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Simon Kellum vs Zayn Khanani

Two careers, 337 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 Zayn Khanani (United States) have met in 337 rounds across 26 competitions since 2019. Counting every round where both finished with a result, Zayn Khanani leads Simon Kellum: 230 finishes in front to 105 and 2 ties.

On personal bests the split is just as plain: across 14 shared events, Simon Kellum holds the faster single in 9, Zayn Khanani in 5.

Personal bests, side by side

faster single in bold
EventSimon Kellum singleaverageZayn Khanani singleaverage
3×34.917.064.716.69
2×20.711.440.500.92
4×429.2435.2728.3532.58
5×555.691:04.6658.161:05.62
6×61:53.032:06.171:56.132:03.37
7×72:57.723:15.063:02.023:21.31
3×3 blindfolded39.081:02.972:20.164:12.65
3×3 Fewest Moves19 moves20.6725 moves28.67
3×3 one-handed8.4911.908.6111.36
Clock4.004.887.329.24
Megaminx39.3745.9439.8845.88
Pyraminx0.731.531.933.06
Skewb0.851.710.811.56
Square-16.6510.136.007.45

Year by year

every meeting, 337 rounds in all
20192026busiest year: 140 meetings2019: 102022: 812023: 1402024: 612025: 122026: 33

Recent meetings

newest first · averages where the round ranked on one, singles otherwise
YearCompetitionEventRoundSimon KellumZayn Khananiahead
2026Rubik's WCA North American Championship 20262×2First round2.361.96Zayn Khanani
2026Rubik's WCA North American Championship 20262×2Second round2.651.31Zayn Khanani
2026Rubik's WCA North American Championship 20263×3First round8.637.82Zayn Khanani
2026Rubik's WCA North American Championship 20263×3Second round7.607.30Zayn Khanani
2026Rubik's WCA North American Championship 20263×3 one-handedFirst round12.9415.99Simon Kellum
2026Rubik's WCA North American Championship 20264×4First round36.7138.76Simon Kellum
2026Rubik's WCA North American Championship 20265×5First round1:10.101:07.44Zayn Khanani
2026Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2026PyraminxFirst round2.106.24Simon Kellum
2026Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2026SkewbFinal3.091.99Zayn Khanani
2026Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2026SkewbSecond round2.621.84Zayn Khanani
2026Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2026SkewbFirst round2.892.17Zayn Khanani
2026Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2026Square-1First round12.8212.89Simon Kellum
2026CubingUSA Great Lakes Championship 20262×2Second round3.161.14Zayn Khanani
2026CubingUSA Great Lakes Championship 20262×2First round2.121.01Zayn Khanani

Full careers: Simon Kellum · 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.