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Shuto Ueno (上野柊斗) vs Tomohiro Kobayashi (小林知広)

Two careers, 244 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.

Shuto Ueno (上野柊斗) (Japan) and Tomohiro Kobayashi (小林知広) (Japan) have met in 244 rounds across 71 competitions since 2013. Counting every round where both finished with a result, Shuto Ueno (上野柊斗) leads Tomohiro Kobayashi (小林知広): 185 finishes in front to 59.

On personal bests the split is just as plain: across 17 shared events, Tomohiro Kobayashi (小林知広) holds the faster single in 9, Shuto Ueno (上野柊斗) in 7.

Personal bests, side by side

faster single in bold
EventShuto Ueno (上野柊斗) singleaverageTomohiro Kobayashi (小林知広) singleaverage
3×37.148.637.458.64
2×21.592.571.412.33
4×427.8131.8025.6130.94
5×553.1559.5047.2752.61
6×62:00.382:02.771:26.261:31.38
7×72:54.413:04.072:11.012:16.05
3×3 blindfolded23.8529.6441.0149.02
3×3 Fewest Moves19 moves22.0019 moves23.00
3×3 one-handed11.1113.9112.5916.18
Clock10.1811.266.468.27
Megaminx47.6950.7742.5746.67
Pyraminx3.254.772.954.18
Skewb3.396.132.894.80
Square-111.0513.2713.2518.35
4×4 blindfolded4:55.595:46.048:27.91
5×5 blindfolded14:45.0031:02.00
3×3 Multi-Blind11 of 13 cubes · 59:1710 of 13 cubes · 57:22

Year by year

every meeting, 244 rounds in all
20132026busiest year: 62 meetings2013: 22014: 162015: 412017: 202018: 382019: 622020: 32021: 12022: 52023: 162024: 152025: 152026: 10

Recent meetings

newest first · averages where the round ranked on one, singles otherwise
YearCompetitionEventRoundShuto Ueno (上野柊斗)Tomohiro Kobayashi (小林知広)ahead
2026Japan Championship 20263×3First round11.1810.36Tomohiro Kobayashi (小林知広)
2026Japan Championship 20264×4First round36.7532.68Tomohiro Kobayashi (小林知広)
2026Japan Championship 20265×5First round1:09.2453.86Tomohiro Kobayashi (小林知広)
2026Japan Championship 20266×6Final2:11.761:35.95Tomohiro Kobayashi (小林知広)
2026Japan FMC Championship 20263×3 Fewest MovesFinal23.0025 movesShuto Ueno (上野柊斗)
2026FMC World 20263×3 Fewest MovesFinal22.0023.00Shuto Ueno (上野柊斗)
2026Tokyo FMC Spring 20263×3 Fewest MovesFirst round23.3338.33Shuto Ueno (上野柊斗)
2026Tokyo FMC Spring 20263×3 Fewest MovesFinal23.3323 movesShuto Ueno (上野柊斗)
2026Tokyo FMC Winter 20263×3 Fewest MovesFirst round23.6732.33Shuto Ueno (上野柊斗)
2026Tokyo FMC Winter 20263×3 Fewest MovesFinal23.3323 movesShuto Ueno (上野柊斗)
2025Otsu FMC Winter 20253×3 Fewest MovesFirst round23.3333.67Shuto Ueno (上野柊斗)
2025Otsu FMC Winter 20253×3 Fewest MovesFinal25.0024.00Tomohiro Kobayashi (小林知広)
2025Kansai Mega Day 20253×3Second round8.6811.01Shuto Ueno (上野柊斗)
2025Kansai Mega Day 20253×3First round9.0211.11Shuto Ueno (上野柊斗)

Full careers: Shuto Ueno (上野柊斗) · Tomohiro Kobayashi (小林知広). 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.