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

Two careers, 246 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 246 rounds across 57 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): 126 finishes in front to 120.

On personal bests the split is just as plain: across 14 shared events, Tomohiro Kobayashi (小林知広) holds the faster single in 11, Masayuki Hirai (平井雅之) in 3.

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
4×425.6130.9428.6433.15
5×547.2752.6159.211:03.39
6×61:26.261:31.381:37.281:42.81
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
Megaminx42.5746.6728.5931.22
Pyraminx2.954.184.417.10
Skewb2.894.802.734.44
Square-113.2518.3522.4628.07
4×4 blindfolded8:27.9132:04.00
3×3 Multi-Blind10 of 13 cubes · 57:222 of 3 cubes · 20:46

Year by year

every meeting, 246 rounds in all
20142026busiest year: 55 meetings2014: 12015: 102017: 192018: 552019: 352020: 22022: 62023: 132024: 172025: 482026: 40

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
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 20263×3Second round9.859.17Masayuki 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 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)
2026Korea Open 2026MegaminxFirst round53.4134.77Masayuki Hirai (平井雅之)
2026Maru Cube Day Taiwan 20262×2Second round5.182.81Masayuki Hirai (平井雅之)
2026Maru Cube Day Taiwan 20262×2First round4.454.80Tomohiro Kobayashi (小林知広)
2026Maru Cube Day Taiwan 20263×3Second round9.359.24Masayuki Hirai (平井雅之)
2026Maru Cube Day Taiwan 20263×3First round10.269.68Masayuki Hirai (平井雅之)
2026Maru Cube Day Taiwan 20264×4First round32.4736.97Tomohiro Kobayashi (小林知広)
2026Maru Cube Day Taiwan 20265×5First round55.391:05.35Tomohiro 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.