Head to head
Tom Nelson vs Jack McDougall
Two careers, 391 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 McDougall (New Zealand) have met in 391 rounds across 40 competitions since 2020. Counting every round where both finished with a result, Jack McDougall leads Tom Nelson: 304 finishes in front to 86 and 1 tie.
On personal bests the split is just as plain: across 17 shared events, Jack McDougall holds the faster single in 15, Tom Nelson in 2.
Personal bests, side by side
faster single in bold| Event | Tom Nelson single | average | Jack McDougall single | average |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 9.75 | 11.12 | 5.09 | 7.08 |
| 2×2 | 1.21 | 3.76 | 0.72 | 1.43 |
| 4×4 | 38.78 | 47.63 | 26.79 | 30.96 |
| 5×5 | 1:18.79 | 1:29.29 | 51.34 | 55.36 |
| 6×6 | 2:31.01 | 2:42.81 | 1:45.36 | 1:56.49 |
| 7×7 | 3:55.00 | 4:00.40 | 2:50.04 | 2:59.63 |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 23.74 | 27.33 | 16.66 | 22.70 |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 20 moves | 22.33 | 19 moves | 21.67 |
| 3×3 one-handed | 27.06 | 31.67 | 11.67 | 15.20 |
| Clock | 10.13 | 12.30 | 3.17 | 3.70 |
| Megaminx | 1:24.16 | 1:35.67 | 39.41 | 43.16 |
| Pyraminx | 3.95 | 6.01 | 1.24 | 2.81 |
| Skewb | 6.37 | 9.74 | 1.45 | 2.64 |
| Square-1 | 16.29 | 19.96 | 7.04 | 8.81 |
| 4×4 blindfolded | 1:35.98 | 2:19.37 | 1:30.76 | 2:32.73 |
| 5×5 blindfolded | 3:47.13 | 4:36.24 | 4:50.41 | 6:34.84 |
| 3×3 Multi-Blind | 29 of 31 cubes · 57:09 | — | 22 of 22 cubes · 52:22 | — |
Year by year
every meeting, 391 rounds in allRecent meetings
newest first · averages where the round ranked on one, singles otherwise| Year | Competition | Event | Round | Tom Nelson | Jack McDougall | ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | GAN New Zealand Nationals 2026 | 2×2 | First round | 3.84 | 1.80 | Jack McDougall |
| 2026 | GAN New Zealand Nationals 2026 | 2×2 | Second round | 5.47 | 1.74 | Jack McDougall |
| 2026 | GAN New Zealand Nationals 2026 | 3×3 | First round | 13.65 | 8.54 | Jack McDougall |
| 2026 | GAN New Zealand Nationals 2026 | 3×3 | Second round | 15.05 | 7.53 | Jack McDougall |
| 2026 | GAN New Zealand Nationals 2026 | 3×3 blindfolded | Final | 33.08 | 26.23 | Jack McDougall |
| 2026 | GAN New Zealand Nationals 2026 | 3×3 blindfolded | First round | 30.21 | 22.70 | Jack McDougall |
| 2026 | GAN New Zealand Nationals 2026 | 3×3 Fewest Moves | Final | 24.00 | 25.33 | Tom Nelson |
| 2026 | GAN New Zealand Nationals 2026 | 3×3 Multi-Blind | Final | 5 of 6 cubes · 11:19 | 25 of 30 cubes · 58:08 | Jack McDougall |
| 2026 | GAN New Zealand Nationals 2026 | 3×3 one-handed | First round | 38.25 | 16.13 | Jack McDougall |
| 2026 | GAN New Zealand Nationals 2026 | 4×4 | Second round | 51.94 | 31.46 | Jack McDougall |
| 2026 | GAN New Zealand Nationals 2026 | 4×4 | First round | 54.10 | 32.30 | Jack McDougall |
| 2026 | GAN New Zealand Nationals 2026 | 4×4 blindfolded | Final | 1:35.98 | 1:55.61 | Tom Nelson |
| 2026 | GAN New Zealand Nationals 2026 | 5×5 | First round | 1:33.34 | 57.29 | Jack McDougall |
| 2026 | GAN New Zealand Nationals 2026 | 5×5 blindfolded | Final | — | 5:45.57 | Jack McDougall |
Full careers: Tom Nelson · Jack McDougall. 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.