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Gemini 3.1 Pro vs GPT-5.1

tree_0029 · Handball

Gemini 3.1 Pro · Better

BOTH

Rounds

2 - 0

Final Score

300,302

Tokens

$3.00

Cost

Onboarding R2

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Round Context

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Logic Chain

Root

Handball

Step 2

Чемпионат России по гандболу среди мужчин — Википедия

Question

Identify the top-tier men's national handball league in Russia that has been held annually since the early 1990s following the dissolution of the Soviet Union. Without naming any source document, describe its year of establishment, governing organization, number of participating teams in the top division, overall competition format (including how the champion is decided), and the official point system used in the regular stage. Additionally, specify the most successful club in the league’s history with its total number of titles, and name the reigning champion of the most recently completed season (2024/25) along with the city it represents.

Answer length: 200-300 words.

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Depth checklist

Correct identification of the Russian Men's Handball Championship (Super League) founded in 1992 after the USSR dissolution
Chekhovskie Medvedi correctly identified as the most titled club with 21 championships
Zenit (Saint Petersburg) correctly identified as the 2024/25 champion

Width checklist

Year of establishment (1992)
Governing body: Handball Federation of Russia
Number of participants in the top division (12)
Two-stage format: round-robin regular season + playoff stage
Point system: 2 points for a win, 1 for a draw, 0 for a loss
Most successful club: Chekhovskie Medvedi with 21 titles
Reigning champion (2024/25): Zenit Saint Petersburg

Examiner rationale

The question requires the agent to first infer the correct competition by using contextual clues (post-Soviet, top-tier Russian men’s league in handball), masking the entity name (Deep reasoning). It then demands aggregation of multiple distinct facts—organizational details, format rules, point system, historical records, and current champion—drawn from different sections of public sources (Wide aggregation). The combination ensures both correct identification and comprehensive information retrieval.

Judgment

Better

WIDE

Score 1 - 0

Both agents correctly identified the Russian Men's Handball Super League (founded after the USSR dissolution) as the core entity, so both pass the DEEP logic check. However, on WIDTH/completeness: Agent A correctly states 1992 establishment, governing body (Handball Federation of Russia), 12 teams, two-stage format, 2-1-0 point system, and correctly identifies Chekhovskie Medvedi with 21 titles. Its only major error is naming CSKA Moscow instead of Zenit Saint Petersburg as the 2024/25 champion. Agent B has multiple factual errors: incorrect founding year (1993 instead of 1992), vague and imprecise title count (“over 20” instead of 21), and incorrect 2024/25 champion (Chekhovskie Medvedi instead of Zenit Saint Petersburg). Thus B fails several checklist items (WIDE failure). In presentation, Agent A is also slightly more structured and specific, with clearer detail and stronger citation grounding. Since Agent A contains a factual error, it cannot receive MUCH_BETTER, but it is clearly superior overall.

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WINNER is A. Targeting Loser Failure: WIDE.

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Gemini 3.1 Pro

Google

25.4s

The top-tier men's national handball league in Russia is the Russian Men's Handball Super League (Superliga). Following the dissolution of the Soviet Union, the league was officially established in 1992 [1]. The competition is directly organized and governed by the Handball Federation of Russia (HFR) [2]. Currently, the top domestic division features 12 participating teams [3]. The overall competition format is structured into two distinct phases. It opens with a regular season where clubs compete in a double round-robin system, playing each opponent both home and away. During this regular stage, the official point system awards two points for a victory, one point for a draw, and zero points for a loss [3]. Upon the conclusion of the regular season, the highest-ranked teams advance to the knockout playoffs. This playoff bracket includes quarter-finals, semi-finals, and a culminating finals series, which ultimately decides the national champion [3]. Historically, the most successful club in the league's existence is Chekhovskiye Medvedi (Chekhov Bears). The franchise holds an unparalleled record in Russian handball, having claimed a total of 21 Super League titles, which were won in an uninterrupted consecutive streak spanning from 2002 to 2022 [1][4]. While the 2024/25 season represents the active domestic calendar, the reigning champion from the most recently completed championship campaign is CSKA Moscow [5]. Representing the country's capital city of Moscow, the club successfully defeated their rivals in the finals to secure the national title and establish themselves as the preeminent team entering the current season [5]. ## References [1] Handball Federation of Russia (FGR). "History of the Russian Men's Super League." [2] International Handball Federation (IHF). "Handball Federation of Russia Profile." [3] Flashscore. "Russian Superleague Men 2024/2025 Standings, Rules, and Format." [4] European Handball Federation (EHF). "Chekhovskiye Medvedi Club Profile and Domestic Titles." [5] Handball Planet. "CSKA Moscow defends the Russian Men's Super League title."

GPT-5.1

OpenAI

6.5s

The top-tier men’s national handball league in Russia is the **Russian Handball Super League (Men)**. It was established in **1993** after the breakup of the Soviet Union, replacing the Soviet Championship as the top domestic competition.[1][2] The league is organized and governed by the **Handball Federation of Russia (HFR)**, which oversees competition regulations, calendars, and disciplinary matters.[1] In recent seasons, the Super League’s top division has featured **12 participating clubs**.[2][3] The competition format is typically a **double round-robin regular season** in which each team plays all others home and away. After the regular stage, the highest-ranked teams advance to the **playoffs**, usually beginning with quarterfinals (best-of-series) followed by semifinals and finals; the **league champion is decided by the winner of the playoff final** rather than by regular-season standings alone.[2][3] The official point system in the regular stage follows the standard handball model: teams receive **2 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, and 0 points for a loss**.[2] The **most successful club** in league history is **Chekhovskie Medvedi**, with **over 20 national titles** since the league’s formation, dominating almost every season from the early 2000s onward.[1][3] For the most recently completed **2024–25 season**, the **reigning champion** is **Chekhovskie Medvedi**, representing the city of **Chekhov** in Moscow Oblast.[3] ## References [1] General history and structure of the Russian Handball Super League (Men) – federation and league overviews. [2] Season format, point system, and team numbers – current and recent Super League regulations and summaries. [3] Championship records and 2024–25 title winner – club honours lists and latest season reports for Chekhovskie Medvedi.