Head to head
César Essling vs Romain Velcin
Two careers, 76 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.
César Essling (France) and Romain Velcin (France) have met in 76 rounds across 9 competitions since 2024. Counting every round where both finished with a result, Romain Velcin leads César Essling: 48 finishes in front to 28.
On personal bests the split is just as plain: across 8 shared events, Romain Velcin holds the faster single in 5, César Essling in 3.
Personal bests, side by side
faster single in bold| Event | César Essling single | average | Romain Velcin single | average |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 6.09 | 8.57 | 6.35 | 8.63 |
| 2×2 | 2.17 | 2.98 | 1.74 | 2.53 |
| 4×4 | 39.79 | 45.96 | 27.52 | 31.58 |
| 3×3 one-handed | 9.84 | 12.21 | 11.80 | 15.74 |
| Clock | 2.19 | 3.35 | 2.53 | 3.00 |
| Pyraminx | 2.97 | 4.85 | 2.96 | 4.00 |
| Skewb | 3.32 | 7.80 | 2.31 | 3.98 |
| Square-1 | 17.53 | 22.36 | 7.53 | 10.08 |
Year by year
every meeting, 76 rounds in allRecent meetings
newest first · averages where the round ranked on one, singles otherwise| Year | Competition | Event | Round | César Essling | Romain Velcin | ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Rubik's WCA European Championship 2026 | 2×2 | First round | 5.65 | 3.22 | Romain Velcin |
| 2026 | Rubik's WCA European Championship 2026 | 3×3 | First round | 9.49 | 10.45 | César Essling |
| 2026 | Rubik's WCA European Championship 2026 | 3×3 | Second round | 10.12 | 9.96 | Romain Velcin |
| 2026 | Rubik's WCA European Championship 2026 | 3×3 one-handed | First round | 16.77 | 18.53 | César Essling |
| 2026 | Rubik's WCA European Championship 2026 | 4×4 | First round | 47.78 | 38.32 | Romain Velcin |
| 2026 | Rubik's WCA European Championship 2026 | Clock | Second round | 4.60 | 4.12 | Romain Velcin |
| 2026 | Rubik's WCA European Championship 2026 | Clock | First round | 4.98 | 3.28 | Romain Velcin |
| 2026 | Rubik's WCA European Championship 2026 | Pyraminx | First round | 6.59 | 4.46 | Romain Velcin |
| 2026 | Rubik's WCA European Championship 2026 | Skewb | First round | 13.40 | 5.66 | Romain Velcin |
| 2026 | Longjum'Open 2026 | 3×3 | First round | 9.11 | 9.56 | Romain Velcin |
| 2026 | Longjum'Open 2026 | 4×4 | First round | 45.98 | 38.85 | Romain Velcin |
| 2026 | Longjum'Open 2026 | Clock | Second round | 4.58 | 3.12 | Romain Velcin |
| 2026 | Longjum'Open 2026 | Clock | First round | 6.03 | 3.10 | Romain Velcin |
| 2026 | Longjum'Open 2026 | Clock | Final | 4.76 | 3.21 | Romain Velcin |
Full careers: César Essling · Romain Velcin. 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.