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Benjamin Gottschalk vs Ryan Pilat

Two careers, 158 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 Ryan Pilat (United States) have met in 158 rounds across 12 competitions since 2018. Counting every round where both finished with a result, Ryan Pilat leads Benjamin Gottschalk: 134 finishes in front to 24.

On personal bests the split is just as plain: across 16 shared events, Ryan Pilat holds the faster single in 16, Benjamin Gottschalk in 0.

Personal bests, side by side

faster single in bold
EventBenjamin Gottschalk singleaverageRyan Pilat singleaverage
3×35.448.023.345.44
2×21.052.530.691.29
4×428.8932.5020.9524.12
5×553.9459.9540.9646.43
6×61:41.291:56.891:19.791:26.20
7×72:59.573:14.431:56.582:08.11
3×3 blindfolded1:33.431:55.3215.4920.54
3×3 Fewest Moves21 moves28.3319 moves20.33
3×3 one-handed11.4115.396.4310.35
Clock5.226.353.103.89
Megaminx42.0546.7934.5838.77
Pyraminx1.953.660.961.54
Skewb1.733.881.573.03
Square-14.146.113.415.81
4×4 blindfolded12:20.002:08.443:28.26
3×3 Multi-Blind3 of 3 cubes · 26:5223 of 23 cubes · 56:11

Year by year

every meeting, 158 rounds in all
20182026busiest year: 38 meetings2018: 62019: 112021: 222022: 382023: 382024: 182025: 152026: 10

Recent meetings

newest first · averages where the round ranked on one, singles otherwise
YearCompetitionEventRoundBenjamin GottschalkRyan Pilatahead
2026Rubik's WCA North American Championship 20263×3Second round9.076.62Ryan Pilat
2026Rubik's WCA North American Championship 20263×3First round9.296.15Ryan Pilat
2026Rubik's WCA North American Championship 20263×3 one-handedFirst round16.6810.87Ryan Pilat
2026Rubik's WCA North American Championship 20264×4First round36.7926.32Ryan Pilat
2026Rubik's WCA North American Championship 20265×5First round1:08.5147.46Ryan Pilat
2026Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2026MegaminxFirst round56.0043.77Ryan Pilat
2026Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2026PyraminxFirst round4.582.53Ryan Pilat
2026Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2026Square-1Final8.166.45Ryan Pilat
2026Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2026Square-1Second round6.866.63Ryan Pilat
2026Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2026Square-1First round6.836.57Ryan Pilat
2025Rubik's x TheCubicle CubingUSA All-Stars 2025Square-1Final8.717.41Ryan Pilat
2025Rubik's WCA World Championship 20252×2First round3.461.62Ryan Pilat
2025Rubik's WCA World Championship 20253×3First round10.187.08Ryan Pilat
2025Rubik's WCA World Championship 20253×3 blindfoldedFirst round25.27Ryan Pilat

Full careers: Benjamin Gottschalk · Ryan Pilat. 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.