Head to head
Zijian Cai (蔡子健) vs Zhiyuan Ma (马之元)
Two careers, 210 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 Zhiyuan Ma (马之元) (China) have met in 210 rounds across 19 competitions since 2019. Counting every round where both finished with a result, Zijian Cai (蔡子健) leads Zhiyuan Ma (马之元): 137 finishes in front to 73.
On personal bests the split is just as plain: across 13 shared events, Zijian Cai (蔡子健) holds the faster single in 9, Zhiyuan Ma (马之元) in 4.
Personal bests, side by side
faster single in bold| Event | Zijian Cai (蔡子健) single | average | Zhiyuan Ma (马之元) single | average |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 4.12 | 5.84 | 5.43 | 6.58 |
| 2×2 | 0.69 | 1.57 | 0.73 | 1.54 |
| 4×4 | 18.82 | 22.42 | 20.86 | 25.73 |
| 5×5 | 37.42 | 43.99 | 39.71 | 43.73 |
| 6×6 | 1:25.62 | 1:30.22 | 1:31.83 | 1:38.09 |
| 7×7 | 2:18.09 | 2:27.09 | 2:16.76 | 2:29.51 |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 26 moves | 30.33 | 22 moves | 28.67 |
| 3×3 one-handed | 7.77 | 9.84 | 8.40 | 10.86 |
| Clock | 6.41 | 6.96 | 4.02 | 5.27 |
| Megaminx | 31.41 | 34.94 | 43.57 | 46.40 |
| Pyraminx | 1.49 | 2.32 | 1.56 | 2.42 |
| Skewb | 1.22 | 2.95 | 1.21 | 2.23 |
| Square-1 | 6.50 | 10.32 | 6.68 | 9.97 |
Year by year
every meeting, 210 rounds in allRecent meetings
newest first · averages where the round ranked on one, singles otherwise| Year | Competition | Event | Round | Zijian Cai (蔡子健) | Zhiyuan Ma (马之元) | ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Guangzhou Grand Open 2026 | 2×2 | Semi Final | 2.10 | 2.33 | Zijian Cai (蔡子健) |
| 2026 | Guangzhou Grand Open 2026 | 2×2 | Second round | 1.57 | 2.62 | Zijian Cai (蔡子健) |
| 2026 | Guangzhou Grand Open 2026 | 2×2 | First round | 2.22 | 2.01 | Zhiyuan Ma (马之元) |
| 2026 | Guangzhou Grand Open 2026 | 3×3 | Semi Final | 6.70 | 7.18 | Zijian Cai (蔡子健) |
| 2026 | Guangzhou Grand Open 2026 | 3×3 | Second round | 7.24 | 6.96 | Zhiyuan Ma (马之元) |
| 2026 | Guangzhou Grand Open 2026 | 3×3 | First round | 6.67 | 7.01 | Zijian Cai (蔡子健) |
| 2026 | Guangzhou Grand Open 2026 | 3×3 one-handed | Semi Final | 10.51 | 11.89 | Zijian Cai (蔡子健) |
| 2026 | Guangzhou Grand Open 2026 | 3×3 one-handed | First round | 10.92 | 13.33 | Zijian Cai (蔡子健) |
| 2026 | Guangzhou Grand Open 2026 | 3×3 one-handed | Second round | 11.56 | 11.18 | Zhiyuan Ma (马之元) |
| 2026 | Guangzhou Grand Open 2026 | 3×3 one-handed | Final | 11.73 | 12.71 | Zijian Cai (蔡子健) |
| 2026 | Guangzhou Grand Open 2026 | 4×4 | First round | 24.47 | 27.67 | Zijian Cai (蔡子健) |
| 2026 | Guangzhou Grand Open 2026 | 4×4 | Semi Final | 23.03 | 30.55 | Zijian Cai (蔡子健) |
| 2026 | Guangzhou Grand Open 2026 | 4×4 | Second round | 23.69 | 26.74 | Zijian Cai (蔡子健) |
| 2026 | Guangzhou Grand Open 2026 | 5×5 | First round | 49.59 | 45.67 | Zhiyuan Ma (马之元) |
Full careers: Zijian Cai (蔡子健) · Zhiyuan Ma (马之元). 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.