Head to head
Calvin Nielson vs Timothy Castle
Two careers, 287 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 Timothy Castle (United States) have met in 287 rounds across 26 competitions since 2017. Counting every round where both finished with a result, Timothy Castle leads Calvin Nielson: 223 finishes in front to 60 and 4 ties.
On personal bests the split is just as plain: across 16 shared events, Timothy Castle holds the faster single in 13, Calvin Nielson in 3.
Personal bests, side by side
faster single in bold| Event | Calvin Nielson single | average | Timothy Castle single | average |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 7.41 | 9.37 | 5.19 | 7.67 |
| 2×2 | 1.02 | 2.67 | 0.94 | 1.61 |
| 4×4 | 34.64 | 43.51 | 24.43 | 28.79 |
| 5×5 | 1:11.59 | 1:24.03 | 46.95 | 55.13 |
| 6×6 | 2:28.88 | 2:37.29 | 1:31.96 | 1:38.83 |
| 7×7 | 3:58.09 | 4:14.47 | 2:24.29 | 2:33.91 |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 1:23.60 | 3:12.71 | 16.30 | 24.57 |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 20 moves | 24.33 | 26 moves | 29.67 |
| 3×3 one-handed | 12.92 | 17.81 | 11.06 | 13.53 |
| Clock | 4.75 | 6.40 | 5.34 | 6.66 |
| Megaminx | 1:02.11 | 1:09.66 | 43.26 | 47.29 |
| Pyraminx | 2.97 | 5.38 | 2.01 | 2.53 |
| Skewb | 2.54 | 4.71 | 2.20 | 3.50 |
| Square-1 | 4.66 | 6.58 | 4.73 | 7.07 |
| 4×4 blindfolded | 13:19.00 | — | 3:01.58 | — |
| 3×3 Multi-Blind | 2 of 2 cubes · 9:12 | — | 19 of 21 cubes · 52:48 | — |
Year by year
every meeting, 287 rounds in allRecent meetings
newest first · averages where the round ranked on one, singles otherwise| Year | Competition | Event | Round | Calvin Nielson | Timothy Castle | ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2024 | 2×2 | Second round | 3.78 | 2.80 | Timothy Castle |
| 2024 | Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2024 | 2×2 | First round | 3.54 | 3.40 | Timothy Castle |
| 2024 | Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2024 | 3×3 | First round | 10.95 | 9.39 | Timothy Castle |
| 2024 | Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2024 | 3×3 | Second round | 12.20 | 10.31 | Timothy Castle |
| 2024 | Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2024 | 3×3 blindfolded | First round | — | 20.08 | Timothy Castle |
| 2024 | Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2024 | 3×3 one-handed | First round | 19.84 | 17.05 | Timothy Castle |
| 2024 | Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2024 | 4×4 | First round | 48.31 | 31.95 | Timothy Castle |
| 2024 | Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2024 | 5×5 | First round | 1:27.92 | 59.67 | Timothy Castle |
| 2024 | Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2024 | 6×6 | First round | 2:53.38 | 1:43.09 | Timothy Castle |
| 2024 | Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2024 | Clock | First round | 8.50 | 8.69 | Calvin Nielson |
| 2024 | Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2024 | Megaminx | First round | 1:19.97 | 56.39 | Timothy Castle |
| 2024 | Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2024 | Pyraminx | First round | 6.96 | 4.34 | Timothy Castle |
| 2024 | Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2024 | Skewb | First round | 7.14 | 6.71 | Timothy Castle |
| 2024 | Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2024 | Square-1 | First round | 6.89 | 7.51 | Calvin Nielson |
Full careers: Calvin Nielson · Timothy Castle. 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.