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Anthony Hsu vs Rowe Hessler

Two careers, 121 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.

Anthony Hsu (United States) and Rowe Hessler (United States) have met in 121 rounds across 17 competitions since 2007. Counting every round where both finished with a result, Rowe Hessler leads Anthony Hsu: 87 finishes in front to 34.

On personal bests the split is just as plain: across 17 shared events, Rowe Hessler holds the faster single in 17, Anthony Hsu in 0.

Personal bests, side by side

faster single in bold
EventAnthony Hsu singleaverageRowe Hessler singleaverage
3×39.7511.946.137.47
2×22.454.020.962.25
4×452.2959.0827.5131.60
5×51:37.051:46.251:03.681:11.96
6×64:33.654:41.712:14.212:19.43
7×75:57.996:31.354:02.904:10.90
3×3 blindfolded1:56.053:16.0115.1019.47
3×3 Fewest Moves28 moves33.6721 moves26.33
3×3 one-handed20.4323.6011.4113.81
Clock14.9117.7111.7514.59
Megaminx1:43.342:02.1945.9552.73
Pyraminx23.0237.384.218.94
Skewb4.6513.733.945.04
Square-137.4443.205.878.56
4×4 blindfolded15:03.001:59.252:24.42
5×5 blindfolded33:14.004:22.635:57.86
3×3 Multi-Blind5 of 5 cubes · 43:5263 of 66 cubes · 59:50

Year by year

every meeting, 121 rounds in all
20072016busiest year: 25 meetings2007: 192008: 152009: 102010: 112011: 202012: 252013: 162014: 32016: 2

Recent meetings

newest first · averages where the round ranked on one, singles otherwise
YearCompetitionEventRoundAnthony HsuRowe Hesslerahead
2016US Nationals 20162×2First round5.583.51Rowe Hessler
2016US Nationals 20163×3First round16.489.03Rowe Hessler
2014US Nationals 20143×3 blindfoldedFirst round3:19.281:38.75Rowe Hessler
2014US Nationals 20143×3 Fewest MovesFinal40.0033 movesAnthony Hsu
2014US Nationals 20143×3 one-handedFirst round30.8718.40Rowe Hessler
2013CCFC Fall 20132×2Final5.723.47Rowe Hessler
2013CCFC Fall 20133×3Second round13.8610.10Rowe Hessler
2013CCFC Fall 20133×3First round13.529.79Rowe Hessler
2013CCFC Fall 20133×3 blindfoldedFirst round2:27.81Anthony Hsu
2013CCFC Fall 20133×3 Fewest MovesFinal29 moves36 movesAnthony Hsu
2013CCFC Fall 20133×3 one-handedFinal26.0515.05Rowe Hessler
2013CCFC Fall 20134×4Final59.9736.62Rowe Hessler
2013World Rubik's Cube Championship 20132×2First round8.635.20Rowe Hessler
2013World Rubik's Cube Championship 20133×3First round15.5510.43Rowe Hessler

Full careers: Anthony Hsu · Rowe Hessler. 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.