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Tomohiro Kobayashi (小林知広) vs Masayuki Hirai (平井雅之)

Two careers, 253 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.

Tomohiro Kobayashi (小林知広) (Japan) and Masayuki Hirai (平井雅之) (Japan) have met in 253 rounds across 59 competitions since 2014. Counting every round where both finished with a result, Tomohiro Kobayashi (小林知広) leads Masayuki Hirai (平井雅之): 130 finishes in front to 123.

On personal bests the split is just as plain: across 14 shared events, Tomohiro Kobayashi (小林知広) holds the faster single in 10, Masayuki Hirai (平井雅之) in 4.

Personal bests, side by side

faster single in bold
EventTomohiro Kobayashi (小林知広) singleaverageMasayuki Hirai (平井雅之) singleaverage
3×37.458.646.607.86
2×21.412.331.472.81
4×425.6130.9425.2931.05
5×547.2752.6157.401:01.66
6×61:26.261:31.381:35.681:41.96
7×72:11.012:16.052:37.092:48.69
3×3 blindfolded41.0149.021:39.922:24.59
3×3 one-handed12.5916.1815.8118.33
Megaminx42.5746.6728.5930.58
Pyraminx2.954.184.417.10
Skewb2.894.802.734.44
Square-113.2518.3522.4628.07
4×4 blindfolded8:27.91—32:04.00—
3×3 Multi-Blind10 of 13 cubes · 57:22—2 of 3 cubes · 20:46—

Year by year

every meeting, 253 rounds in all
20142026busiest year: 55 meetings2014: 12015: 102017: 192018: 552019: 352020: 22022: 62023: 132024: 172025: 482026: 47

Recent meetings

newest first · averages where the round ranked on one, singles otherwise
YearCompetitionEventRoundTomohiro Kobayashi (小林知広)Masayuki Hirai (平井雅之)ahead
2026Tokai Autumn 20263×3First round9.599.77Tomohiro Kobayashi (小林知広)
2026Tokai Autumn 20264×4Final31.4831.05Masayuki Hirai (平井雅之)
2026Tokai Autumn 20265×5Final55.421:02.26Tomohiro Kobayashi (小林知広)
2026Tokai Autumn 20265×5First round57.071:01.66Tomohiro Kobayashi (小林知広)
2026Otsu Biwako Autumn 20263×3Final11.589.20Masayuki Hirai (平井雅之)
2026Otsu Biwako Autumn 20266×6Final1:35.351:41.96Tomohiro Kobayashi (小林知広)
2026Otsu Biwako Autumn 2026SkewbFinal6.345.88Masayuki Hirai (平井雅之)
2026Korea Open 20262×2Second round3.143.53Tomohiro Kobayashi (小林知広)
2026Korea Open 20262×2First round4.233.20Masayuki Hirai (平井雅之)
2026Korea Open 20263×3First round10.4510.16Masayuki Hirai (平井雅之)
2026Korea Open 20263×3Semi Final8.999.04Tomohiro Kobayashi (小林知広)
2026Korea Open 20263×3Second round9.859.17Masayuki Hirai (平井雅之)
2026Korea Open 20266×6First round1:37.951:48.89Tomohiro Kobayashi (小林知広)
2026Korea Open 20267×7First round2:23.132:53.23Tomohiro Kobayashi (小林知広)

Full careers: Tomohiro Kobayashi (小林知広) · Masayuki Hirai (平井雅之). 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.