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Ben Stokes vs Ezra Hirschi

Two careers, 109 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 Stokes (United Kingdom) and Ezra Hirschi (Switzerland) have met in 109 rounds across 14 competitions since 2020. Counting every round where both finished with a result, Ben Stokes leads Ezra Hirschi: 72 finishes in front to 37.

On personal bests the split is just as plain: across 17 shared events, Ben Stokes holds the faster single in 13, Ezra Hirschi in 4.

Personal bests, side by side

faster single in bold
EventBen Stokes singleaverageEzra Hirschi singleaverage
3×35.747.7610.7614.42
2×20.691.582.053.30
4×424.5829.2745.9949.33
5×547.0453.771:29.901:40.38
6×61:28.191:40.113:19.853:23.83
7×72:27.482:39.724:46.595:22.46
3×3 blindfolded15.6120.3618.0821.98
3×3 Fewest Moves24 moves27.0034 moves39.67
3×3 one-handed9.7212.9719.1023.84
Clock4.525.384.144.89
Megaminx39.3045.911:13.401:27.79
Pyraminx1.893.643.617.48
Skewb2.344.474.175.49
Square-17.4310.1924.1132.88
4×4 blindfolded2:35.161:15.761:35.91
5×5 blindfolded7:49.202:45.733:11.65
3×3 Multi-Blind20 of 21 cubes · 58:1662 of 64 cubes · 59:56

Year by year

every meeting, 109 rounds in all
20202026busiest year: 50 meetings2020: 102022: 502023: 272024: 82025: 62026: 8

Recent meetings

newest first · averages where the round ranked on one, singles otherwise
YearCompetitionEventRoundBen StokesEzra Hirschiahead
2026Kewbz UK Blindfolded Championship 20263×3 Multi-BlindFinal20 of 21 cubes · 58:1662 of 64 cubes · 59:56Ezra Hirschi
2026Kewbz UK Blindfolded Championship 20264×4 blindfoldedFinal3:12.921:48.57Ezra Hirschi
2026Kewbz UK Blindfolded Championship 20265×5 blindfoldedFinal2:50.11Ezra Hirschi
2026Rubik's WCA European Championship 20263×3 blindfoldedFinal21.4019.57Ben Stokes
2026Rubik's WCA European Championship 20263×3 blindfoldedSecond round18.0223.99Ben Stokes
2026Rubik's WCA European Championship 20263×3 blindfoldedFirst round22.1222.71Ben Stokes
2026Rubik's WCA European Championship 20264×4 blindfoldedFinal1:54.18Ezra Hirschi
2026Rubik's WCA European Championship 2026ClockFirst round6.994.95Ezra Hirschi
2025Rubik's UK Championship 20253×3 blindfoldedFirst round21.1521.44Ben Stokes
2025Rubik's UK Championship 20253×3 blindfoldedFinal23.0726.72Ben Stokes
2025Rubik's UK Championship 20253×3 Multi-BlindFinal18 of 21 cubes · 58:0448 of 60 cubes · 1:00:00Ezra Hirschi
2025Rubik's UK Championship 20254×4 blindfoldedFinal2:38.281:43.27Ezra Hirschi
2025Rubik's UK Championship 20255×5 blindfoldedFinal9:15.26Ben Stokes
2025Rubik's UK Championship 2025ClockFirst round6.149.46Ben Stokes

Full careers: Ben Stokes · Ezra Hirschi. 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.