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Chris Chi vs Benjamin Kyle

Two careers, 47 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 Kyle (Canada) have met in 47 rounds across 9 competitions since 2017. Counting every round where both finished with a result, Chris Chi leads Benjamin Kyle: 30 finishes in front to 17.

On personal bests the split is just as plain: across 11 shared events, Chris Chi holds the faster single in 10, Benjamin Kyle in 1.

Personal bests, side by side

faster single in bold
EventChris Chi singleaverageBenjamin Kyle singleaverage
3×34.967.366.348.13
2×20.651.261.261.85
4×426.5231.8344.0250.01
5×553.2256.701:45.331:53.24
3×3 blindfolded20.4025.752:02.10
3×3 Fewest Moves18 moves20.0019 moves22.00
3×3 one-handed10.1913.9711.9417.11
Megaminx45.0252.301:12.501:20.26
Pyraminx1.683.591.252.03
Skewb1.222.442.464.33
Square-15.057.0420.4738.38

Year by year

every meeting, 47 rounds in all
20172026busiest year: 12 meetings2017: 122018: 122019: 82022: 42024: 12025: 22026: 8

Recent meetings

newest first · averages where the round ranked on one, singles otherwise
YearCompetitionEventRoundChris ChiBenjamin Kyleahead
2026Rubik's WCA North American Championship 20262×2First round4.884.74Benjamin Kyle
2026Rubik's WCA North American Championship 20263×3First round9.569.59Chris Chi
2026Rubik's WCA North American Championship 20263×3Second round8.669.37Chris Chi
2026Rubik's WCA North American Championship 20263×3 Fewest MovesFinal22.3322.67Chris Chi
2026Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2026PyraminxFirst round5.372.92Benjamin Kyle
2026FMC World 20263×3 Fewest MovesFinal21.3324 movesChris Chi
2026Evanston FMC Spring 20263×3 Fewest MovesFinal23.33Chris Chi
2026Evanston FMC Spring 20263×3 Fewest MovesFirst round23.0022.00Benjamin Kyle
2025FMC à Montréal 20253×3 Fewest MovesFirst round23.3322 movesChris Chi
2025FMC à Montréal 20253×3 Fewest MovesFinal22.0022.67Chris Chi
2024FMC 20243×3 Fewest MovesFinal24.0029.67Chris Chi
2022Rubik's WCA North American Championship 20223×3First round9.389.10Benjamin Kyle
2022Rubik's WCA North American Championship 20223×3Second round9.559.72Chris Chi
2022Rubik's WCA North American Championship 20223×3 one-handedFirst round20.5223.36Chris Chi

Full careers: Chris Chi · Benjamin Kyle. 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.