Head to head
Ben Baron vs Timo Norrkniivilä
Two careers, 53 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.
Ben Baron (Israel) and Timo Norrkniivilä (Finland) have met in 53 rounds across 5 competitions since 2019. Counting every round where both finished with a result, Ben Baron leads Timo Norrkniivilä: 39 finishes in front to 11 and 3 ties.
On personal bests the split is just as plain: across 17 shared events, Ben Baron holds the faster single in 16, Timo Norrkniivilä in 1.
Personal bests, side by side
faster single in bold| Event | Ben Baron single | average | Timo Norrkniivilä single | average |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 4.52 | 5.88 | 7.38 | 11.04 |
| 2×2 | 0.73 | 1.39 | 1.67 | 2.75 |
| 4×4 | 21.76 | 25.89 | 37.21 | 44.43 |
| 5×5 | 43.13 | 48.82 | 1:17.62 | 1:33.17 |
| 6×6 | 1:25.49 | 1:32.20 | 2:59.35 | 3:12.95 |
| 7×7 | 2:11.66 | 2:23.52 | 4:42.72 | 4:56.78 |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 14.85 | 18.05 | 22.64 | 25.99 |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 21 moves | 22.67 | 26 moves | 27.67 |
| 3×3 one-handed | 7.29 | 9.29 | 16.69 | 20.61 |
| Clock | 3.37 | 4.41 | 5.49 | 6.23 |
| Megaminx | 34.53 | 37.29 | 1:03.01 | 1:18.78 |
| Pyraminx | 1.40 | 2.20 | 2.44 | 3.41 |
| Skewb | 1.33 | 2.41 | 3.30 | 5.49 |
| Square-1 | 5.63 | 8.73 | 11.55 | 16.77 |
| 4×4 blindfolded | 2:09.92 | 3:39.35 | 2:55.82 | 4:15.67 |
| 5×5 blindfolded | 5:59.24 | — | 7:25.65 | — |
| 3×3 Multi-Blind | 31 of 35 cubes · 57:24 | — | 32 of 33 cubes · 57:07 | — |
Year by year
every meeting, 53 rounds in allRecent meetings
newest first · averages where the round ranked on one, singles otherwise| Year | Competition | Event | Round | Ben Baron | Timo Norrkniivilä | ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Rubik's WCA European Championship 2026 | 3×3 blindfolded | First round | 17.16 | 32.60 | Ben Baron |
| 2026 | Rubik's WCA European Championship 2026 | 3×3 blindfolded | Second round | 17.72 | 23.00 | Ben Baron |
| 2026 | Rubik's WCA European Championship 2026 | 3×3 one-handed | First round | 11.85 | 23.31 | Ben Baron |
| 2026 | Rubik's WCA European Championship 2026 | 4×4 | First round | 29.70 | 49.66 | Ben Baron |
| 2026 | Rubik's WCA European Championship 2026 | Clock | First round | 5.11 | 6.74 | Ben Baron |
| 2024 | Rubik's WCA European Championship 2024 | 2×2 | First round | 2.48 | 3.96 | Ben Baron |
| 2024 | Rubik's WCA European Championship 2024 | 3×3 | First round | 6.92 | 12.80 | Ben Baron |
| 2024 | Rubik's WCA European Championship 2024 | 3×3 blindfolded | First round | 19.29 | 29.79 | Ben Baron |
| 2024 | Rubik's WCA European Championship 2024 | 3×3 blindfolded | Second round | 24.01 | 30.32 | Ben Baron |
| 2024 | Rubik's WCA European Championship 2024 | 3×3 Fewest Moves | Final | 23 moves | 31 moves | Ben Baron |
| 2024 | Rubik's WCA European Championship 2024 | 3×3 one-handed | First round | 12.37 | 25.32 | Ben Baron |
| 2024 | Rubik's WCA European Championship 2024 | 4×4 | First round | 27.64 | 44.67 | Ben Baron |
| 2024 | Rubik's WCA European Championship 2024 | Clock | First round | 5.85 | 6.63 | Ben Baron |
| 2024 | Rubik's WCA European Championship 2024 | Pyraminx | First round | 3.10 | 5.17 | Ben Baron |
Full careers: Ben Baron · Timo Norrkniivilä. 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.