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Brian Johnson vs Benjamin Kyle

Two careers, 63 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.

Brian Johnson (United States) and Benjamin Kyle (Canada) have met in 63 rounds across 11 competitions since 2017. Counting every round where both finished with a result, Brian Johnson leads Benjamin Kyle: 48 finishes in front to 15.

On personal bests the split is just as plain: across 11 shared events, Brian Johnson holds the faster single in 11, Benjamin Kyle in 0.

Personal bests, side by side

faster single in bold
EventBrian Johnson singleaverageBenjamin Kyle singleaverage
3×34.205.206.348.13
2×20.661.181.261.85
4×420.6924.9144.0250.01
5×544.1349.881:45.331:53.24
3×3 blindfolded2:01.382:02.10
3×3 Fewest Moves17 moves19.0019 moves22.00
3×3 one-handed6.629.1611.9417.11
Megaminx35.2841.131:12.501:20.26
Pyraminx1.021.851.252.03
Skewb1.152.312.464.33
Square-12.855.2520.4738.38

Year by year

every meeting, 63 rounds in all
20172026busiest year: 15 meetings2017: 112018: 142019: 102022: 152024: 12025: 42026: 8

Recent meetings

newest first · averages where the round ranked on one, singles otherwise
YearCompetitionEventRoundBrian JohnsonBenjamin Kyleahead
2026Rubik's WCA North American Championship 20262×2First round1.504.74Brian Johnson
2026Rubik's WCA North American Championship 20263×3First round7.069.59Brian Johnson
2026Rubik's WCA North American Championship 20263×3Second round7.169.37Brian Johnson
2026Rubik's WCA North American Championship 20263×3 Fewest MovesFinal21 moves22.67Benjamin Kyle
2026Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2026PyraminxFirst round3.982.92Benjamin Kyle
2026FMC World 20263×3 Fewest MovesFinal20.3324 movesBrian Johnson
2026Evanston FMC Spring 20263×3 Fewest MovesFinal24 movesBrian Johnson
2026Evanston FMC Spring 20263×3 Fewest MovesFirst round19.0022.00Brian Johnson
2025FMC under the Mistletoe 20253×3 Fewest MovesFirst round23.6725 movesBrian Johnson
2025FMC under the Mistletoe 20253×3 Fewest MovesFinal23.0022 movesBrian Johnson
2025FMC LIVE - North America 20253×3 Fewest MovesFirst round26.3324.00Benjamin Kyle
2025FMC LIVE - North America 20253×3 Fewest MovesFinal23.0024 movesBrian Johnson
2024FMC 20243×3 Fewest MovesFinal22.6729.67Brian Johnson
2022CubingUSA Great Lakes Championship 20222×2First round1.793.26Brian Johnson

Full careers: Brian Johnson · Benjamin Kyle. 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.