Head to head
Robert Yau vs Chris Chi
Two careers, 71 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.
Robert Yau (United Kingdom) and Chris Chi (United States) have met in 71 rounds across 7 competitions since 2017. Counting every round where both finished with a result, Robert Yau leads Chris Chi: 44 finishes in front to 27.
On personal bests the split is just as plain: across 15 shared events, Chris Chi holds the faster single in 9, Robert Yau in 6.
Personal bests, side by side
faster single in bold| Event | Robert Yau single | average | Chris Chi single | average |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 6.29 | 7.87 | 4.96 | 7.36 |
| 2×2 | 1.29 | 2.26 | 0.65 | 1.26 |
| 4×4 | 23.46 | 27.96 | 26.52 | 31.83 |
| 5×5 | 49.21 | 55.60 | 53.22 | 56.70 |
| 6×6 | 1:35.54 | 1:44.65 | 1:37.02 | 1:42.74 |
| 7×7 | 2:40.32 | 2:45.73 | 2:44.58 | 2:50.02 |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 1:15.33 | 1:36.02 | 20.40 | 25.75 |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 19 moves | 25.00 | 18 moves | 20.00 |
| 3×3 one-handed | 8.44 | 12.14 | 10.19 | 13.97 |
| Clock | 7.59 | 9.50 | 3.13 | 5.35 |
| Megaminx | 40.94 | 47.99 | 45.02 | 52.30 |
| Pyraminx | 2.11 | 3.95 | 1.68 | 3.59 |
| Skewb | 2.73 | 4.73 | 1.22 | 2.44 |
| Square-1 | 8.43 | 13.06 | 5.05 | 7.04 |
| 3×3 Multi-Blind | 3 of 3 cubes · 24:07 | — | 24 of 26 cubes · 58:53 | — |
Year by year
every meeting, 71 rounds in allRecent meetings
newest first · averages where the round ranked on one, singles otherwise| Year | Competition | Event | Round | Robert Yau | Chris Chi | ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Rubik's WCA World Championship 2025 | 3×3 | First round | 9.42 | 9.92 | Robert Yau |
| 2025 | Rubik's WCA World Championship 2025 | 3×3 one-handed | First round | 14.40 | 16.22 | Robert Yau |
| 2025 | Rubik's WCA World Championship 2025 | 4×4 | First round | 29.91 | 37.13 | Robert Yau |
| 2025 | Rubik's WCA World Championship 2025 | 5×5 | First round | 1:02.46 | 1:09.39 | Robert Yau |
| 2025 | Rubik's WCA World Championship 2025 | 6×6 | First round | 2:01.85 | 2:24.77 | Robert Yau |
| 2025 | Rubik's WCA World Championship 2025 | 7×7 | First round | 2:56.50 | 3:22.31 | Robert Yau |
| 2019 | WCA World Championship 2019 | 3×3 | First round | 8.52 | 9.19 | Robert Yau |
| 2019 | WCA World Championship 2019 | 3×3 | Second round | 8.94 | 11.78 | Robert Yau |
| 2019 | WCA World Championship 2019 | 3×3 Fewest Moves | Final | 23 moves | 25.33 | Chris Chi |
| 2019 | WCA World Championship 2019 | 3×3 one-handed | First round | 17.54 | 20.01 | Robert Yau |
| 2019 | WCA World Championship 2019 | 4×4 | First round | 33.29 | 42.11 | Robert Yau |
| 2019 | WCA World Championship 2019 | 5×5 | First round | 57.96 | 1:25.39 | Robert Yau |
| 2019 | WCA World Championship 2019 | Clock | First round | 11.02 | 9.55 | Chris Chi |
| 2019 | WCA World Championship 2019 | Megaminx | First round | 47.99 | 1:23.11 | Robert Yau |
Full careers: Robert Yau · Chris Chi. 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.