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Serban Stelian vs Ianis Costin Chele

Two careers, 470 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.

Serban Stelian (Romania) and Ianis Costin Chele (Romania) have met in 470 rounds across 43 competitions since 2021. Counting every round where both finished with a result, Ianis Costin Chele leads Serban Stelian: 437 finishes in front to 32 and 1 tie.

On personal bests the split is just as plain: across 14 shared events, Ianis Costin Chele holds the faster single in 12, Serban Stelian in 2.

Personal bests, side by side

faster single in bold
EventSerban Stelian singleaverageIanis Costin Chele singleaverage
3×34.286.204.075.33
2×20.832.020.591.26
4×423.0131.6020.1124.32
5×51:01.951:09.2445.0150.10
6×62:17.442:25.081:36.181:42.12
7×74:34.424:59.062:40.612:47.98
3×3 blindfolded27.2935.281:56.542:41.59
3×3 Fewest Moves27 moves31.3329 moves33.33
3×3 one-handed9.3511.156.358.37
Clock6.058.185.315.90
Megaminx44.1554.4230.7934.71
Pyraminx2.273.871.001.81
Skewb2.865.451.332.80
Square-114.0018.626.187.93

Year by year

every meeting, 470 rounds in all
20212026busiest year: 135 meetings2021: 112022: 542023: 1352024: 902025: 1272026: 53

Recent meetings

newest first · averages where the round ranked on one, singles otherwise
YearCompetitionEventRoundSerban StelianIanis Costin Cheleahead
2026Romanian Nationals 20262×2Final3.661.72Ianis Costin Chele
2026Romanian Nationals 20262×2First round3.241.39Ianis Costin Chele
2026Romanian Nationals 20263×3Final7.626.68Ianis Costin Chele
2026Romanian Nationals 20263×3First round6.995.77Ianis Costin Chele
2026Romanian Nationals 20263×3Second round6.925.87Ianis Costin Chele
2026Romanian Nationals 20263×3 blindfoldedFinal39.712:54.27Serban Stelian
2026Romanian Nationals 20263×3 blindfoldedFirst round34.262:54.36Serban Stelian
2026Romanian Nationals 20263×3 Fewest MovesFinal32 moves31 movesIanis Costin Chele
2026Romanian Nationals 20263×3 Multi-BlindFinal3 of 4 cubes · 12:55Serban Stelian
2026Romanian Nationals 20263×3 one-handedFinal12.049.81Ianis Costin Chele
2026Romanian Nationals 20263×3 one-handedFirst round11.659.36Ianis Costin Chele
2026Romanian Nationals 20264×4Final33.3425.34Ianis Costin Chele
2026Romanian Nationals 20264×4First round33.2225.25Ianis Costin Chele
2026Romanian Nationals 20265×5Final1:09.2450.10Ianis Costin Chele

Full careers: Serban Stelian · Ianis Costin Chele. 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.