Michael vs Niklas
IRL · Open Men · 6 results Michael Matthews
GER · Open Men · 1 result Niklas Zink
Station radar · best race with a field of 30 or more
Michael: Warsaw 2026, Open Men · Niklas: Berlin 2026, Open Men
This chart shows where Michael and Niklas sat in the field on each part of the race: the edge is faster than everyone, the centre is the slowest.Michael: strongest on Roxzone (faster than 99% of the field), weakest on Row (faster than 60%).Niklas: strongest on Carry (faster than 99% of the field), weakest on Ski (faster than 79%).
See the numbers
| Part | Michael: faster than | Niklas: faster than |
|---|---|---|
| Ski | 76% | 79% |
| Push | 91% | 91% |
| Pull | 91% | 93% |
| BBJ | 97% | 80% |
| Row | 60% | 90% |
| Carry | 98% | 99% |
| Lunges | 79% | 95% |
| Wall balls | 64% | 90% |
| Roxzone | 99% | 88% |
| Runs | 96% | 87% |
Each athlete against their own field at their own best race (division, gender, that venue). Further out is faster.
Part by part
| Part | Michael | Niklas |
|---|---|---|
| SkiErg | 76% | 79% |
| Sled push | 91% | 91% |
| Sled pull | 91% | 93% |
| Burpee broad jump | 97% | 80% |
| Row | 60% | 90% |
| Farmers carry | 98% | 99% |
| Sandbag lunges | 79% | 95% |
| Wall balls | 64% | 90% |
| Roxzone (moving) | 99% | 88% |
| Runs (8 km) | 96% | 87% |
The share of their own field each athlete beat on that segment, at the race named on the left. Higher is better; green marks the better of the two. A dash means no split was published.
Those races as one bar each
This chart draws the race in order, left to right: each 1 km run (blue), each station (yellow) and the roxzone (grey), sized by its time.Michael · Warsaw 2026 · Open Men: 32:05 running, 29:07 at the stations and 3:29 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (5:50).Below, Niklas · Berlin 2026 · Open Men: 28:53 running, 28:50 at the stations and 11:12 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (4:51).
See the numbers
| Part | Michael · Warsaw 2026 · Open Men | Niklas · Berlin 2026 · Open Men |
|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | 3:06 | 3:04 |
| SkiErg | 4:16 | 4:18 |
| Run 2 | 3:58 | 3:17 |
| Sled push | 2:10 | 2:31 |
| Run 3 | 4:19 | 3:35 |
| Sled pull | 3:20 | 3:14 |
| Run 4 | 4:07 | 3:34 |
| Burpee broad jump | 3:18 | 4:24 |
| Run 5 | 4:22 | 3:33 |
| Row | 4:45 | 4:25 |
| Run 6 | 4:08 | 3:28 |
| Farmers carry | 1:21 | 1:28 |
| Run 7 | 4:23 | 3:32 |
| Sandbag lunges | 4:07 | 3:39 |
| Run 8 | 3:42 | 4:50 |
| Wall balls | 5:50 | 4:51 |
| Roxzone | 3:29 | 11:12 |
| Finish | 1:04:32 | 1:08:46 |
Head to head: 1 race they both ran
| Race | Michael | Niklas | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Berlin 2026 Open Men · 22 May 2026 | 1:08:47 | 1:08:46 | 0:01 · Niklas faster |
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