Head to head
AJ Kamal vs Simon Kellum
Two careers, 150 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.
AJ Kamal (United States) and Simon Kellum (United States) have met in 150 rounds across 9 competitions since 2017. Counting every round where both finished with a result, Simon Kellum leads AJ Kamal: 81 finishes in front to 68 and 1 tie.
On personal bests the split is just as plain: across 16 shared events, Simon Kellum holds the faster single in 12, AJ Kamal in 3.
Personal bests, side by side
faster single in bold| Event | AJ Kamal single | average | Simon Kellum single | average |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 5.63 | 7.47 | 4.91 | 7.06 |
| 2×2 | 1.19 | 2.09 | 0.71 | 1.44 |
| 4×4 | 25.35 | 32.52 | 29.24 | 35.27 |
| 5×5 | 56.16 | 1:02.48 | 55.69 | 1:04.66 |
| 6×6 | 2:03.60 | 2:13.68 | 1:53.03 | 2:06.17 |
| 7×7 | 3:25.92 | 3:43.80 | 2:57.72 | 3:15.06 |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 50.21 | 1:10.61 | 39.08 | 1:02.97 |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 19 moves | 22.00 | 19 moves | 20.67 |
| 3×3 one-handed | 10.39 | 12.34 | 8.49 | 11.90 |
| Clock | 7.78 | 9.85 | 4.00 | 4.88 |
| Megaminx | 33.49 | 37.72 | 39.37 | 45.94 |
| Pyraminx | 1.77 | 3.15 | 0.73 | 1.53 |
| Skewb | 1.31 | 3.37 | 0.85 | 1.71 |
| Square-1 | 7.77 | 11.33 | 6.65 | 10.13 |
| 4×4 blindfolded | 8:56.73 | — | 7:34.34 | — |
| 3×3 Multi-Blind | 8 of 8 cubes · 51:22 | — | 10 of 12 cubes · 56:45 | — |
Year by year
every meeting, 150 rounds in allRecent meetings
newest first · averages where the round ranked on one, singles otherwise| Year | Competition | Event | Round | AJ Kamal | Simon Kellum | ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2026 | 2×2 | Second round | 2.97 | 2.65 | Simon Kellum |
| 2026 | Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2026 | 2×2 | First round | 2.35 | 2.36 | AJ Kamal |
| 2026 | Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2026 | 3×3 | Second round | 7.90 | 7.60 | Simon Kellum |
| 2026 | Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2026 | 3×3 | First round | 7.47 | 8.63 | AJ Kamal |
| 2026 | Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2026 | 3×3 blindfolded | Second round | — | 1:27.86 | Simon Kellum |
| 2026 | Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2026 | 3×3 blindfolded | First round | 58.32 | 1:05.08 | AJ Kamal |
| 2026 | Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2026 | 3×3 Fewest Moves | Final | 24.33 | 23 moves | AJ Kamal |
| 2026 | Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2026 | 3×3 one-handed | Second round | 15.61 | 16.76 | AJ Kamal |
| 2026 | Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2026 | 3×3 one-handed | First round | 12.34 | 12.94 | AJ Kamal |
| 2026 | Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2026 | 4×4 | First round | 38.71 | 36.71 | Simon Kellum |
| 2026 | Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2026 | 5×5 | First round | 1:05.32 | 1:10.10 | AJ Kamal |
| 2026 | Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2026 | Megaminx | First round | 46.40 | 55.39 | AJ Kamal |
| 2026 | Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2026 | Pyraminx | First round | 4.59 | 2.10 | Simon Kellum |
| 2026 | Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2026 | Skewb | First round | 4.98 | 2.89 | Simon Kellum |
Full careers: AJ Kamal · 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.