Head to head
Xinyun Chen (陈新运) vs Zhiyuan Ma (马之元)
Two careers, 243 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.
Xinyun Chen (陈新运) (China) and Zhiyuan Ma (马之元) (China) have met in 243 rounds across 33 competitions since 2017. Counting every round where both finished with a result, Zhiyuan Ma (马之元) leads Xinyun Chen (陈新运): 161 finishes in front to 81 and 1 tie.
On personal bests the split is just as plain: across 16 shared events, Zhiyuan Ma (马之元) holds the faster single in 14, Xinyun Chen (陈新运) in 2.
Personal bests, side by side
faster single in bold| Event | Xinyun Chen (陈新运) single | average | Zhiyuan Ma (马之元) single | average |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 6.36 | 8.20 | 5.43 | 6.58 |
| 2×2 | 0.96 | 1.95 | 0.73 | 1.54 |
| 4×4 | 26.42 | 31.38 | 20.86 | 25.73 |
| 5×5 | 53.35 | 1:02.25 | 39.71 | 43.73 |
| 6×6 | 1:48.11 | 1:58.00 | 1:31.83 | 1:38.09 |
| 7×7 | 2:46.65 | 2:55.93 | 2:16.76 | 2:29.51 |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 34.34 | 46.45 | 22.62 | 27.47 |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 29 moves | 33.00 | 22 moves | 28.67 |
| 3×3 one-handed | 10.94 | 14.28 | 8.40 | 10.86 |
| Clock | 5.80 | 8.92 | 4.02 | 5.27 |
| Megaminx | 50.03 | 57.22 | 43.57 | 46.40 |
| Pyraminx | 2.09 | 3.93 | 1.56 | 2.42 |
| Skewb | 2.17 | 4.16 | 1.21 | 2.23 |
| Square-1 | 9.64 | 13.80 | 6.68 | 9.97 |
| 4×4 blindfolded | 5:38.03 | — | 6:37.19 | — |
| 3×3 Multi-Blind | 9 of 10 cubes · 52:58 | — | 3 of 3 cubes · 15:10 | — |
Year by year
every meeting, 243 rounds in allRecent meetings
newest first · averages where the round ranked on one, singles otherwise| Year | Competition | Event | Round | Xinyun Chen (陈新运) | Zhiyuan Ma (马之元) | ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Guangzhou Grand Open 2026 | 2×2 | First round | 1.70 | 2.01 | Zhiyuan Ma (马之元) |
| 2026 | Guangzhou Grand Open 2026 | 3×3 | Second round | 9.04 | 6.96 | Zhiyuan Ma (马之元) |
| 2026 | Guangzhou Grand Open 2026 | 3×3 | First round | 9.75 | 7.01 | Zhiyuan Ma (马之元) |
| 2026 | Guangzhou Grand Open 2026 | 3×3 one-handed | Semi Final | 15.62 | 11.89 | Zhiyuan Ma (马之元) |
| 2026 | Guangzhou Grand Open 2026 | 3×3 one-handed | First round | 16.81 | 13.33 | Zhiyuan Ma (马之元) |
| 2026 | Guangzhou Grand Open 2026 | 3×3 one-handed | Second round | 14.61 | 11.18 | Zhiyuan Ma (马之元) |
| 2026 | Guangzhou Grand Open 2026 | 4×4 | First round | 33.49 | 27.67 | Zhiyuan Ma (马之元) |
| 2026 | Guangzhou Grand Open 2026 | 4×4 | Semi Final | 31.38 | 30.55 | Zhiyuan Ma (马之元) |
| 2026 | Guangzhou Grand Open 2026 | 4×4 | Second round | 32.71 | 26.74 | Zhiyuan Ma (马之元) |
| 2026 | Guangzhou Grand Open 2026 | 5×5 | First round | 1:05.08 | 45.67 | Zhiyuan Ma (马之元) |
| 2026 | Guangzhou Grand Open 2026 | 5×5 | Second round | 1:05.28 | 46.20 | Zhiyuan Ma (马之元) |
| 2026 | Guangzhou Grand Open 2026 | 5×5 | Semi Final | 1:04.04 | 46.40 | Zhiyuan Ma (马之元) |
| 2026 | Guangzhou Grand Open 2026 | Pyraminx | Semi Final | 3.29 | 3.62 | Zhiyuan Ma (马之元) |
| 2026 | Guangzhou Grand Open 2026 | Pyraminx | First round | 6.73 | 4.04 | Zhiyuan Ma (马之元) |
Full careers: Xinyun Chen (陈新运) · Zhiyuan Ma (马之元). 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.