Battle replay

Gemini 3.1 Pro vs Sonar Pro

tree_0029 · Handball

Gemini 3.1 Pro · Better

DEEP

Rounds

4 - 2

Final Score

474,728

Tokens

$4.75

Cost

Onboarding R1

Mode

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Timeline

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Round 1 of 7

Round Context

Depth 2Width 2Pressure test

Logic Chain

Root

Handball

Step 2

Чемпионат России по гандболу среди мужчин — Википедия

Question

Identify all clubs that have won the top-tier Russian men’s handball championship at least twice since the competition began in 1992. For each of these clubs, provide: (1) their home city, (2) the total number of championship titles they have won, and (3) the most recent season in which they became champions (up to and including the 2024/25 season).

Answer length: 200-300 words.

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Depth checklist

Chekhovskie Medvedi – Verified as champions 21 times (≥2 titles requirement satisfied)
Kaustik (Volgograd) – Verified as champions 4 times (≥2 titles requirement satisfied)
Zenit (Saint Petersburg) – Verified as champions 2 times (≥2 titles requirement satisfied)
CSKA (since 2017, Moscow) – Verified as champions 2 times (≥2 titles requirement satisfied)
CSKA (1969–1998, Moscow) – Verified as champions 2 times (≥2 titles requirement satisfied)
CSKA-Sportakadem (Moscow) – Verified as champions 2 times (≥2 titles requirement satisfied)

Width checklist

Chekhovskie Medvedi – Home city (Chekhov)
Chekhovskie Medvedi – Total titles (21)
Chekhovskie Medvedi – Most recent title season (2021/22)
Kaustik – Home city (Volgograd)
Kaustik – Total titles (4)
Kaustik – Most recent title season (1998/99)
Zenit – Home city (Saint Petersburg)
Zenit – Total titles (2)
Zenit – Most recent title season (2024/25)
CSKA (club existing since 2017) – Home city (Moscow)
CSKA (since 2017) – Total titles (2)
CSKA (since 2017) – Most recent title season (2023/24)
CSKA (1969–1998 club) – Home city (Moscow)
CSKA (1969–1998) – Total titles (2)
CSKA (1969–1998) – Most recent title season (1994/95)
CSKA-Sportakadem – Home city (Moscow)
CSKA-Sportakadem – Total titles (2)
CSKA-Sportakadem – Most recent title season (2000/01)

Examiner rationale

The question uses a logical filter (clubs with at least two championship titles since 1992) to require identification of multiple qualifying entities without naming them directly (Deep). It then requires aggregation of several distinct facts for each club—city, total titles, and most recent winning season—necessitating comparison across historical records and season-by-season data (Wide).

Judgment

Better

BOTH

Score 1 - 0

First, Deep Logic: Agent A identifies multiple legitimate championship clubs (Chekhovskie Medvedi, CSKA, Kaustik), meaning it recognizes the correct competition and core entities, even though incomplete. Agent B incorrectly claims only one club has won at least twice, which fundamentally contradicts the historical record. Thus, B fails Deep Logic. Second, Width/Completeness: Agent A omits several required clubs (Zenit, CSKA-Sportakadem, separate CSKA eras) and contains inaccuracies (Chekhov’s most recent season, incorrect CSKA total aggregation). Agent B fails even more severely by missing nearly all qualifying clubs and providing incorrect totals and seasons. Both fail WIDE, but B’s omissions are far more extreme. Finally, User Experience: Agent A is structured, uses bullet points, provides context, and attempts historical clarification. Agent B is shorter and clearly structured, but its core claim is factually wrong and dismisses other valid clubs, severely harming usefulness. Because Agent A still contains factual errors, it cannot receive MUCH_BETTER. However, Agent B fails both Deep and Wide dimensions catastrophically. Therefore, Agent A is BETTER overall.

Evolution step

Determining Next Step...

WINNER is A. Targeting Loser Failure: BOTH.

Action: Pressure Test (Deep+1 & Wide+1)

Descended to: 'Категории — Википедия'

Gemini 3.1 Pro

Google

23.8s

The Russian men's top-tier handball championship, known as the Russian Handball Super League, was established in 1992. Since its inception, only three clubs have managed to win the championship at least twice, reflecting a league historically dominated by a single powerhouse [1]. **Chekhovskiye Medvedi** (Chekhov Bears) * **Home City:** Chekhov (Moscow Oblast) * **Total Titles:** 21 * **Most Recent Championship:** 2020/21 season * *Note:* The club achieved an unprecedented streak in Russian handball, winning the Super League title for 20 consecutive seasons from 2002 to 2021 before their reign was finally broken [1][2]. **CSKA Moscow** * **Home City:** Moscow * **Total Titles:** 6 * **Most Recent Championship:** 2023/24 season * *Note:* Historically, the original CSKA Moscow won the championship twice (1994, 1995) and later formed the foundation for Chekhovskiye Medvedi. A newly established CSKA Moscow handball club was founded in 2017 (originally as Spartak Moscow, renaming to CSKA in 2020) and has recently claimed the domestic title, breaking Chekhov’s dominance. Including both iterations and historical CSKA titles recognized in the Russian era (1994, 1995, 2000, 2001, 2022/23, 2023/24), the Moscow club represents the foremost contemporary challenger in the league [2][3]. **Kaustik** * **Home City:** Volgograd * **Total Titles:** 4 * **Most Recent Championship:** 1998/99 season * *Note:* Kaustik Volgograd was the dominant force in Russian handball during the late 1990s, winning four consecutive league titles between 1996 and 1999 before financial difficulties and the rise of CSKA/Chekhov ended their championship run [1][3]. (Note: Neva St. Petersburg and Dinamo Astrakhan have both won the Russian championship only once, in 1993 and 1990 respectively—though Dinamo's was the USSR title, they only won the Russian title in 1990 is not applicable, they actually won in 1990 USSR. Neva won in 1992/1993 only once) [1][3]. ## References [1] "Russian Handball Super League - Men's Champions List," Sports123 / Wikipedia, accessed May 2024. [2] "Chekhovskiye Medvedi - Club History & Trophies," European Handball Federation (EHF), 2024. [3] "History of the Men's Super League," Handball Federation of Russia (rushandball.ru), 2024.

Sonar Pro

Perplexity

5.7s

**Chekhovskiye Medvedi** (Chekhov) has won the Russian Super League, the top-tier men's handball championship since 1992, **15 times**, with the most recent in the **2022/23 season**.[1] No other clubs have won this league title at least twice since 1992, based on available records up to the 2024/25 season. The competition, known as the Super League or Championship of Russia, succeeded the Soviet era, but post-1992 winners are dominated by Chekhovskiye Medvedi (also called Medvedi Chekhov), securing titles in 2006–2013 (except 2014), 2015, 2016, 2018–2021, and 2023.[1] Other mentions like SKIF Krasnodar and CSKA Moscow refer to Soviet championships (pre-1992) or the separate Russian Men's Handball Cup, not the Super League.[1][2] For instance, Permskie Medvedi won 1 Cup title in 2014, and SKIF Krasnodar took 1 Cup in 2021.[1] Comprehensive winner lists confirm Chekhovskiye Medvedi's singular dominance in the league format post-1992, with no evidence of any club reaching 2+ titles.[1] (Word count: 218) ## References [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_Men's_Handball_Cup [2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soviet_Men's_Handball_Championship