Head to head
Valerio Locatelli vs Ianis Costin Chele
Two careers, 103 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 Ianis Costin Chele (Romania) have met in 103 rounds across 11 competitions since 2021. Counting every round where both finished with a result, Ianis Costin Chele leads Valerio Locatelli: 72 finishes in front to 31.
On personal bests the split is just as plain: across 11 shared events, Ianis Costin Chele holds the faster single in 10, Valerio Locatelli in 1.
Personal bests, side by side
faster single in bold| Event | Valerio Locatelli single | average | Ianis Costin Chele single | average |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 4.26 | 5.68 | 4.07 | 5.33 |
| 2×2 | 0.90 | 2.33 | 0.59 | 1.26 |
| 4×4 | 22.33 | 26.85 | 20.11 | 24.32 |
| 5×5 | 54.68 | 57.68 | 45.01 | 50.10 |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 50.36 | 1:16.43 | 1:56.54 | 2:41.59 |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 36 moves | 39.00 | 29 moves | 33.33 |
| 3×3 one-handed | 7.86 | 9.79 | 6.35 | 8.37 |
| Clock | 9.44 | 11.05 | 5.31 | 5.90 |
| Megaminx | 1:07.36 | 1:23.88 | 30.79 | 34.71 |
| Pyraminx | 2.43 | 4.04 | 1.00 | 1.81 |
| Skewb | 5.40 | 10.79 | 1.33 | 2.80 |
Year by year
every meeting, 103 rounds in allRecent meetings
newest first · averages where the round ranked on one, singles otherwise| Year | Competition | Event | Round | Valerio Locatelli | Ianis Costin Chele | ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Rubik's WCA European Championship 2026 | 2×2 | First round | 2.94 | 1.60 | Ianis Costin Chele |
| 2026 | Rubik's WCA European Championship 2026 | 3×3 | First round | 6.19 | 5.46 | Ianis Costin Chele |
| 2026 | Rubik's WCA European Championship 2026 | 3×3 | Semi Final | 6.23 | 6.36 | Valerio Locatelli |
| 2026 | Rubik's WCA European Championship 2026 | 3×3 | Second round | 6.32 | 6.34 | Valerio Locatelli |
| 2026 | Rubik's WCA European Championship 2026 | 3×3 one-handed | Second round | 11.55 | 9.28 | Ianis Costin Chele |
| 2026 | Rubik's WCA European Championship 2026 | 3×3 one-handed | First round | 9.87 | 9.73 | Ianis Costin Chele |
| 2026 | Rubik's WCA European Championship 2026 | 4×4 | Second round | 29.66 | 26.60 | Ianis Costin Chele |
| 2026 | Rubik's WCA European Championship 2026 | 4×4 | First round | 28.09 | 25.85 | Ianis Costin Chele |
| 2026 | Rubik's WCA European Championship 2026 | 5×5 | First round | 1:04.05 | 58.37 | Ianis Costin Chele |
| 2026 | Rubik's WCA European Championship 2026 | Pyraminx | First round | 5.83 | 2.29 | Ianis Costin Chele |
| 2025 | Bucharest Smart Summer Cubing 2025 | 2×2 | Final | 2.83 | 1.90 | Ianis Costin Chele |
| 2025 | Bucharest Smart Summer Cubing 2025 | 2×2 | First round | 3.20 | 1.51 | Ianis Costin Chele |
| 2025 | Bucharest Smart Summer Cubing 2025 | 3×3 | First round | 6.51 | 7.02 | Valerio Locatelli |
| 2025 | Bucharest Smart Summer Cubing 2025 | 3×3 | Final | 6.64 | 6.32 | Ianis Costin Chele |
Full careers: Valerio Locatelli · Ianis Costin Chele. 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.