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Sam Boyles vs Dan Cohen

Two careers, 87 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.

Sam Boyles (United States) and Dan Cohen (United States) have met in 87 rounds across 13 competitions since 2007. Counting every round where both finished with a result, Dan Cohen leads Sam Boyles: 62 finishes in front to 25.

On personal bests the split is just as plain: across 7 shared events, Dan Cohen holds the faster single in 6, Sam Boyles in 1.

Personal bests, side by side

faster single in bold
EventSam Boyles singleaverageDan Cohen singleaverage
3×311.8014.407.289.51
2×22.443.811.532.28
4×41:30.681:48.1830.0235.08
5×52:20.402:27.8257.441:02.60
3×3 Fewest Moves29 moves31 moves39.00
3×3 one-handed22.9328.3613.3816.02
Pyraminx15.1121.492.934.89

Year by year

every meeting, 87 rounds in all
20072011busiest year: 36 meetings2007: 42008: 362009: 142010: 252011: 8

Recent meetings

newest first · averages where the round ranked on one, singles otherwise
YearCompetitionEventRoundSam BoylesDan Cohenahead
2011United States National Championships 20112×2First round6.522.86Dan Cohen
2011United States National Championships 20113×3First round19.6010.78Dan Cohen
2011United States National Championships 20113×3 Fewest MovesFinal34 movesDan Cohen
2011United States National Championships 20113×3 one-handedFirst round35.0321.29Dan Cohen
2011United States National Championships 20115×5First round2:27.821:13.34Dan Cohen
2011United States National Championships 2011MagicFirst round1.662.66Sam Boyles
2011United States National Championships 2011Master MagicFirst round3.783.85Sam Boyles
2011United States National Championships 2011Master MagicFinal3.092.99Dan Cohen
2010Liberty Science Center Open 20102×2Final4.953.68Dan Cohen
2010Liberty Science Center Open 20103×3First round19.5111.52Dan Cohen
2010Liberty Science Center Open 20103×3 one-handedFinal23.2817.34Dan Cohen
2010Liberty Science Center Open 2010Master MagicFinal3.113.87Sam Boyles
2010Princeton Fall 20102×2Final5.784.96Dan Cohen
2010Princeton Fall 20103×3 one-handedFirst round38.8818.36Dan Cohen

Full careers: Sam Boyles · Dan Cohen. 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.