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Benjamin Gottschalk vs Joaquin Ruenes Hernández

Two careers, 41 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.

Benjamin Gottschalk (United States) and Joaquin Ruenes Hernández (Mexico) have met in 41 rounds across 3 competitions since 2022. Counting every round where both finished with a result, Joaquin Ruenes Hernández leads Benjamin Gottschalk: 29 finishes in front to 12.

On personal bests the split is just as plain: across 13 shared events, Joaquin Ruenes Hernández holds the faster single in 7, Benjamin Gottschalk in 6.

Personal bests, side by side

faster single in bold
EventBenjamin Gottschalk singleaverageJoaquin Ruenes Hernández singleaverage
3×35.448.024.836.78
2×21.052.530.581.29
4×428.8932.5024.8230.10
5×553.9459.9558.141:02.23
6×61:41.291:56.891:55.122:17.39
7×72:59.573:14.433:21.723:43.85
3×3 Fewest Moves21 moves28.3330 moves38.00
3×3 one-handed11.4115.3911.0113.63
Clock5.226.353.555.10
Megaminx42.0546.7950.031:02.97
Pyraminx1.953.661.131.99
Skewb1.733.881.142.84
Square-14.146.114.678.35

Year by year

every meeting, 41 rounds in all
20222025busiest year: 15 meetings2022: 142024: 152025: 12

Recent meetings

newest first · averages where the round ranked on one, singles otherwise
YearCompetitionEventRoundBenjamin GottschalkJoaquin Ruenes Hernándezahead
2025Rubik's WCA World Championship 20252×2First round3.461.73Joaquin Ruenes Hernández
2025Rubik's WCA World Championship 20253×3First round10.188.07Joaquin Ruenes Hernández
2025Rubik's WCA World Championship 20253×3 one-handedFirst round16.6614.74Joaquin Ruenes Hernández
2025Rubik's WCA World Championship 20254×4First round36.5034.83Joaquin Ruenes Hernández
2025Rubik's WCA World Championship 20255×5First round1:02.101:07.70Benjamin Gottschalk
2025Rubik's WCA World Championship 20256×6First round2:08.122:16.54Benjamin Gottschalk
2025Rubik's WCA World Championship 20257×7First round3:15.914:33.42Benjamin Gottschalk
2025Rubik's WCA World Championship 2025ClockFirst round8.766.91Joaquin Ruenes Hernández
2025Rubik's WCA World Championship 2025MegaminxFirst round51.521:08.10Benjamin Gottschalk
2025Rubik's WCA World Championship 2025PyraminxFirst round3.922.17Joaquin Ruenes Hernández
2025Rubik's WCA World Championship 2025SkewbFirst round6.513.45Joaquin Ruenes Hernández
2025Rubik's WCA World Championship 2025Square-1First round7.6312.40Benjamin Gottschalk
2024Rubik's WCA North American Championship 20242×2Second round3.951.46Joaquin Ruenes Hernández
2024Rubik's WCA North American Championship 20242×2First round3.731.89Joaquin Ruenes Hernández

Full careers: Benjamin Gottschalk · Joaquin Ruenes Hernández. 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.