Head to head
Brandon Lin (林博浩) vs Liam Chen
Two careers, 97 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.
Brandon Lin (林博浩) (United States) and Liam Chen (United States) have met in 97 rounds across 16 competitions since 2016. Counting every round where both finished with a result, Liam Chen leads Brandon Lin (林博浩): 67 finishes in front to 26 and 4 ties.
On personal bests the split is just as plain: across 13 shared events, Liam Chen holds the faster single in 7, Brandon Lin (林博浩) in 6.
Personal bests, side by side
faster single in bold| Event | Brandon Lin (林博浩) single | average | Liam Chen single | average |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 7.63 | 9.39 | 6.18 | 7.28 |
| 2×2 | 1.56 | 2.90 | 1.14 | 2.82 |
| 4×4 | 30.31 | 35.49 | 32.45 | 36.85 |
| 5×5 | 58.99 | 1:12.87 | 1:17.47 | 1:25.54 |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 20.00 | 25.90 | 14.83 | 16.52 |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 30 moves | 33.67 | 26 moves | 35.33 |
| 3×3 one-handed | 12.07 | 15.98 | 9.79 | 14.20 |
| Pyraminx | 2.90 | 5.47 | 6.62 | 9.31 |
| Skewb | 4.09 | 6.26 | 4.61 | 7.90 |
| Square-1 | 6.46 | 8.28 | 17.13 | 31.02 |
| 4×4 blindfolded | 2:10.82 | 3:41.71 | 1:20.64 | 1:42.15 |
| 5×5 blindfolded | 7:09.71 | — | 6:13.43 | — |
| 3×3 Multi-Blind | 40 of 46 cubes · 1:00:00 | — | 26 of 27 cubes · 59:05 | — |
Year by year
every meeting, 97 rounds in allRecent meetings
newest first · averages where the round ranked on one, singles otherwise| Year | Competition | Event | Round | Brandon Lin (林博浩) | Liam Chen | ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2026 | 3×3 blindfolded | Second round | 26.47 | 16.95 | Liam Chen |
| 2026 | Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2026 | 3×3 blindfolded | First round | 27.62 | 18.63 | Liam Chen |
| 2026 | Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2026 | 3×3 Multi-Blind | Final | 38 of 45 cubes · 1:00:00 | 22 of 28 cubes · 54:09 | Brandon Lin (林博浩) |
| 2026 | Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2026 | 4×4 blindfolded | Final | 2:10.82 | 1:26.83 | Liam Chen |
| 2026 | Mid-Atlantic Quiet Championship 2026 | 3×3 blindfolded | First round | 23.02 | 18.35 | Liam Chen |
| 2026 | Mid-Atlantic Quiet Championship 2026 | 3×3 blindfolded | Second round | 21.63 | 16.76 | Liam Chen |
| 2026 | Mid-Atlantic Quiet Championship 2026 | 3×3 Multi-Blind | Final | 37 of 45 cubes · 1:00:00 | 22 of 27 cubes · 59:50 | Brandon Lin (林博浩) |
| 2026 | Mid-Atlantic Quiet Championship 2026 | 4×4 blindfolded | Final | 3:07.94 | 1:20.64 | Liam Chen |
| 2026 | Mid-Atlantic Quiet Championship 2026 | 5×5 blindfolded | Final | — | — | tie |
| 2025 | Rubik's WCA World Championship 2025 | 3×3 | First round | 11.80 | 8.40 | Liam Chen |
| 2025 | Rubik's WCA World Championship 2025 | 3×3 blindfolded | First round | 28.21 | 20.38 | Liam Chen |
| 2025 | Rubik's WCA World Championship 2025 | 3×3 blindfolded | Second round | — | 18.22 | Liam Chen |
| 2025 | Rubik's WCA World Championship 2025 | 3×3 Multi-Blind | Final | 27 of 33 cubes · 59:58 | 26 of 27 cubes · 59:05 | Liam Chen |
| 2025 | Rubik's WCA World Championship 2025 | 3×3 one-handed | First round | 19.13 | 15.13 | Liam Chen |
Full careers: Brandon Lin (林博浩) · Liam Chen. 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.