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Yuki Yamamoto (山本祐輝) vs Shiori Yanai

Two careers, 64 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.

Yuki Yamamoto (山本祐輝) (Japan) and Shiori Yanai (Japan) have met in 64 rounds across 22 competitions since 2014. Counting every round where both finished with a result, Yuki Yamamoto (山本祐輝) leads Shiori Yanai: 46 finishes in front to 17 and 1 tie.

On personal bests the split is just as plain: across 17 shared events, Yuki Yamamoto (山本祐輝) holds the faster single in 14, Shiori Yanai in 3.

Personal bests, side by side

faster single in bold
EventYuki Yamamoto (山本祐輝) singleaverageShiori Yanai singleaverage
3×39.6411.9811.7013.61
2×22.473.415.726.09
4×436.9740.0146.0347.85
5×51:13.481:18.241:29.321:34.53
6×62:24.822:30.143:05.013:17.28
7×73:25.413:37.995:36.945:43.09
3×3 blindfolded22.2727.2728.0731.84
3×3 Fewest Moves18 moves22.3336 moves44.67
3×3 one-handed17.1318.0320.6624.72
Clock5.766.445.728.70
Megaminx1:00.901:06.701:13.201:17.86
Pyraminx3.844.537.319.77
Skewb3.865.378.3811.10
Square-112.5414.9912.2415.92
4×4 blindfolded2:29.562:58.203:18.036:18.38
5×5 blindfolded4:59.147:00.076:30.8010:48.00
3×3 Multi-Blind24 of 25 cubes · 57:4739 of 40 cubes · 57:59

Year by year

every meeting, 64 rounds in all
20142026busiest year: 26 meetings2014: 12015: 62017: 32019: 12022: 22023: 82024: 22025: 262026: 15

Recent meetings

newest first · averages where the round ranked on one, singles otherwise
YearCompetitionEventRoundYuki Yamamoto (山本祐輝)Shiori Yanaiahead
2026Japan Championship 20263×3 blindfoldedFirst round26.1131.84Yuki Yamamoto (山本祐輝)
2026Japan Championship 20263×3 Multi-BlindFinal16 of 29 cubes · 1:00:0033 of 40 cubes · 56:48Shiori Yanai
2026Japan Championship 20264×4 blindfoldedFinal2:46.43Yuki Yamamoto (山本祐輝)
2026Japan Championship 20265×5 blindfoldedFinaltie
2026Tokyo BLD Spring 20263×3 blindfoldedFirst round29.6431.23Yuki Yamamoto (山本祐輝)
2026Tokyo BLD Spring 20263×3 blindfoldedFinal24.6434.87Yuki Yamamoto (山本祐輝)
2026Tokyo BLD Spring 20263×3 blindfoldedSecond round33.0933.94Yuki Yamamoto (山本祐輝)
2026Tokyo BLD Spring 20264×4 blindfoldedFinal2:47.493:18.03Yuki Yamamoto (山本祐輝)
2026Tokyo BLD Spring 20265×5 blindfoldedFinal7:26.53Yuki Yamamoto (山本祐輝)
2026Tokyo BLD Winter 20263×3 Multi-BlindFirst round22 of 25 cubes · 1:00:0039 of 40 cubes · 57:59Shiori Yanai
2026Tokyo BLD Winter 20263×3 Multi-BlindFinal23 of 25 cubes · 1:00:0036 of 41 cubes · 59:01Shiori Yanai
2026Ota Winter 20263×3First round12.4714.01Yuki Yamamoto (山本祐輝)
2026Ota Winter 20263×3 one-handedFirst round20.5424.72Yuki Yamamoto (山本祐輝)
2026Ota Winter 20265×5First round1:23.061:34.53Yuki Yamamoto (山本祐輝)

Full careers: Yuki Yamamoto (山本祐輝) · Shiori Yanai. 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.