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Carter Kucala vs Simon Kellum

Two careers, 2,255 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.

Carter Kucala (United States) and Simon Kellum (United States) have met in 2,255 rounds across 196 competitions since 2016. Counting every round where both finished with a result, Carter Kucala leads Simon Kellum: 1661 finishes in front to 563 and 31 ties.

On personal bests the split is just as plain: across 17 shared events, Carter Kucala holds the faster single in 15, Simon Kellum in 2.

Personal bests, side by side

faster single in bold
EventCarter Kucala singleaverageSimon Kellum singleaverage
3×34.716.494.917.06
2×20.621.390.711.44
4×422.8228.4929.2435.27
5×547.1153.3255.691:04.66
6×61:31.341:42.681:53.032:06.17
7×72:28.112:39.632:57.723:15.06
3×3 blindfolded15.9920.4639.081:02.97
3×3 Fewest Moves18 moves20.3319 moves20.67
3×3 one-handed7.709.458.4911.90
Clock3.444.464.004.88
Megaminx40.1545.3839.3745.94
Pyraminx1.381.900.731.53
Skewb0.751.520.851.71
Square-14.557.416.6510.13
4×4 blindfolded2:16.893:06.827:34.34
5×5 blindfolded5:59.468:24.7119:52.00
3×3 Multi-Blind32 of 33 cubes · 59:0110 of 12 cubes · 56:45

Year by year

every meeting, 2,255 rounds in all
20162026busiest year: 666 meetings2016: 92017: 702018: 1052019: 1822020: 482021: 302022: 2592023: 6662024: 4042025: 3292026: 153

Recent meetings

newest first · averages where the round ranked on one, singles otherwise
YearCompetitionEventRoundCarter KucalaSimon Kellumahead
2026Waukesha Weeknights 20267×7Final2:49.263:42.01Carter Kucala
2026Waukesha Weeknights 20267×7First round2:41.823:21.72Carter Kucala
2026Waukesha Weeknights 2026SkewbSecond round2.972.75Simon Kellum
2026Waukesha Weeknights 2026SkewbFirst round3.272.86Simon Kellum
2026Waukesha Weeknights 2026SkewbFinal3.343.10Simon Kellum
2026Waukesha Weeknights 2026Square-1First round9.3413.37Carter Kucala
2026Waukesha Weeknights 2026Square-1Final10.8513.23Carter Kucala
2026Waukesha Weeknights 2026Square-1Second round10.3813.84Carter Kucala
2026Persevere in De Pere 20262×2First round2.622.83Carter Kucala
2026Persevere in De Pere 20262×2Final2.412.01Simon Kellum
2026Persevere in De Pere 20263×3First round8.218.30Carter Kucala
2026Persevere in De Pere 20263×3Second round6.847.97Carter Kucala
2026Persevere in De Pere 20263×3Final7.208.93Carter Kucala
2026Persevere in De Pere 20263×3 one-handedFirst round12.8313.86Carter Kucala

Full careers: Carter Kucala · Simon Kellum. 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.