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Benjamin Gottschalk vs Joseph Ong

Two careers, 89 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 Joseph Ong (United States) have met in 89 rounds across 8 competitions since 2019. Counting every round where both finished with a result, Benjamin Gottschalk leads Joseph Ong: 66 finishes in front to 23.

On personal bests the split is just as plain: across 15 shared events, Benjamin Gottschalk holds the faster single in 10, Joseph Ong in 5.

Personal bests, side by side

faster single in bold
EventBenjamin Gottschalk singleaverageJoseph Ong singleaverage
3×35.448.026.528.24
2×21.052.530.841.81
4×428.8932.5028.4733.45
5×553.9459.9554.131:01.48
6×61:41.291:56.891:53.591:59.58
7×72:59.573:14.433:18.633:21.58
3×3 blindfolded1:33.431:55.321:25.302:12.75
3×3 Fewest Moves21 moves28.3335 moves44.33
3×3 one-handed11.4115.3910.5315.05
Clock5.226.353.244.12
Megaminx42.0546.7947.821:01.56
Pyraminx1.953.662.584.94
Skewb1.733.882.033.99
Square-14.146.115.066.78
3×3 Multi-Blind3 of 3 cubes · 26:522 of 2 cubes · 18:15

Year by year

every meeting, 89 rounds in all
20192026busiest year: 31 meetings2019: 52022: 152023: 312024: 142025: 132026: 11

Recent meetings

newest first · averages where the round ranked on one, singles otherwise
YearCompetitionEventRoundBenjamin GottschalkJoseph Ongahead
2026Rubik's WCA North American Championship 20262×2First round4.493.40Joseph Ong
2026Rubik's WCA North American Championship 20263×3Second round9.079.65Benjamin Gottschalk
2026Rubik's WCA North American Championship 20263×3First round9.299.95Benjamin Gottschalk
2026Rubik's WCA North American Championship 20263×3 one-handedFirst round16.6815.72Joseph Ong
2026Rubik's WCA North American Championship 20264×4First round36.7936.21Joseph Ong
2026Rubik's WCA North American Championship 20265×5First round1:08.511:12.82Benjamin Gottschalk
2026Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2026PyraminxFirst round4.586.90Benjamin Gottschalk
2026Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2026SkewbFirst round5.246.92Benjamin Gottschalk
2026Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2026Square-1Final8.168.05Joseph Ong
2026Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2026Square-1Second round6.866.95Benjamin Gottschalk
2026Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2026Square-1First round6.839.14Benjamin Gottschalk
2025Rubik's WCA World Championship 20252×2First round3.464.06Benjamin Gottschalk
2025Rubik's WCA World Championship 20253×3First round10.189.50Joseph Ong
2025Rubik's WCA World Championship 20253×3 one-handedFirst round16.6617.62Benjamin Gottschalk

Full careers: Benjamin Gottschalk · Joseph Ong. 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.