Head to head
Zhiyuan Ma (马之元) vs Bofan Zhang (张博藩)
Two careers, 67 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.
Zhiyuan Ma (马之元) (China) and Bofan Zhang (张博藩) (China) have met in 67 rounds across 14 competitions since 2021. Counting every round where both finished with a result, Bofan Zhang (张博藩) leads Zhiyuan Ma (马之元): 39 finishes in front to 28.
On personal bests the split is just as plain: across 9 shared events, Zhiyuan Ma (马之元) holds the faster single in 5, Bofan Zhang (张博藩) in 4.
Personal bests, side by side
faster single in bold| Event | Zhiyuan Ma (马之元) single | average | Bofan Zhang (张博藩) single | average |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 5.43 | 6.58 | 3.39 | 4.38 |
| 2×2 | 0.73 | 1.54 | 0.67 | 1.31 |
| 4×4 | 20.86 | 25.73 | 16.97 | 21.44 |
| 5×5 | 39.71 | 43.73 | 47.16 | 51.30 |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 22 moves | 28.67 | 33 moves | — |
| 3×3 one-handed | 8.40 | 10.86 | 12.39 | 15.49 |
| Megaminx | 43.57 | 46.40 | 45.23 | 49.26 |
| Pyraminx | 1.56 | 2.42 | 1.53 | 2.19 |
| Skewb | 1.21 | 2.23 | 3.70 | 5.25 |
Year by year
every meeting, 67 rounds in allRecent meetings
newest first · averages where the round ranked on one, singles otherwise| Year | Competition | Event | Round | Zhiyuan Ma (马之元) | Bofan Zhang (张博藩) | ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Jiangmen Open 2025 | 4×4 | First round | 30.38 | 24.81 | Bofan Zhang (张博藩) |
| 2025 | Jiangmen Open 2025 | 4×4 | Final | 27.04 | 25.81 | Bofan Zhang (张博藩) |
| 2025 | Taizhou Open 2025 | 2×2 | First round | 3.02 | 1.58 | Bofan Zhang (张博藩) |
| 2025 | Taizhou Open 2025 | 2×2 | Final | 1.97 | 1.70 | Bofan Zhang (张博藩) |
| 2025 | Taizhou Open 2025 | 3×3 | First round | 7.65 | 5.98 | Bofan Zhang (张博藩) |
| 2025 | Taizhou Open 2025 | 3×3 | Second round | 8.05 | 5.50 | Bofan Zhang (张博藩) |
| 2025 | Taizhou Open 2025 | 4×4 | First round | 30.55 | 25.18 | Bofan Zhang (张博藩) |
| 2025 | Taizhou Open 2025 | 4×4 | Final | 25.86 | 28.38 | Zhiyuan Ma (马之元) |
| 2025 | Nanchang Spring 2025 | 2×2 | First round | 1.87 | 1.82 | Bofan Zhang (张博藩) |
| 2025 | Nanchang Spring 2025 | 2×2 | Final | 2.40 | 1.50 | Bofan Zhang (张博藩) |
| 2025 | Nanchang Spring 2025 | 3×3 | Second round | 8.82 | 5.56 | Bofan Zhang (张博藩) |
| 2025 | Nanchang Spring 2025 | 3×3 | First round | 7.88 | 5.36 | Bofan Zhang (张博藩) |
| 2025 | Deqing Spring 2025 | 4×4 | First round | 28.26 | 29.69 | Zhiyuan Ma (马之元) |
| 2025 | Deqing Spring 2025 | 4×4 | Final | 27.81 | 30.34 | Zhiyuan Ma (马之元) |
Full careers: Zhiyuan Ma (马之元) · Bofan Zhang (张博藩). 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.