Head to head
Ricardo Zapata Cruz vs Samuel Martinez Sanchez
Two careers, 312 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.
Ricardo Zapata Cruz (Venezuela) and Samuel Martinez Sanchez (Colombia) have met in 312 rounds across 23 competitions since 2019. Counting every round where both finished with a result, Ricardo Zapata Cruz leads Samuel Martinez Sanchez: 187 finishes in front to 124 and 1 tie.
On personal bests the split is just as plain: across 16 shared events, Samuel Martinez Sanchez holds the faster single in 12, Ricardo Zapata Cruz in 4.
Personal bests, side by side
faster single in bold| Event | Ricardo Zapata Cruz single | average | Samuel Martinez Sanchez single | average |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 7.90 | 9.42 | 7.18 | 9.53 |
| 2×2 | 1.45 | 2.87 | 1.41 | 3.39 |
| 4×4 | 30.36 | 34.65 | 26.94 | 34.00 |
| 5×5 | 1:07.88 | 1:12.99 | 58.03 | 1:05.10 |
| 6×6 | 2:13.40 | 2:28.04 | 1:54.88 | 2:04.25 |
| 7×7 | 3:44.73 | 3:56.76 | 3:04.88 | 3:12.84 |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 1:38.42 | 1:52.33 | 41.04 | 1:24.56 |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 40 moves | — | 34 moves | 39.33 |
| 3×3 one-handed | 12.36 | 13.03 | 12.93 | 16.56 |
| Clock | 7.65 | 9.04 | 7.09 | 7.89 |
| Megaminx | 56.20 | 1:02.89 | 43.59 | 51.10 |
| Pyraminx | 2.07 | 5.12 | 2.76 | 5.61 |
| Skewb | 2.17 | 4.40 | 2.48 | 5.06 |
| Square-1 | 10.35 | 12.43 | 17.67 | 20.22 |
| 4×4 blindfolded | 11:30.00 | — | 4:22.84 | — |
| 3×3 Multi-Blind | 2 of 3 cubes · 8:38 | — | 5 of 5 cubes · 16:49 | — |
Year by year
every meeting, 312 rounds in allRecent meetings
newest first · averages where the round ranked on one, singles otherwise| Year | Competition | Event | Round | Ricardo Zapata Cruz | Samuel Martinez Sanchez | ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Bibliopen IV Cali 2026 | 2×2 | Final | 3.42 | 7.12 | Ricardo Zapata Cruz |
| 2026 | Bibliopen IV Cali 2026 | 2×2 | First round | 3.17 | 4.48 | Ricardo Zapata Cruz |
| 2026 | Bibliopen IV Cali 2026 | 3×3 | First round | 11.94 | 11.05 | Samuel Martinez Sanchez |
| 2026 | Bibliopen IV Cali 2026 | 3×3 | Final | 12.24 | 11.36 | Samuel Martinez Sanchez |
| 2026 | Bibliopen IV Cali 2026 | 4×4 | Final | 37.13 | 42.74 | Ricardo Zapata Cruz |
| 2026 | Bibliopen IV Cali 2026 | Clock | Final | 9.04 | 8.26 | Samuel Martinez Sanchez |
| 2026 | Bibliopen IV Cali 2026 | Clock | First round | 9.80 | 11.97 | Ricardo Zapata Cruz |
| 2026 | Bibliopen IV Cali 2026 | Skewb | Final | 4.86 | 9.64 | Ricardo Zapata Cruz |
| 2026 | Bibliopen IV Cali 2026 | Skewb | First round | 5.53 | 5.82 | Ricardo Zapata Cruz |
| 2026 | WCA South American Championship 2026 | 2×2 | First round | 4.30 | 4.38 | Ricardo Zapata Cruz |
| 2026 | WCA South American Championship 2026 | 2×2 | Second round | 4.32 | 4.89 | Ricardo Zapata Cruz |
| 2026 | WCA South American Championship 2026 | 3×3 | First round | 11.02 | 11.70 | Ricardo Zapata Cruz |
| 2026 | WCA South American Championship 2026 | 3×3 | Second round | 10.92 | 11.22 | Ricardo Zapata Cruz |
| 2026 | WCA South American Championship 2026 | 3×3 blindfolded | First round | 2:55.73 | 59.41 | Samuel Martinez Sanchez |
Full careers: Ricardo Zapata Cruz · Samuel Martinez Sanchez. 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.