Head to head
Benjamin Gottschalk vs Kyeongmin Choi (최경민)
Two careers, 94 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 Kyeongmin Choi (최경민) (Republic of Korea) have met in 94 rounds across 9 competitions since 2018. Counting every round where both finished with a result, Kyeongmin Choi (최경민) leads Benjamin Gottschalk: 58 finishes in front to 36.
On personal bests the split is just as plain: across 16 shared events, Kyeongmin Choi (최경민) holds the faster single in 15, Benjamin Gottschalk in 1.
Personal bests, side by side
faster single in bold| Event | Benjamin Gottschalk single | average | Kyeongmin Choi (최경민) single | average |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 5.44 | 8.02 | 4.72 | 6.21 |
| 2×2 | 1.05 | 2.53 | 0.53 | 1.18 |
| 4×4 | 28.89 | 32.50 | 24.01 | 27.39 |
| 5×5 | 53.94 | 59.95 | 46.62 | 51.90 |
| 6×6 | 1:41.29 | 1:56.89 | 1:34.42 | 1:37.91 |
| 7×7 | 2:59.57 | 3:14.43 | 2:20.09 | 2:35.74 |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 1:33.43 | 1:55.32 | 25.48 | 32.52 |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 21 moves | 28.33 | 17 moves | 21.00 |
| 3×3 one-handed | 11.41 | 15.39 | 8.69 | 11.49 |
| Clock | 5.22 | 6.35 | 4.93 | 6.00 |
| Megaminx | 42.05 | 46.79 | 25.53 | 28.86 |
| Pyraminx | 1.95 | 3.66 | 1.52 | 2.67 |
| Skewb | 1.73 | 3.88 | 1.20 | 2.35 |
| Square-1 | 4.14 | 6.11 | 5.25 | 7.68 |
| 4×4 blindfolded | 12:20.00 | — | 3:25.02 | 4:05.03 |
| 3×3 Multi-Blind | 3 of 3 cubes · 26:52 | — | 17 of 19 cubes · 58:41 | — |
Year by year
every meeting, 94 rounds in allRecent meetings
newest first · averages where the round ranked on one, singles otherwise| Year | Competition | Event | Round | Benjamin Gottschalk | Kyeongmin Choi (최경민) | ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Rubik's WCA World Championship 2025 | 2×2 | First round | 3.46 | 1.43 | Kyeongmin Choi (최경민) |
| 2025 | Rubik's WCA World Championship 2025 | 3×3 | First round | 10.18 | 6.66 | Kyeongmin Choi (최경민) |
| 2025 | Rubik's WCA World Championship 2025 | 3×3 one-handed | First round | 16.66 | 13.43 | Kyeongmin Choi (최경민) |
| 2025 | Rubik's WCA World Championship 2025 | 4×4 | First round | 36.50 | 33.45 | Kyeongmin Choi (최경민) |
| 2025 | Rubik's WCA World Championship 2025 | 5×5 | First round | 1:02.10 | 56.31 | Kyeongmin Choi (최경민) |
| 2025 | Rubik's WCA World Championship 2025 | 6×6 | First round | 2:08.12 | 1:45.13 | Kyeongmin Choi (최경민) |
| 2025 | Rubik's WCA World Championship 2025 | 7×7 | First round | 3:15.91 | 2:47.32 | Kyeongmin Choi (최경민) |
| 2025 | Rubik's WCA World Championship 2025 | Clock | First round | 8.76 | 7.80 | Kyeongmin Choi (최경민) |
| 2025 | Rubik's WCA World Championship 2025 | Megaminx | First round | 51.52 | 28.86 | Kyeongmin Choi (최경민) |
| 2025 | Rubik's WCA World Championship 2025 | Pyraminx | First round | 3.92 | 3.10 | Kyeongmin Choi (최경민) |
| 2025 | Rubik's WCA World Championship 2025 | Skewb | First round | 6.51 | 6.04 | Kyeongmin Choi (최경민) |
| 2025 | Rubik's WCA World Championship 2025 | Square-1 | Second round | 7.25 | 9.43 | Benjamin Gottschalk |
| 2025 | Rubik's WCA World Championship 2025 | Square-1 | First round | 7.63 | 9.89 | Benjamin Gottschalk |
| 2024 | Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2024 | 2×2 | Second round | 3.95 | 1.61 | Kyeongmin Choi (최경민) |
Full careers: Benjamin Gottschalk · Kyeongmin Choi (최경민). 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.