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Stefan Pochmann vs Mike Hughey

Two careers, 56 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 Mike Hughey (United States) have met in 56 rounds across 7 competitions since 2007. Counting every round where both finished with a result, Stefan Pochmann leads Mike Hughey: 34 finishes in front to 19 and 3 ties.

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

Personal bests, side by side

faster single in bold
EventStefan Pochmann singleaverageMike Hughey singleaverage
3×39.5612.7315.9719.39
2×22.635.564.186.05
4×453.271:02.291:05.951:14.86
5×51:48.092:02.781:57.442:11.18
6×66:23.093:53.664:09.17
7×76:29.136:45.495:51.686:15.24
3×3 blindfolded2:36.052:52.7756.251:23.01
3×3 Fewest Moves27 moves26 moves29.00
3×3 one-handed23.3828.9429.8138.85
Clock8.399.749.3810.09
Megaminx1:21.961:23.791:47.762:03.33
Pyraminx8.5211.475.858.35
Skewb10.2115.255.799.45
Square-11:15.691:46.4320.3829.58
4×4 blindfolded33:00.006:07.476:37.86
5×5 blindfolded2:34:36.0011:35.0013:02.00
3×3 Multi-Blind6 of 6 cubes · 58:4115 of 16 cubes · 57:55

Year by year

every meeting, 56 rounds in all
20072013busiest year: 14 meetings2007: 22008: 62009: 62010: 92011: 142012: 112013: 8

Recent meetings

newest first · averages where the round ranked on one, singles otherwise
YearCompetitionEventRoundStefan PochmannMike Hugheyahead
2013World Rubik's Cube Championship 20133×3First round14.9721.15Stefan Pochmann
2013World Rubik's Cube Championship 20133×3 Fewest MovesFinal33 moves32 movesMike Hughey
2013World Rubik's Cube Championship 20133×3 Multi-BlindFinal4 of 6 cubes · 1:00:0011 of 12 cubes · 54:43Mike Hughey
2013World Rubik's Cube Championship 20134×4First round1:10.101:20.96Stefan Pochmann
2013World Rubik's Cube Championship 20134×4 blindfoldedFinal6:37.86Mike Hughey
2013World Rubik's Cube Championship 20135×5First round2:05.262:15.02Stefan Pochmann
2013World Rubik's Cube Championship 2013ClockFirst round10.5715.09Stefan Pochmann
2013World Rubik's Cube Championship 2013MegaminxFirst round1:43.112:45.66Stefan Pochmann
2012United States National Championships 20122×2First round6.227.85Stefan Pochmann
2012United States National Championships 20123×3First round15.5723.45Stefan Pochmann
2012United States National Championships 20123×3 blindfoldedFirst round3:28.441:33.14Mike Hughey
2012United States National Championships 20123×3 Fewest MovesFinal27 moves35 movesStefan Pochmann
2012United States National Championships 20123×3 Multi-BlindFinal6 of 6 cubes · 58:4112 of 13 cubes · 56:51Mike Hughey
2012United States National Championships 20123×3 one-handedFirst round32.7048.13Stefan Pochmann

Full careers: Stefan Pochmann · Mike Hughey. 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.