Head to head
Erik Akkersdijk vs Rowe Hessler
Two careers, 65 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.
Erik Akkersdijk (Netherlands) and Rowe Hessler (United States) have met in 65 rounds across 6 competitions since 2007. Counting every round where both finished with a result, Rowe Hessler leads Erik Akkersdijk: 37 finishes in front to 28.
On personal bests the split is just as plain: across 17 shared events, Erik Akkersdijk holds the faster single in 9, Rowe Hessler in 7.
Personal bests, side by side
faster single in bold| Event | Erik Akkersdijk single | average | Rowe Hessler single | average |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 6.54 | 8.08 | 6.13 | 7.47 |
| 2×2 | 0.96 | 2.68 | 0.96 | 2.25 |
| 4×4 | 26.57 | 31.53 | 27.51 | 31.60 |
| 5×5 | 52.25 | 59.20 | 1:03.68 | 1:11.96 |
| 6×6 | 1:55.41 | 2:03.35 | 2:14.21 | 2:19.43 |
| 7×7 | 2:58.38 | 3:07.31 | 4:02.90 | 4:10.90 |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 1:06.04 | 1:22.92 | 15.10 | 19.47 |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 20 moves | 29.33 | 21 moves | 26.33 |
| 3×3 one-handed | 11.28 | 15.96 | 11.41 | 13.81 |
| Clock | 8.34 | 10.24 | 11.75 | 14.59 |
| Megaminx | 47.18 | 52.60 | 45.95 | 52.73 |
| Pyraminx | 2.81 | 4.33 | 4.21 | 8.94 |
| Skewb | 3.53 | 8.98 | 3.94 | 5.04 |
| Square-1 | 17.56 | 26.45 | 5.87 | 8.56 |
| 4×4 blindfolded | 21:34.00 | — | 1:59.25 | 2:24.42 |
| 5×5 blindfolded | 31:57.00 | — | 4:22.63 | 5:57.86 |
| 3×3 Multi-Blind | 14 of 17 cubes · 55:47 | — | 63 of 66 cubes · 59:50 | — |
Year by year
every meeting, 65 rounds in allRecent meetings
newest first · averages where the round ranked on one, singles otherwise| Year | Competition | Event | Round | Erik Akkersdijk | Rowe Hessler | ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Rubik's WCA World Championship 2025 | 3×3 | First round | 8.88 | 7.47 | Rowe Hessler |
| 2025 | Rubik's WCA World Championship 2025 | 3×3 | Second round | 9.65 | 8.77 | Rowe Hessler |
| 2013 | 1 AVG competition 2013 | 2×2 | Final | 4.58 | 3.41 | Rowe Hessler |
| 2013 | 1 AVG competition 2013 | 2×2 | First round | 3.75 | 3.09 | Rowe Hessler |
| 2013 | 1 AVG competition 2013 | 3×3 | First round | 10.59 | 9.78 | Rowe Hessler |
| 2013 | 1 AVG competition 2013 | 3×3 | Final | 9.79 | 9.18 | Rowe Hessler |
| 2013 | 1 AVG competition 2013 | 3×3 blindfolded | Final | 2:31.02 | 1:46.32 | Rowe Hessler |
| 2013 | 1 AVG competition 2013 | 3×3 one-handed | Final | 19.47 | 14.95 | Rowe Hessler |
| 2013 | 1 AVG competition 2013 | 4×4 | Final | 39.13 | 38.70 | Rowe Hessler |
| 2013 | 1 AVG competition 2013 | 4×4 | First round | 41.71 | 39.68 | Rowe Hessler |
| 2013 | 1 AVG competition 2013 | 5×5 | First round | 1:14.46 | 1:27.28 | Erik Akkersdijk |
| 2013 | 1 AVG competition 2013 | 5×5 | Final | 1:18.79 | 1:24.37 | Erik Akkersdijk |
| 2013 | 1 AVG competition 2013 | Megaminx | Final | 1:14.12 | 1:25.22 | Erik Akkersdijk |
| 2012 | European Rubik's Cube Championship 2012 | 2×2 | First round | 4.00 | 3.08 | Rowe Hessler |
Full careers: Erik Akkersdijk · Rowe Hessler. 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.