255×5First round50.0548.76Jacob Nokes
2025Rubik's WCA World Championship 20255×5Second round57.3447.18Jacob Nokes
2025Rubik's WCA World Championship 20256×6Second round1:31.181:29.30Jacob Nokes
2025Rubik's WCA World Championship 20256×6First round1:40.451:28.97Jacob Nokes
2025Rubik's WCA World Championship 20257×7First round2:49.572:21.65Jacob Nokes
2025Rubik's WCA World Championship 20257×7Second round2:55.872:21.87Jacob Nokes
2025Rubik's WCA World Championship 2025MegaminxFirst round36.8154.88Ray Bai
2024Rubik's WCA North American Championship 20242×2Second round2.654.37Ray Bai
2024Rubik's WCA North American Championship 20242×2First round4.212.89Jacob Nokes

Full careers: Ray Bai · Jacob Nokes. 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.