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Tomoyuki Hiraide (平出智之) vs Tomohiro Kobayashi (小林知広)

Two careers, 81 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.

Tomoyuki Hiraide (平出智之) (Japan) and Tomohiro Kobayashi (小林知広) (Japan) have met in 81 rounds across 29 competitions since 2013. Counting every round where both finished with a result, Tomoyuki Hiraide (平出智之) leads Tomohiro Kobayashi (小林知広): 48 finishes in front to 31 and 2 ties.

On personal bests the split is just as plain: across 15 shared events, Tomohiro Kobayashi (小林知広) holds the faster single in 10, Tomoyuki Hiraide (平出智之) in 4.

Personal bests, side by side

faster single in bold
EventTomoyuki Hiraide (平出智之) singleaverageTomohiro Kobayashi (小林知広) singleaverage
3×38.9311.597.458.64
2×21.663.991.412.33
4×441.1947.4625.6130.94
5×51:19.361:25.1647.2752.61
7×75:19.616:15.342:11.012:16.05
3×3 blindfolded33.6940.0341.0149.02
3×3 Fewest Moves19 moves22.3319 moves23.00
3×3 one-handed14.2518.9312.5916.18
Megaminx1:06.531:11.4142.5746.67
Pyraminx3.076.192.954.18
Skewb4.446.172.894.80
Square-119.1223.6613.2518.35
4×4 blindfolded3:16.824:16.888:27.91
5×5 blindfolded9:16.4331:02.00
3×3 Multi-Blind21 of 22 cubes · 56:0110 of 13 cubes · 57:22

Year by year

every meeting, 81 rounds in all
20132026busiest year: 24 meetings2013: 12014: 162015: 242017: 112018: 112019: 22023: 72025: 32026: 6

Recent meetings

newest first · averages where the round ranked on one, singles otherwise
YearCompetitionEventRoundTomoyuki Hiraide (平出智之)Tomohiro Kobayashi (小林知広)ahead
2026Japan FMC Championship 20263×3 Fewest MovesFinal23.6725 movesTomoyuki Hiraide (平出智之)
2026FMC World 20263×3 Fewest MovesFinal19 moves23.00Tomohiro Kobayashi (小林知広)
2026Tokyo FMC Spring 20263×3 Fewest MovesFirst round24.6738.33Tomoyuki Hiraide (平出智之)
2026Tokyo FMC Spring 20263×3 Fewest MovesFinal23.3323 movesTomoyuki Hiraide (平出智之)
2026Tokyo FMC Winter 20263×3 Fewest MovesFirst round22.3332.33Tomoyuki Hiraide (平出智之)
2026Tokyo FMC Winter 20263×3 Fewest MovesFinal23.6723 movesTomoyuki Hiraide (平出智之)
2025Otsu FMC Winter 20253×3 Fewest MovesFirst round23.6733.67Tomoyuki Hiraide (平出智之)
2025Otsu FMC Winter 20253×3 Fewest MovesFinal24.3324.00Tomohiro Kobayashi (小林知広)
2025FMC Asia 20253×3 Fewest MovesFinal25.3324 movesTomoyuki Hiraide (平出智之)
2023Rubik's WCA World Championship 20233×3First round13.559.87Tomohiro Kobayashi (小林知広)
2023Rubik's WCA World Championship 20233×3 blindfoldedFirst round35.60Tomoyuki Hiraide (平出智之)
2023Rubik's WCA World Championship 20233×3 Fewest MovesFinal29 moves25 movesTomohiro Kobayashi (小林知広)
2023Rubik's WCA World Championship 20234×4First round48.7233.88Tomohiro Kobayashi (小林知広)
2023Ayase Summer 20233×3First round13.029.29Tomohiro Kobayashi (小林知広)

Full careers: Tomoyuki Hiraide (平出智之) · Tomohiro Kobayashi (小林知広). 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.