Head to head
Tom Nelson vs Jack Cai
Two careers, 50 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.
Tom Nelson (New Zealand) and Jack Cai (Australia) have met in 50 rounds across 5 competitions since 2016. Counting every round where both finished with a result, Jack Cai leads Tom Nelson: 28 finishes in front to 20 and 2 ties.
On personal bests the split is just as plain: across 17 shared events, Tom Nelson holds the faster single in 10, Jack Cai in 7.
Personal bests, side by side
faster single in bold| Event | Tom Nelson single | average | Jack Cai single | average |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 9.75 | 11.12 | 8.05 | 10.06 |
| 2×2 | 1.21 | 3.76 | 1.90 | 3.29 |
| 4×4 | 38.78 | 47.63 | 35.59 | 43.64 |
| 5×5 | 1:18.79 | 1:29.29 | 1:42.46 | 1:52.80 |
| 6×6 | 2:31.01 | 2:42.81 | 4:06.04 | 4:22.98 |
| 7×7 | 3:55.00 | 4:00.40 | 7:25.35 | 7:28.19 |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 23.74 | 27.33 | 16.22 | 18.27 |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 20 moves | 22.33 | 32 moves | 40.33 |
| 3×3 one-handed | 27.06 | 31.67 | 10.14 | 13.17 |
| Clock | 10.13 | 12.30 | 38.25 | — |
| Megaminx | 1:24.16 | 1:35.67 | 1:59.54 | 2:17.12 |
| Pyraminx | 3.95 | 6.01 | 3.60 | 5.15 |
| Skewb | 6.37 | 9.74 | 5.16 | 9.60 |
| Square-1 | 16.29 | 19.96 | 56.25 | — |
| 4×4 blindfolded | 1:35.98 | 2:19.37 | 2:02.25 | 4:34.77 |
| 5×5 blindfolded | 3:47.13 | 4:36.24 | 6:45.65 | — |
| 3×3 Multi-Blind | 29 of 31 cubes · 57:09 | — | 29 of 30 cubes · 59:40 | — |
Year by year
every meeting, 50 rounds in allRecent meetings
newest first · averages where the round ranked on one, singles otherwise| Year | Competition | Event | Round | Tom Nelson | Jack Cai | ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | WCA World Championship 2019 | 3×3 | First round | 13.00 | 14.83 | Tom Nelson |
| 2019 | WCA World Championship 2019 | 3×3 blindfolded | First round | 40.57 | 23.29 | Jack Cai |
| 2019 | WCA World Championship 2019 | 3×3 blindfolded | Second round | 31.53 | 19.99 | Jack Cai |
| 2019 | WCA World Championship 2019 | 3×3 Multi-Blind | Final | 29 of 31 cubes · 57:09 | 20 of 24 cubes · 1:00:00 | Tom Nelson |
| 2019 | WCA World Championship 2019 | 4×4 blindfolded | Final | — | — | tie |
| 2019 | WCA World Championship 2019 | 5×5 blindfolded | Final | 4:15.89 | 10:36.00 | Tom Nelson |
| 2019 | Oceania 10th Anniversary 2019 | 2×2 | Second round | 5.72 | 4.67 | Jack Cai |
| 2019 | Oceania 10th Anniversary 2019 | 2×2 | First round | 4.91 | 5.33 | Tom Nelson |
| 2019 | Oceania 10th Anniversary 2019 | 3×3 | First round | 13.35 | 11.94 | Jack Cai |
| 2019 | Oceania 10th Anniversary 2019 | 3×3 | Second round | 13.20 | 14.20 | Tom Nelson |
| 2019 | Oceania 10th Anniversary 2019 | 3×3 blindfolded | First round | 31.95 | 18.84 | Jack Cai |
| 2019 | Oceania 10th Anniversary 2019 | 3×3 blindfolded | Final | 27.10 | 20.64 | Jack Cai |
| 2019 | Oceania 10th Anniversary 2019 | 3×3 Multi-Blind | Final | 22 of 33 cubes · 58:39 | 16 of 29 cubes · 1:00:00 | Tom Nelson |
| 2019 | Oceania 10th Anniversary 2019 | 3×3 one-handed | First round | 40.66 | 15.98 | Jack Cai |
Full careers: Tom Nelson · Jack Cai. 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.