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Valerio Locatelli vs Daniel Rush

Two careers, 40 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.

Valerio Locatelli (Italy) and Daniel Rush (South Africa) have met in 40 rounds across 5 competitions since 2024. Counting every round where both finished with a result, the count stands level, 20 finishes in front each.

On personal bests the split is just as plain: across 13 shared events, Daniel Rush holds the faster single in 12, Valerio Locatelli in 1.

Personal bests, side by side

faster single in bold
EventValerio Locatelli singleaverageDaniel Rush singleaverage
3×34.265.683.826.02
2×20.902.330.621.87
4×422.3326.8520.3623.69
5×554.6857.6836.9442.12
3×3 blindfolded50.361:16.4349.271:32.03
3×3 Fewest Moves36 moves39.0025 moves32.67
3×3 one-handed7.869.7910.8314.47
Clock9.4411.054.225.58
Megaminx1:07.361:23.8837.8244.31
Pyraminx2.434.041.783.51
Skewb5.4010.791.934.48
4×4 blindfolded18:39.007:54.55
3×3 Multi-Blind7 of 7 cubes · 49:558 of 9 cubes · 47:10

Year by year

every meeting, 40 rounds in all
20242026busiest year: 19 meetings2024: 112025: 102026: 19

Recent meetings

newest first · averages where the round ranked on one, singles otherwise
YearCompetitionEventRoundValerio LocatelliDaniel Rushahead
2026Rubik's WCA European Championship 20263×3First round6.196.69Valerio Locatelli
2026Rubik's WCA European Championship 20263×3Second round6.326.66Valerio Locatelli
2026Rubik's WCA European Championship 20263×3Semi Final6.236.61Valerio Locatelli
2026Rubik's WCA European Championship 20264×4First round28.0923.96Daniel Rush
2026Rubik's WCA European Championship 20264×4Second round29.6624.92Daniel Rush
2026Rubik's WCA European Championship 20265×5First round1:04.0544.25Daniel Rush
2026French Championship 20262×2Second round2.762.40Daniel Rush
2026French Championship 20262×2First round2.642.65Valerio Locatelli
2026French Championship 20263×3First round6.298.47Valerio Locatelli
2026French Championship 20263×3Final6.396.06Daniel Rush
2026French Championship 20263×3Second round6.156.15Valerio Locatelli
2026French Championship 20263×3Semi Final6.706.02Daniel Rush
2026French Championship 20263×3 one-handedFinal10.5115.46Valerio Locatelli
2026French Championship 20263×3 one-handedSecond round10.2815.16Valerio Locatelli

Full careers: Valerio Locatelli · Daniel Rush. 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.