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Ash Chen vs Kaleb Peltola

Two careers, 45 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.

Ash Chen (Canada) and Kaleb Peltola (United States) have met in 45 rounds across 7 competitions since 2024. Counting every round where both finished with a result, Kaleb Peltola leads Ash Chen: 25 finishes in front to 20.

On personal bests the split is just as plain: across 9 shared events, Kaleb Peltola holds the faster single in 8, Ash Chen in 1.

Personal bests, side by side

faster single in bold
EventAsh Chen singleaverageKaleb Peltola singleaverage
3×38.6513.086.578.44
2×21.372.431.022.12
4×41:24.6341.0747.67
3×3 one-handed16.6922.9315.9719.59
Clock3.675.072.643.40
Megaminx2:29.873:03.441:09.931:15.62
Pyraminx1.051.901.092.17
Skewb2.143.832.004.69
Square-111.4014.248.8511.05

Year by year

every meeting, 45 rounds in all
20242026busiest year: 23 meetings2024: 232025: 172026: 5

Recent meetings

newest first · averages where the round ranked on one, singles otherwise
YearCompetitionEventRoundAsh ChenKaleb Peltolaahead
2026Rubik's WCA North American Championship 20263×3First round14.568.67Kaleb Peltola
2026Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2026ClockFirst round6.365.62Kaleb Peltola
2026Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2026PyraminxFirst round2.242.90Ash Chen
2026Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2026PyraminxSecond round2.062.85Ash Chen
2026Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2026SkewbFirst round4.805.25Ash Chen
2025Kent Fall 20253×3Second round15.119.10Kaleb Peltola
2025Kent Fall 20253×3First round14.709.48Kaleb Peltola
2025Kent Fall 2025PyraminxFirst round2.512.55Ash Chen
2025Kent Fall 2025PyraminxFinal2.492.70Ash Chen
2025Kent Fall 2025Square-1First round18.9317.52Kaleb Peltola
2025Kent Fall 2025Square-1Final14.2413.64Kaleb Peltola
2025Rubik's WCA World Championship 20252×2First round4.193.49Kaleb Peltola
2025Rubik's WCA World Championship 2025ClockFirst round5.414.73Kaleb Peltola
2025Rubik's WCA World Championship 2025ClockSecond round5.11Kaleb Peltola

Full careers: Ash Chen · Kaleb Peltola. 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.