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Stefan Pochmann vs István Kocza

Two careers, 41 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.

Stefan Pochmann (Germany) and István Kocza (Hungary) have met in 41 rounds across 7 competitions since 2006. Counting every round where both finished with a result, Stefan Pochmann leads István Kocza: 32 finishes in front to 9.

On personal bests the split is just as plain: across 17 shared events, Stefan Pochmann holds the faster single in 10, István Kocza in 7.

Personal bests, side by side

faster single in bold
EventStefan Pochmann singleaverageIstván Kocza singleaverage
3×39.5612.7314.4619.11
2×22.635.565.3610.09
4×453.271:02.291:30.441:50.12
5×51:48.092:02.783:05.063:48.96
6×66:23.095:47.946:25.47
7×76:29.136:45.498:48.329:24.24
3×3 blindfolded2:36.052:52.7741.9052.73
3×3 Fewest Moves27 moves22 moves35.67
3×3 one-handed23.3828.9434.8149.13
Clock8.399.7422.1725.25
Megaminx1:21.961:23.794:09.914:45.01
Pyraminx8.5211.479.7317.15
Skewb10.2115.2512.8119.47
Square-11:15.691:46.4323.3129.50
4×4 blindfolded33:00.005:15.926:01.41
5×5 blindfolded2:34:36.0010:55.0012:31.00
3×3 Multi-Blind6 of 6 cubes · 58:4117 of 17 cubes · 57:40

Year by year

every meeting, 41 rounds in all
20062013busiest year: 16 meetings2006: 62007: 162009: 52011: 92013: 5

Recent meetings

newest first · averages where the round ranked on one, singles otherwise
YearCompetitionEventRoundStefan PochmannIstván Koczaahead
2013World Rubik's Cube Championship 20133×3First round14.9721.86Stefan Pochmann
2013World Rubik's Cube Championship 20133×3 Fewest MovesFinal33 moves37 movesStefan Pochmann
2013World Rubik's Cube Championship 20133×3 Multi-BlindFinal4 of 6 cubes · 1:00:0014 of 15 cubes · 58:22István Kocza
2013World Rubik's Cube Championship 20134×4First round1:10.101:52.55Stefan Pochmann
2013World Rubik's Cube Championship 20134×4 blindfoldedFinal9:07.99István Kocza
2011Aachen Open 20112×2First round7.3315.45Stefan Pochmann
2011Aachen Open 20113×3First round16.4023.54Stefan Pochmann
2011Aachen Open 20113×3 blindfoldedFirst round4:13.841:48.33István Kocza
2011Aachen Open 20113×3 Fewest MovesFinal42 movesStefan Pochmann
2011Aachen Open 20113×3 Multi-BlindFinal3 of 3 cubes · 25:329 of 9 cubes · 55:26István Kocza
2011Aachen Open 20113×3 one-handedFirst round31.3754.60Stefan Pochmann
2011Aachen Open 20114×4First round1:08.862:00.97Stefan Pochmann
2011Aachen Open 20115×5First round2:17.384:35.65Stefan Pochmann
2011Aachen Open 2011MegaminxFinal1:42.615:08.06Stefan Pochmann

Full careers: Stefan Pochmann · István Kocza. 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.