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Stefan Pochmann vs Kai Jiptner

Two careers, 89 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 Kai Jiptner (Germany) have met in 89 rounds across 10 competitions since 2007. Counting every round where both finished with a result, Kai Jiptner leads Stefan Pochmann: 53 finishes in front to 36.

On personal bests the split is just as plain: across 16 shared events, Kai Jiptner holds the faster single in 10, Stefan Pochmann in 6.

Personal bests, side by side

faster single in bold
EventStefan Pochmann singleaverageKai Jiptner singleaverage
3×39.5612.739.9012.74
2×22.635.562.934.63
4×453.271:02.2947.3158.14
5×51:48.092:02.781:48.051:54.10
6×66:23.094:32.724:53.87
7×76:29.136:45.497:52.008:01.27
3×3 blindfolded2:36.052:52.7741.2157.28
3×3 Fewest Moves27 moves376 moves
3×3 one-handed23.3828.9418.0821.85
Clock8.399.7413.0514.71
Megaminx1:21.961:23.792:17.962:36.08
Pyraminx8.5211.475.688.06
Square-11:15.691:46.4330.8639.85
4×4 blindfolded33:00.005:03.355:39.73
5×5 blindfolded2:34:36.0015:22.00
3×3 Multi-Blind6 of 6 cubes · 58:4114 of 14 cubes · 50:33

Year by year

every meeting, 89 rounds in all
20072013busiest year: 24 meetings2007: 162009: 242010: 102011: 202012: 152013: 4

Recent meetings

newest first · averages where the round ranked on one, singles otherwise
YearCompetitionEventRoundStefan PochmannKai Jiptnerahead
2013World Rubik's Cube Championship 20133×3First round14.9715.76Stefan Pochmann
2013World Rubik's Cube Championship 20133×3 Multi-BlindFinal4 of 6 cubes · 1:00:0011 of 16 cubes · 55:20Kai Jiptner
2013World Rubik's Cube Championship 20134×4First round1:10.101:09.95Kai Jiptner
2013World Rubik's Cube Championship 20134×4 blindfoldedFinal5:39.73Kai Jiptner
2012Berlin Open 20122×2Second round5.895.62Kai Jiptner
2012Berlin Open 20122×2First round7.845.26Kai Jiptner
2012Berlin Open 20122×2Final7.235.96Kai Jiptner
2012Berlin Open 20123×3Final13.7515.18Stefan Pochmann
2012Berlin Open 20123×3Second round12.7312.77Stefan Pochmann
2012Berlin Open 20123×3First round13.6813.18Kai Jiptner
2012Berlin Open 20123×3 blindfoldedFirst round3:56.591:01.72Kai Jiptner
2012Berlin Open 20123×3 blindfoldedFinal3:43.4059.09Kai Jiptner
2012Berlin Open 20123×3 one-handedSecond round32.3727.18Kai Jiptner
2012Berlin Open 20123×3 one-handedFirst round35.2026.06Kai Jiptner

Full careers: Stefan Pochmann · Kai Jiptner. 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.