Head to head
Ryan Pilat vs Joshua Gao
Two careers, 234 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.
Ryan Pilat (United States) and Joshua Gao (United States) have met in 234 rounds across 25 competitions since 2023. Counting every round where both finished with a result, Ryan Pilat leads Joshua Gao: 193 finishes in front to 41.
On personal bests the split is just as plain: across 17 shared events, Ryan Pilat holds the faster single in 14, Joshua Gao in 3.
Personal bests, side by side
faster single in bold| Event | Ryan Pilat single | average | Joshua Gao single | average |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 3.34 | 5.44 | 8.47 | 9.18 |
| 2×2 | 0.69 | 1.29 | 1.43 | 2.56 |
| 4×4 | 20.95 | 24.12 | 31.50 | 37.09 |
| 5×5 | 40.96 | 46.43 | 1:01.43 | 1:13.03 |
| 6×6 | 1:19.79 | 1:26.20 | 2:19.84 | 2:31.58 |
| 7×7 | 1:56.58 | 2:08.11 | 3:35.06 | 3:47.61 |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 15.49 | 20.54 | 19.12 | 20.79 |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 19 moves | 20.33 | 27 moves | 32.00 |
| 3×3 one-handed | 6.43 | 10.35 | 11.11 | 16.07 |
| Clock | 3.10 | 3.89 | 5.98 | 7.35 |
| Megaminx | 34.58 | 38.77 | 1:10.55 | 1:18.57 |
| Pyraminx | 0.96 | 1.54 | 3.28 | 6.12 |
| Skewb | 1.57 | 3.03 | 3.92 | 5.58 |
| Square-1 | 3.41 | 5.81 | 9.96 | 13.94 |
| 4×4 blindfolded | 2:08.44 | 3:28.26 | 1:36.76 | 2:05.05 |
| 5×5 blindfolded | 6:46.88 | 7:23.35 | 4:28.72 | 4:36.80 |
| 3×3 Multi-Blind | 23 of 23 cubes · 56:11 | — | 59 of 64 cubes · 59:53 | — |
Year by year
every meeting, 234 rounds in allRecent meetings
newest first · averages where the round ranked on one, singles otherwise| Year | Competition | Event | Round | Ryan Pilat | Joshua Gao | ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2026 | 3×3 | Second round | 6.62 | 9.87 | Ryan Pilat |
| 2026 | Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2026 | 3×3 | First round | 6.15 | 9.18 | Ryan Pilat |
| 2026 | Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2026 | 3×3 blindfolded | Second round | 19.24 | 19.29 | Ryan Pilat |
| 2026 | Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2026 | 3×3 blindfolded | First round | 20.07 | 21.62 | Ryan Pilat |
| 2026 | Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2026 | 3×3 blindfolded | Final | 21.08 | 24.98 | Joshua Gao |
| 2026 | Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2026 | 3×3 Multi-Blind | Final | 2 of 2 cubes · 1:22 | 58 of 64 cubes · 58:48 | Joshua Gao |
| 2026 | Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2026 | 3×3 one-handed | First round | 10.87 | 16.07 | Ryan Pilat |
| 2026 | Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2026 | 4×4 | First round | 26.32 | 38.26 | Ryan Pilat |
| 2026 | Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2026 | 5×5 blindfolded | Final | — | 4:36.80 | Joshua Gao |
| 2026 | Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2026 | Pyraminx | First round | 2.53 | 6.67 | Ryan Pilat |
| 2026 | GAN Southern Championship 2026 | 3×3 blindfolded | First round | 20.42 | 22.81 | Ryan Pilat |
| 2026 | GAN Southern Championship 2026 | 3×3 Fewest Moves | Final | 26.00 | 34.67 | Ryan Pilat |
| 2026 | GAN Southern Championship 2026 | 4×4 blindfolded | Final | 3:31.78 | 1:48.73 | Joshua Gao |
| 2026 | GAN Southern Championship 2026 | 5×5 blindfolded | Final | 9:49.76 | 4:47.05 | Joshua Gao |
Full careers: Ryan Pilat · Joshua Gao. 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.