Head to head
Daniel Goodman vs Benjamin Gottschalk
Two careers, 127 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.
Daniel Goodman (United States) and Benjamin Gottschalk (United States) have met in 127 rounds across 9 competitions since 2017. Counting every round where both finished with a result, Benjamin Gottschalk leads Daniel Goodman: 64 finishes in front to 62 and 1 tie.
On personal bests the split is just as plain: across 16 shared events, Benjamin Gottschalk holds the faster single in 11, Daniel Goodman in 5.
Personal bests, side by side
faster single in bold| Event | Daniel Goodman single | average | Benjamin Gottschalk single | average |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 6.74 | 8.28 | 5.44 | 8.02 |
| 2×2 | 1.14 | 2.61 | 1.05 | 2.53 |
| 4×4 | 30.18 | 35.29 | 28.89 | 32.50 |
| 5×5 | 1:00.72 | 1:09.80 | 53.94 | 59.95 |
| 6×6 | 2:01.09 | 2:06.49 | 1:41.29 | 1:56.89 |
| 7×7 | 3:08.50 | 3:24.57 | 2:59.57 | 3:14.43 |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 45.19 | 1:05.90 | 1:33.43 | 1:55.32 |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 24 moves | 27.67 | 21 moves | 28.33 |
| 3×3 one-handed | 12.11 | 16.95 | 11.41 | 15.39 |
| Clock | 7.18 | 9.02 | 5.22 | 6.35 |
| Megaminx | 38.92 | 43.71 | 42.05 | 46.79 |
| Pyraminx | 1.34 | 2.09 | 1.95 | 3.66 |
| Skewb | 2.28 | 4.69 | 1.73 | 3.88 |
| Square-1 | 9.87 | 13.91 | 4.14 | 6.11 |
| 4×4 blindfolded | 4:24.61 | 7:56.81 | 12:20.00 | — |
| 3×3 Multi-Blind | 13 of 16 cubes · 58:37 | — | 3 of 3 cubes · 26:52 | — |
Year by year
every meeting, 127 rounds in allRecent meetings
newest first · averages where the round ranked on one, singles otherwise| Year | Competition | Event | Round | Daniel Goodman | Benjamin Gottschalk | ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2026 | 2×2 | First round | 2.61 | 4.49 | Daniel Goodman |
| 2026 | Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2026 | 3×3 | Second round | 9.54 | 9.07 | Benjamin Gottschalk |
| 2026 | Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2026 | 3×3 | First round | 9.63 | 9.29 | Benjamin Gottschalk |
| 2026 | Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2026 | 3×3 one-handed | First round | 19.62 | 16.68 | Benjamin Gottschalk |
| 2026 | Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2026 | 4×4 | First round | 40.63 | 36.79 | Benjamin Gottschalk |
| 2026 | Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2026 | Megaminx | First round | 46.47 | 56.00 | Daniel Goodman |
| 2026 | Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2026 | Pyraminx | First round | 2.83 | 4.58 | Daniel Goodman |
| 2026 | Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2026 | Skewb | First round | 4.78 | 5.24 | Daniel Goodman |
| 2025 | Rubik's WCA World Championship 2025 | 2×2 | First round | 3.19 | 3.46 | Daniel Goodman |
| 2025 | Rubik's WCA World Championship 2025 | 3×3 | First round | 10.01 | 10.18 | Daniel Goodman |
| 2025 | Rubik's WCA World Championship 2025 | 3×3 one-handed | First round | 17.18 | 16.66 | Benjamin Gottschalk |
| 2025 | Rubik's WCA World Championship 2025 | 4×4 | First round | 38.12 | 36.50 | Benjamin Gottschalk |
| 2025 | Rubik's WCA World Championship 2025 | 5×5 | First round | 1:18.29 | 1:02.10 | Benjamin Gottschalk |
| 2025 | Rubik's WCA World Championship 2025 | 6×6 | First round | 2:22.01 | 2:08.12 | Benjamin Gottschalk |
Full careers: Daniel Goodman · 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.