Head to head
Chris Chi vs Benjamin Gottschalk
Two careers, 213 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.
Chris Chi (United States) and Benjamin Gottschalk (United States) have met in 213 rounds across 15 competitions since 2016. Counting every round where both finished with a result, Chris Chi leads Benjamin Gottschalk: 120 finishes in front to 91 and 2 ties.
On personal bests the split is just as plain: across 16 shared events, Chris Chi holds the faster single in 14, Benjamin Gottschalk in 2.
Personal bests, side by side
faster single in bold| Event | Chris Chi single | average | Benjamin Gottschalk single | average |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 4.96 | 7.36 | 5.44 | 8.02 |
| 2×2 | 0.65 | 1.26 | 1.05 | 2.53 |
| 4×4 | 26.52 | 31.83 | 28.89 | 32.50 |
| 5×5 | 53.22 | 56.70 | 53.94 | 59.95 |
| 6×6 | 1:37.02 | 1:42.74 | 1:41.29 | 1:56.89 |
| 7×7 | 2:44.58 | 2:50.02 | 2:59.57 | 3:14.43 |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 20.40 | 25.75 | 1:33.43 | 1:55.32 |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 18 moves | 20.00 | 21 moves | 28.33 |
| 3×3 one-handed | 10.19 | 13.97 | 11.41 | 15.39 |
| Clock | 3.13 | 5.35 | 5.22 | 6.35 |
| Megaminx | 45.02 | 52.30 | 42.05 | 46.79 |
| Pyraminx | 1.68 | 3.59 | 1.95 | 3.66 |
| Skewb | 1.22 | 2.44 | 1.73 | 3.88 |
| Square-1 | 5.05 | 7.04 | 4.14 | 6.11 |
| 4×4 blindfolded | 3:09.72 | 9:02.32 | 12:20.00 | — |
| 3×3 Multi-Blind | 24 of 26 cubes · 58:53 | — | 3 of 3 cubes · 26:52 | — |
Year by year
every meeting, 213 rounds in allRecent meetings
newest first · averages where the round ranked on one, singles otherwise| Year | Competition | Event | Round | Chris Chi | Benjamin Gottschalk | ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2026 | 2×2 | First round | 4.88 | 4.49 | Benjamin Gottschalk |
| 2026 | Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2026 | 3×3 | Second round | 8.66 | 9.07 | Chris Chi |
| 2026 | Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2026 | 3×3 | First round | 9.56 | 9.29 | Benjamin Gottschalk |
| 2026 | Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2026 | 3×3 one-handed | First round | 19.10 | 16.68 | Benjamin Gottschalk |
| 2026 | Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2026 | 4×4 | First round | 32.25 | 36.79 | Chris Chi |
| 2026 | Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2026 | 5×5 | First round | 1:04.81 | 1:08.51 | Chris Chi |
| 2026 | Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2026 | Megaminx | First round | 1:04.30 | 56.00 | Benjamin Gottschalk |
| 2026 | Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2026 | Pyraminx | First round | 5.37 | 4.58 | Benjamin Gottschalk |
| 2026 | Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2026 | Skewb | First round | 3.04 | 5.24 | Chris Chi |
| 2026 | Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2026 | Square-1 | Final | 8.70 | 8.16 | Benjamin Gottschalk |
| 2026 | Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2026 | Square-1 | Second round | 8.15 | 6.86 | Benjamin Gottschalk |
| 2026 | Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2026 | Square-1 | First round | 9.23 | 6.83 | Benjamin Gottschalk |
| 2025 | Rubik's WCA World Championship 2025 | 2×2 | First round | 2.15 | 3.46 | Chris Chi |
| 2025 | Rubik's WCA World Championship 2025 | 3×3 | First round | 9.92 | 10.18 | Chris Chi |
Full careers: Chris Chi · Benjamin Gottschalk. 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.