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Benjamin Gottschalk vs Nathan Rahn

Two careers, 74 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 Nathan Rahn (United States) have met in 74 rounds across 6 competitions since 2022. Counting every round where both finished with a result, Benjamin Gottschalk leads Nathan Rahn: 38 finishes in front to 35 and 1 tie.

On personal bests the split is just as plain: across 14 shared events, Benjamin Gottschalk holds the faster single in 8, Nathan Rahn in 6.

Personal bests, side by side

faster single in bold
EventBenjamin Gottschalk singleaverageNathan Rahn singleaverage
3×35.448.025.717.47
2×21.052.530.781.41
4×428.8932.5028.6332.21
5×553.9459.951:02.271:13.66
6×61:41.291:56.892:22.722:32.10
7×72:59.573:14.434:11.344:14.78
3×3 blindfolded1:33.431:55.321:48.192:06.31
3×3 Fewest Moves21 moves28.3331 moves32.67
3×3 one-handed11.4115.3910.5713.12
Clock5.226.352.833.66
Megaminx42.0546.7950.1056.33
Pyraminx1.953.661.122.10
Skewb1.733.881.292.55
Square-14.146.114.856.46

Year by year

every meeting, 74 rounds in all
20222026busiest year: 24 meetings2022: 242023: 132024: 162025: 122026: 9

Recent meetings

newest first · averages where the round ranked on one, singles otherwise
YearCompetitionEventRoundBenjamin GottschalkNathan Rahnahead
2026Rubik's WCA North American Championship 20262×2First round4.491.66Nathan Rahn
2026Rubik's WCA North American Championship 20263×3Second round9.078.34Nathan Rahn
2026Rubik's WCA North American Championship 20263×3First round9.298.41Nathan Rahn
2026Rubik's WCA North American Championship 20263×3 one-handedFirst round16.6816.70Benjamin Gottschalk
2026Rubik's WCA North American Championship 20264×4First round36.7937.08Benjamin Gottschalk
2026Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2026PyraminxFirst round4.583.23Nathan Rahn
2026Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2026SkewbFirst round5.243.60Nathan Rahn
2026Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2026Square-1First round6.8310.11Benjamin Gottschalk
2026Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2026Square-1Second round6.8611.28Benjamin Gottschalk
2025Rubik's WCA World Championship 20252×2First round3.461.71Nathan Rahn
2025Rubik's WCA World Championship 20253×3First round10.189.26Nathan Rahn
2025Rubik's WCA World Championship 20253×3 blindfoldedFirst roundtie
2025Rubik's WCA World Championship 20253×3 one-handedFirst round16.6616.14Nathan Rahn
2025Rubik's WCA World Championship 20254×4First round36.5036.82Benjamin Gottschalk

Full careers: Benjamin Gottschalk · Nathan Rahn. 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.