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Adam Marcellus Kelly vs Simon Kellum

Two careers, 40 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.

Adam Marcellus Kelly (Denmark) and Simon Kellum (United States) have met in 40 rounds across 4 competitions since 2022. Counting every round where both finished with a result, Simon Kellum leads Adam Marcellus Kelly: 24 finishes in front to 16.

On personal bests the split is just as plain: across 17 shared events, Adam Marcellus Kelly holds the faster single in 9, Simon Kellum in 7.

Personal bests, side by side

faster single in bold
EventAdam Marcellus Kelly singleaverageSimon Kellum singleaverage
3×35.517.584.917.06
2×21.031.820.711.44
4×427.2030.2229.2435.27
5×550.0753.0855.691:04.66
6×61:36.361:46.991:53.032:06.17
7×72:31.962:41.912:57.723:15.06
3×3 blindfolded24.5932.2039.081:02.97
3×3 Fewest Moves19 moves19.6719 moves20.67
3×3 one-handed9.3113.968.4911.90
Clock3.524.894.004.88
Megaminx44.1351.8139.3745.94
Pyraminx0.962.860.731.53
Skewb1.953.200.851.71
Square-17.0610.036.6510.13
4×4 blindfolded3:48.385:36.807:34.34
5×5 blindfolded11:29.0019:52.00
3×3 Multi-Blind20 of 22 cubes · 58:3910 of 12 cubes · 56:45

Year by year

every meeting, 40 rounds in all
20222025busiest year: 21 meetings2022: 172024: 212025: 2

Recent meetings

newest first · averages where the round ranked on one, singles otherwise
YearCompetitionEventRoundAdam Marcellus KellySimon Kellumahead
2025FMC under the Mistletoe 20253×3 Fewest MovesFirst round23.0024.67Adam Marcellus Kelly
2025FMC under the Mistletoe 20253×3 Fewest MovesFinal22.0022 movesAdam Marcellus Kelly
2024Rubik's WCA European Championship 20242×2First round3.132.45Simon Kellum
2024Rubik's WCA European Championship 20242×2Second round3.663.00Simon Kellum
2024Rubik's WCA European Championship 20243×3First round10.218.24Simon Kellum
2024Rubik's WCA European Championship 20243×3Second round9.0310.17Adam Marcellus Kelly
2024Rubik's WCA European Championship 20243×3 blindfoldedFirst round32.3257.74Adam Marcellus Kelly
2024Rubik's WCA European Championship 20243×3 blindfoldedSecond round54.941:30.78Adam Marcellus Kelly
2024Rubik's WCA European Championship 20243×3 Fewest MovesFinal24.6725 movesAdam Marcellus Kelly
2024Rubik's WCA European Championship 20243×3 one-handedFirst round16.6912.85Simon Kellum
2024Rubik's WCA European Championship 20244×4First round36.6236.02Simon Kellum
2024Rubik's WCA European Championship 20245×5First round1:08.651:12.24Adam Marcellus Kelly
2024Rubik's WCA European Championship 20246×6First round2:10.422:23.19Adam Marcellus Kelly
2024Rubik's WCA European Championship 20247×7First round3:16.593:40.92Adam Marcellus Kelly

Full careers: Adam Marcellus Kelly · Simon Kellum. 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.