Head to head
Calvin Nielson vs Kyeongmin Choi (최경민)
Two careers, 135 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.
Calvin Nielson (United States) and Kyeongmin Choi (최경민) (Republic of Korea) have met in 135 rounds across 16 competitions since 2018. Counting every round where both finished with a result, Kyeongmin Choi (최경민) leads Calvin Nielson: 107 finishes in front to 28.
On personal bests the split is just as plain: across 16 shared events, Kyeongmin Choi (최경민) holds the faster single in 14, Calvin Nielson in 2.
Personal bests, side by side
faster single in bold| Event | Calvin Nielson single | average | Kyeongmin Choi (최경민) single | average |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 7.41 | 9.37 | 4.72 | 6.21 |
| 2×2 | 1.02 | 2.67 | 0.53 | 1.18 |
| 4×4 | 34.64 | 43.51 | 24.01 | 27.39 |
| 5×5 | 1:11.59 | 1:24.03 | 46.62 | 51.90 |
| 6×6 | 2:28.88 | 2:37.29 | 1:34.42 | 1:37.91 |
| 7×7 | 3:58.09 | 4:14.47 | 2:20.09 | 2:35.74 |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 1:23.60 | 3:12.71 | 25.48 | 32.52 |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 20 moves | 24.33 | 17 moves | 21.00 |
| 3×3 one-handed | 12.92 | 17.81 | 8.69 | 11.49 |
| Clock | 4.75 | 6.40 | 4.93 | 6.00 |
| Megaminx | 1:02.11 | 1:09.66 | 25.53 | 28.86 |
| Pyraminx | 2.97 | 5.38 | 1.52 | 2.67 |
| Skewb | 2.54 | 4.71 | 1.20 | 2.35 |
| Square-1 | 4.66 | 6.58 | 5.25 | 7.68 |
| 4×4 blindfolded | 13:19.00 | — | 3:25.02 | 4:05.03 |
| 3×3 Multi-Blind | 2 of 2 cubes · 9:12 | — | 17 of 19 cubes · 58:41 | — |
Year by year
every meeting, 135 rounds in allRecent meetings
newest first · averages where the round ranked on one, singles otherwise| Year | Competition | Event | Round | Calvin Nielson | Kyeongmin Choi (최경민) | ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | FMC World 2026 | 3×3 Fewest Moves | Final | 24.33 | 21.00 | Kyeongmin Choi (최경민) |
| 2024 | CubingUSA Western Championship 2024 | 2×2 | Second round | 5.47 | 1.76 | Kyeongmin Choi (최경민) |
| 2024 | CubingUSA Western Championship 2024 | 2×2 | First round | 4.24 | 1.53 | Kyeongmin Choi (최경민) |
| 2024 | CubingUSA Western Championship 2024 | 3×3 | Second round | 13.03 | 7.96 | Kyeongmin Choi (최경민) |
| 2024 | CubingUSA Western Championship 2024 | 3×3 | First round | 11.16 | 8.32 | Kyeongmin Choi (최경민) |
| 2024 | CubingUSA Western Championship 2024 | 3×3 blindfolded | First round | 1:42.38 | 42.79 | Kyeongmin Choi (최경민) |
| 2024 | CubingUSA Western Championship 2024 | 3×3 one-handed | Second round | 22.14 | 12.79 | Kyeongmin Choi (최경민) |
| 2024 | CubingUSA Western Championship 2024 | 3×3 one-handed | First round | 18.29 | 13.80 | Kyeongmin Choi (최경민) |
| 2024 | CubingUSA Western Championship 2024 | 4×4 | First round | 51.35 | 34.61 | Kyeongmin Choi (최경민) |
| 2024 | CubingUSA Western Championship 2024 | 4×4 blindfolded | Final | — | 6:01.56 | Kyeongmin Choi (최경민) |
| 2024 | CubingUSA Western Championship 2024 | 5×5 | First round | 1:28.46 | 1:15.04 | Kyeongmin Choi (최경민) |
| 2024 | CubingUSA Western Championship 2024 | 6×6 | First round | 3:09.26 | 2:10.63 | Kyeongmin Choi (최경민) |
| 2024 | CubingUSA Western Championship 2024 | 7×7 | First round | 5:14.58 | 3:34.56 | Kyeongmin Choi (최경민) |
| 2024 | CubingUSA Western Championship 2024 | Clock | First round | 7.13 | 8.90 | Calvin Nielson |
Full careers: Calvin Nielson · Kyeongmin Choi (최경민). 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.