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Sameer Aggarwal vs Zayn Khanani

Two careers, 138 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.

Sameer Aggarwal (United States) and Zayn Khanani (United States) have met in 138 rounds across 8 competitions since 2019. Counting every round where both finished with a result, Sameer Aggarwal leads Zayn Khanani: 92 finishes in front to 45 and 1 tie.

On personal bests the split is just as plain: across 14 shared events, Sameer Aggarwal holds the faster single in 12, Zayn Khanani in 2.

Personal bests, side by side

faster single in bold
EventSameer Aggarwal singleaverageZayn Khanani singleaverage
3×34.135.564.716.69
2×20.511.450.500.92
4×422.6026.1928.3532.58
5×545.2151.0858.161:05.62
6×61:24.661:30.431:56.132:03.37
7×72:18.992:30.843:02.023:21.31
3×3 blindfolded34.661:05.632:20.164:12.65
3×3 Fewest Moves21 moves28.6725 moves28.67
3×3 one-handed7.7610.828.6111.36
Clock2.994.347.329.24
Megaminx39.7446.6439.8845.88
Pyraminx1.352.351.933.06
Skewb1.463.340.811.56
Square-13.424.636.007.45

Year by year

every meeting, 138 rounds in all
20192025busiest year: 48 meetings2019: 102021: 192022: 482023: 362024: 202025: 5

Recent meetings

newest first · averages where the round ranked on one, singles otherwise
YearCompetitionEventRoundSameer AggarwalZayn Khananiahead
2025Rubik's WCA World Championship 20252×2Second round1.951.37Zayn Khanani
2025Rubik's WCA World Championship 20252×2First round2.391.09Zayn Khanani
2025Rubik's WCA World Championship 20253×3Second round8.317.17Zayn Khanani
2025Rubik's WCA World Championship 20253×3First round7.097.75Sameer Aggarwal
2025Rubik's WCA World Championship 2025Square-1First round6.1212.30Sameer Aggarwal
2024Rubik's WCA North American Championship 20242×2Semi Final3.101.54Zayn Khanani
2024Rubik's WCA North American Championship 20242×2Second round1.821.38Zayn Khanani
2024Rubik's WCA North American Championship 20242×2First round1.991.20Zayn Khanani
2024Rubik's WCA North American Championship 20243×3First round7.417.29Zayn Khanani
2024Rubik's WCA North American Championship 20243×3Semi Final6.857.68Sameer Aggarwal
2024Rubik's WCA North American Championship 20243×3Second round7.607.73Sameer Aggarwal
2024Rubik's WCA North American Championship 20243×3 one-handedFinal13.2915.54Sameer Aggarwal
2024Rubik's WCA North American Championship 20243×3 one-handedSecond round12.3312.30Zayn Khanani
2024Rubik's WCA North American Championship 20243×3 one-handedFirst round11.9414.93Sameer Aggarwal

Full careers: Sameer Aggarwal · Zayn Khanani. 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.