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Zeke Mackay vs Joaquin Ruenes Hernández

Two careers, 43 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.

Zeke Mackay (United States) and Joaquin Ruenes Hernández (Mexico) have met in 43 rounds across 4 competitions since 2022. Counting every round where both finished with a result, Zeke Mackay leads Joaquin Ruenes Hernández: 26 finishes in front to 17.

On personal bests the split is just as plain: across 13 shared events, Zeke Mackay holds the faster single in 8, Joaquin Ruenes Hernández in 5.

Personal bests, side by side

faster single in bold
EventZeke Mackay singleaverageJoaquin Ruenes Hernández singleaverage
3×34.365.934.836.78
2×20.691.590.581.29
4×421.9025.6424.8230.10
5×545.2048.7058.141:02.23
6×61:27.551:33.291:55.122:17.39
7×72:04.042:16.693:21.723:43.85
3×3 Fewest Moves19 moves21.0030 moves38.00
3×3 one-handed9.2510.8311.0113.63
Clock3.604.883.555.10
Megaminx26.8728.5750.031:02.97
Pyraminx1.162.081.131.99
Skewb1.202.491.142.84
Square-15.547.834.678.35

Year by year

every meeting, 43 rounds in all
20222025busiest year: 19 meetings2022: 162024: 192025: 8

Recent meetings

newest first · averages where the round ranked on one, singles otherwise
YearCompetitionEventRoundZeke MackayJoaquin Ruenes Hernándezahead
2025Rubik's WCA World Championship 20253×3First round6.568.07Zeke Mackay
2025Rubik's WCA World Championship 20253×3Second round7.448.33Zeke Mackay
2025Rubik's WCA World Championship 20253×3 one-handedFirst round11.4414.74Zeke Mackay
2025Rubik's WCA World Championship 20254×4First round30.4234.83Zeke Mackay
2025Rubik's WCA World Championship 20255×5First round55.121:07.70Zeke Mackay
2025Rubik's WCA World Championship 2025MegaminxFirst round31.531:08.10Zeke Mackay
2025Rubik's WCA World Championship 2025SkewbSecond round4.403.33Joaquin Ruenes Hernández
2025Rubik's WCA World Championship 2025SkewbFirst round3.513.45Joaquin Ruenes Hernández
2024Rubik's WCA North American Championship 20242×2Second round2.401.46Joaquin Ruenes Hernández
2024Rubik's WCA North American Championship 20242×2Semi Final2.251.58Joaquin Ruenes Hernández
2024Rubik's WCA North American Championship 20242×2First round2.361.89Joaquin Ruenes Hernández
2024Rubik's WCA North American Championship 20243×3Second round6.638.50Zeke Mackay
2024Rubik's WCA North American Championship 20243×3Semi Final7.967.35Joaquin Ruenes Hernández
2024Rubik's WCA North American Championship 20243×3First round6.918.27Zeke Mackay

Full careers: Zeke Mackay · Joaquin Ruenes Hernández. 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.