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Simon Kellum vs Emil Lazaryev

Two careers, 43 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.

Simon Kellum (United States) and Emil Lazaryev (United States) have met in 43 rounds across 4 competitions since 2023. Counting every round where both finished with a result, Simon Kellum leads Emil Lazaryev: 39 finishes in front to 4.

On personal bests the split is just as plain: across 15 shared events, Simon Kellum holds the faster single in 14, Emil Lazaryev in 1.

Personal bests, side by side

faster single in bold
EventSimon Kellum singleaverageEmil Lazaryev singleaverage
3×34.917.066.277.64
2×20.711.441.152.02
4×429.2435.2732.9938.53
5×555.691:04.661:10.441:17.73
6×61:53.032:06.172:04.832:12.91
7×72:57.723:15.064:15.464:26.76
3×3 blindfolded39.081:02.971:20.012:10.61
3×3 Fewest Moves19 moves20.6739 moves44.00
3×3 one-handed8.4911.9013.3317.69
Clock4.004.883.915.01
Megaminx39.3745.9450.9056.61
Pyraminx0.731.531.032.95
Skewb0.851.712.324.24
Square-16.6510.1311.2817.93
3×3 Multi-Blind10 of 12 cubes · 56:452 of 4 cubes · 24:41

Year by year

every meeting, 43 rounds in all
20232026busiest year: 14 meetings2023: 142024: 92025: 112026: 9

Recent meetings

newest first · averages where the round ranked on one, singles otherwise
YearCompetitionEventRoundSimon KellumEmil Lazaryevahead
2026Rubik's WCA North American Championship 20262×2First round2.362.54Simon Kellum
2026Rubik's WCA North American Championship 20262×2Second round2.652.51Emil Lazaryev
2026Rubik's WCA North American Championship 20263×3Second round7.609.80Simon Kellum
2026Rubik's WCA North American Championship 20263×3First round8.638.20Emil Lazaryev
2026Rubik's WCA North American Championship 20263×3 one-handedFirst round12.9422.31Simon Kellum
2026Rubik's WCA North American Championship 20264×4First round36.7145.35Simon Kellum
2026Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2026ClockFirst round6.016.70Simon Kellum
2026Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2026PyraminxFirst round2.104.34Simon Kellum
2026Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2026SkewbFirst round2.895.19Simon Kellum
2025Rubik's WCA World Championship 20252×2First round2.952.99Simon Kellum
2025Rubik's WCA World Championship 20253×3First round9.8110.46Simon Kellum
2025Rubik's WCA World Championship 20253×3 one-handedFirst round13.7632.15Simon Kellum
2025Rubik's WCA World Championship 20254×4First round37.7041.35Simon Kellum
2025Rubik's WCA World Championship 20255×5First round1:09.991:25.40Simon Kellum

Full careers: Simon Kellum · Emil Lazaryev. 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.