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Zayn Khanani vs Rowan Stough

Two careers, 63 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.

Zayn Khanani (United States) and Rowan Stough (United States) have met in 63 rounds across 5 competitions since 2022. Counting every round where both finished with a result, Zayn Khanani leads Rowan Stough: 55 finishes in front to 8.

On personal bests the split is just as plain: across 13 shared events, Zayn Khanani holds the faster single in 10, Rowan Stough in 3.

Personal bests, side by side

faster single in bold
EventZayn Khanani singleaverageRowan Stough singleaverage
3×34.716.695.047.09
2×20.500.920.641.17
4×428.3532.5827.3134.62
5×558.161:05.621:05.411:12.48
6×61:56.132:03.372:20.022:34.46
7×73:02.023:21.314:34.484:41.70
3×3 Fewest Moves25 moves28.6731 moves
3×3 one-handed8.6111.3610.7114.28
Clock7.329.242.993.63
Megaminx39.8845.8857.301:05.94
Pyraminx1.933.061.492.41
Skewb0.811.561.162.10
Square-16.007.458.6312.64

Year by year

every meeting, 63 rounds in all
20222026busiest year: 33 meetings2022: 82023: 112025: 332026: 11

Recent meetings

newest first · averages where the round ranked on one, singles otherwise
YearCompetitionEventRoundZayn KhananiRowan Stoughahead
2026Rubik's WCA North American Championship 20262×2First round1.961.87Rowan Stough
2026Rubik's WCA North American Championship 20262×2Final1.51Zayn Khanani
2026Rubik's WCA North American Championship 20262×2Second round1.311.57Zayn Khanani
2026Rubik's WCA North American Championship 20263×3Second round7.307.62Zayn Khanani
2026Rubik's WCA North American Championship 20263×3First round7.828.06Zayn Khanani
2026Rubik's WCA North American Championship 20263×3 one-handedFirst round15.9917.10Zayn Khanani
2026Rubik's WCA North American Championship 20264×4First round38.7635.71Rowan Stough
2026Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2026PyraminxFirst round6.243.25Rowan Stough
2026Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2026SkewbFirst round2.174.05Zayn Khanani
2026Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2026SkewbFinal1.992.45Zayn Khanani
2026Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2026SkewbSecond round1.842.47Zayn Khanani
2025Rubik's WCA World Championship 20252×2Second round1.372.60Zayn Khanani
2025Rubik's WCA World Championship 20252×2First round1.091.81Zayn Khanani
2025Rubik's WCA World Championship 20253×3First round7.758.38Zayn Khanani

Full careers: Zayn Khanani · Rowan Stough. 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.