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Simon Kellum vs Harsha Paladugu

Two careers, 318 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 Harsha Paladugu (United States) have met in 318 rounds across 35 competitions since 2017. Counting every round where both finished with a result, Simon Kellum leads Harsha Paladugu: 263 finishes in front to 54 and 1 tie.

On personal bests the split is just as plain: across 16 shared events, Simon Kellum holds the faster single in 15, Harsha Paladugu in 1.

Personal bests, side by side

faster single in bold
EventSimon Kellum singleaverageHarsha Paladugu singleaverage
3×34.917.066.038.80
2×20.711.441.543.03
4×429.2435.2733.8339.91
5×555.691:04.661:16.611:27.48
6×61:53.032:06.172:43.222:51.40
7×72:57.723:15.064:26.484:57.96
3×3 blindfolded39.081:02.971:05.131:54.29
3×3 Fewest Moves19 moves20.6721 moves23.33
3×3 one-handed8.4911.908.9113.88
Clock4.004.883.944.79
Megaminx39.3745.9451.761:01.40
Pyraminx0.731.530.951.68
Skewb0.851.711.834.52
Square-16.6510.139.5614.19
4×4 blindfolded7:34.3415:02.00
3×3 Multi-Blind10 of 12 cubes · 56:452 of 2 cubes · 16:18

Year by year

every meeting, 318 rounds in all
20172025busiest year: 137 meetings2017: 42019: 102022: 702023: 1372024: 532025: 44

Recent meetings

newest first · averages where the round ranked on one, singles otherwise
YearCompetitionEventRoundSimon KellumHarsha Paladuguahead
2025FMHawks OH 20253×3 Fewest MovesFinal24.3325.00Simon Kellum
2025FMHawks OH 20253×3 Fewest MovesFirst round25 moves26.33Harsha Paladugu
2025Prebleminxing 20253×3First round9.209.02Harsha Paladugu
2025Prebleminxing 20253×3Second round8.7210.45Simon Kellum
2025Prebleminxing 2025PyraminxFinal2.382.09Harsha Paladugu
2025Prebleminxing 2025PyraminxFirst round2.662.65Harsha Paladugu
2025Prebleminxing 2025PyraminxSecond round2.423.27Simon Kellum
2025Gem City Pre-Flight Warm Up OH 20252×2Final2.854.53Simon Kellum
2025Gem City Pre-Flight Warm Up OH 20252×2First round2.294.08Simon Kellum
2025Gem City Pre-Flight Warm Up OH 20253×3First round9.739.41Harsha Paladugu
2025Gem City Pre-Flight Warm Up OH 20253×3Second round8.0310.27Simon Kellum
2025Gem City Pre-Flight Warm Up OH 20253×3Final8.2810.12Simon Kellum
2025Gem City Pre-Flight Warm Up OH 20253×3 blindfoldedFirst round1:14.87Simon Kellum
2025Gem City Pre-Flight Warm Up OH 20253×3 Fewest MovesFirst round21 moves24.33Harsha Paladugu

Full careers: Simon Kellum · Harsha Paladugu. 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.