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Brian Johnson vs Carter Kucala

Two careers, 2,020 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 Carter Kucala (United States) have met in 2,020 rounds across 168 competitions since 2017. Counting every round where both finished with a result, Brian Johnson leads Carter Kucala: 1335 finishes in front to 680 and 5 ties.

On personal bests the split is just as plain: across 14 shared events, Brian Johnson holds the faster single in 10, Carter Kucala in 4.

Personal bests, side by side

faster single in bold
EventBrian Johnson singleaverageCarter Kucala singleaverage
3×34.205.204.716.49
2×20.661.180.621.39
4×420.6924.9122.8228.49
5×544.1349.8847.1153.32
6×61:28.461:36.571:31.341:42.68
7×72:24.842:39.702:28.112:39.63
3×3 blindfolded2:01.3815.9920.46
3×3 Fewest Moves17 moves19.0018 moves20.33
3×3 one-handed6.629.167.709.45
Clock4.786.773.444.46
Megaminx35.2841.1340.1545.38
Pyraminx1.021.851.381.90
Skewb1.152.310.751.52
Square-12.855.254.557.41

Year by year

every meeting, 2,020 rounds in all
20172026busiest year: 556 meetings2017: 312018: 552019: 1132020: 102021: 272022: 2492023: 5562024: 4532025: 3502026: 176

Recent meetings

newest first · averages where the round ranked on one, singles otherwise
YearCompetitionEventRoundBrian JohnsonCarter Kucalaahead
2026Waukesha Weeknights 20267×7Final2:56.222:49.26Carter Kucala
2026Waukesha Weeknights 20267×7First round2:39.702:41.82Brian Johnson
2026Waukesha Weeknights 2026SkewbSecond round3.292.97Carter Kucala
2026Waukesha Weeknights 2026SkewbFirst round4.143.27Carter Kucala
2026Waukesha Weeknights 2026SkewbFinal2.763.34Brian Johnson
2026Waukesha Weeknights 2026Square-1First round5.979.34Brian Johnson
2026Waukesha Weeknights 2026Square-1Final5.6410.85Brian Johnson
2026Waukesha Weeknights 2026Square-1Second round6.5510.38Brian Johnson
2026Persevere in De Pere 20262×2First round1.542.62Brian Johnson
2026Persevere in De Pere 20262×2Final1.462.41Brian Johnson
2026Persevere in De Pere 20263×3First round6.928.21Brian Johnson
2026Persevere in De Pere 20263×3Second round7.226.84Carter Kucala
2026Persevere in De Pere 20263×3Final7.037.20Brian Johnson
2026Persevere in De Pere 20263×3 one-handedFirst round10.2412.83Brian Johnson

Full careers: Brian Johnson · Carter Kucala. 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.