Head to head
Zijian Cai (蔡子健) vs Timofei Tarasenko
Two careers, 91 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.
Zijian Cai (蔡子健) (China) and Timofei Tarasenko (Russia) have met in 91 rounds across 5 competitions since 2024. Counting every round where both finished with a result, Timofei Tarasenko leads Zijian Cai (蔡子健): 76 finishes in front to 15.
On personal bests the split is just as plain: across 13 shared events, Timofei Tarasenko holds the faster single in 10, Zijian Cai (蔡子健) in 3.
Personal bests, side by side
faster single in bold| Event | Zijian Cai (蔡子健) single | average | Timofei Tarasenko single | average |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 4.12 | 5.84 | 3.58 | 5.20 |
| 2×2 | 0.69 | 1.64 | 0.61 | 1.22 |
| 4×4 | 18.82 | 22.42 | 16.95 | 19.61 |
| 5×5 | 37.42 | 43.99 | 30.79 | 34.55 |
| 6×6 | 1:25.62 | 1:30.22 | 59.51 | 1:03.63 |
| 7×7 | 2:18.09 | 2:27.09 | 1:34.42 | 1:38.08 |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 26 moves | 30.33 | 32 moves | — |
| 3×3 one-handed | 7.77 | 9.84 | 6.59 | 10.83 |
| Clock | 6.41 | 6.96 | 3.33 | 4.49 |
| Megaminx | 31.41 | 34.94 | 21.85 | 23.40 |
| Pyraminx | 1.49 | 2.32 | 1.37 | 2.48 |
| Skewb | 1.22 | 2.95 | 1.85 | 3.95 |
| Square-1 | 6.50 | 10.32 | 11.07 | 12.59 |
Year by year
every meeting, 91 rounds in allRecent meetings
newest first · averages where the round ranked on one, singles otherwise| Year | Competition | Event | Round | Zijian Cai (蔡子健) | Timofei Tarasenko | ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Paradise Place Thailand Cube Open 2026 | 2×2 | First round | 2.75 | 1.53 | Timofei Tarasenko |
| 2026 | Paradise Place Thailand Cube Open 2026 | 2×2 | Final | 1.97 | 1.75 | Timofei Tarasenko |
| 2026 | Paradise Place Thailand Cube Open 2026 | 3×3 | Second round | 6.28 | 6.36 | Zijian Cai (蔡子健) |
| 2026 | Paradise Place Thailand Cube Open 2026 | 3×3 | First round | 7.70 | 5.28 | Timofei Tarasenko |
| 2026 | Paradise Place Thailand Cube Open 2026 | 3×3 | Final | 6.18 | 6.42 | Zijian Cai (蔡子健) |
| 2026 | Paradise Place Thailand Cube Open 2026 | 3×3 one-handed | First round | 12.46 | 11.85 | Timofei Tarasenko |
| 2026 | Paradise Place Thailand Cube Open 2026 | 3×3 one-handed | Final | 11.30 | 12.10 | Zijian Cai (蔡子健) |
| 2026 | Paradise Place Thailand Cube Open 2026 | 4×4 | First round | 22.42 | 20.82 | Timofei Tarasenko |
| 2026 | Paradise Place Thailand Cube Open 2026 | 4×4 | Final | 24.48 | 20.10 | Timofei Tarasenko |
| 2026 | Paradise Place Thailand Cube Open 2026 | 5×5 | First round | 48.10 | 35.00 | Timofei Tarasenko |
| 2026 | Paradise Place Thailand Cube Open 2026 | 5×5 | Final | 43.99 | 35.79 | Timofei Tarasenko |
| 2026 | Paradise Place Thailand Cube Open 2026 | 6×6 | First round | 1:34.11 | 1:07.59 | Timofei Tarasenko |
| 2026 | Paradise Place Thailand Cube Open 2026 | 6×6 | Final | 1:30.22 | 1:05.74 | Timofei Tarasenko |
| 2026 | Paradise Place Thailand Cube Open 2026 | 7×7 | Final | 2:38.65 | 1:40.52 | Timofei Tarasenko |
Full careers: Zijian Cai (蔡子健) · Timofei Tarasenko. 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.