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Ryan Pilat vs Matt Mao

Two careers, 49 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 Matt Mao (China) have met in 49 rounds across 3 competitions since 2024. Counting every round where both finished with a result, Ryan Pilat leads Matt Mao: 42 finishes in front to 6 and 1 tie.

On personal bests the split is just as plain: across 17 shared events, Ryan Pilat holds the faster single in 16, Matt Mao in 1.

Personal bests, side by side

faster single in bold
EventRyan Pilat singleaverageMatt Mao singleaverage
3×33.345.446.577.93
2×20.691.290.921.71
4×420.9524.1228.3432.93
5×540.9646.4357.341:02.44
6×61:19.791:26.202:02.242:09.47
7×71:56.582:08.112:53.893:05.42
3×3 blindfolded15.4920.5428.7344.25
3×3 Fewest Moves19 moves20.3326 moves31.67
3×3 one-handed6.4310.359.8412.10
Clock3.103.893.083.66
Megaminx34.5838.7737.2841.82
Pyraminx0.961.541.883.54
Skewb1.573.032.824.18
Square-13.415.815.246.25
4×4 blindfolded2:08.443:28.265:08.72
5×5 blindfolded6:46.887:23.3513:53.00
3×3 Multi-Blind23 of 23 cubes · 56:116 of 7 cubes · 38:39

Year by year

every meeting, 49 rounds in all
20242026busiest year: 20 meetings2024: 202025: 172026: 12

Recent meetings

newest first · averages where the round ranked on one, singles otherwise
YearCompetitionEventRoundRyan PilatMatt Maoahead
2026Rubik's WCA North American Championship 20263×3First round6.159.39Ryan Pilat
2026Rubik's WCA North American Championship 20263×3 blindfoldedFirst round20.0733.31Ryan Pilat
2026Rubik's WCA North American Championship 20263×3 one-handedSecond round11.5416.13Ryan Pilat
2026Rubik's WCA North American Championship 20263×3 one-handedFirst round10.8715.08Ryan Pilat
2026Rubik's WCA North American Championship 20264×4First round26.3236.50Ryan Pilat
2026Rubik's WCA North American Championship 20265×5First round47.461:12.14Ryan Pilat
2026Rubik's WCA North American Championship 20267×7First round2:13.193:07.90Ryan Pilat
2026Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2026ClockFirst round4.456.54Matt Mao
2026Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2026PyraminxFirst round2.534.21Ryan Pilat
2026Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2026Square-1First round6.577.00Ryan Pilat
2026Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2026Square-1Final6.457.22Ryan Pilat
2026Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2026Square-1Second round6.636.69Ryan Pilat
2025Rubik's WCA World Championship 20252×2First round1.622.85Ryan Pilat
2025Rubik's WCA World Championship 20253×3First round7.089.37Ryan Pilat

Full careers: Ryan Pilat · Matt Mao. 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.