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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
EventErik Akkersdijk singleaverageRowe Hessler singleaverage
3×36.548.086.137.47
2×20.962.680.962.25
4×426.5731.5327.5131.60
5×552.2559.201:03.681:11.96
6×61:55.412:03.352:14.212:19.43
7×72:58.383:07.314:02.904:10.90
3×3 blindfolded1:06.041:22.9215.1019.47
3×3 Fewest Moves20 moves29.3321 moves26.33
3×3 one-handed11.2815.9611.4113.81
Clock8.3410.2411.7514.59
Megaminx47.1852.6045.9552.73
Pyraminx2.814.334.218.94
Skewb3.538.983.945.04
Square-117.5626.455.878.56
4×4 blindfolded21:34.001:59.252:24.42
5×5 blindfolded31:57.004:22.635:57.86
3×3 Multi-Blind14 of 17 cubes · 55:4763 of 66 cubes · 59:50

Year by year

every meeting, 65 rounds in all
20072025busiest year: 19 meetings2007: 72009: 122011: 142012: 192013: 112025: 2

Recent meetings

newest first · averages where the round ranked on one, singles otherwise
YearCompetitionEventRoundErik AkkersdijkRowe Hesslerahead
2025Rubik's WCA World Championship 20253×3First round8.887.47Rowe Hessler
2025Rubik's WCA World Championship 20253×3Second round9.658.77Rowe Hessler
20131 AVG competition 20132×2Final4.583.41Rowe Hessler
20131 AVG competition 20132×2First round3.753.09Rowe Hessler
20131 AVG competition 20133×3First round10.599.78Rowe Hessler
20131 AVG competition 20133×3Final9.799.18Rowe Hessler
20131 AVG competition 20133×3 blindfoldedFinal2:31.021:46.32Rowe Hessler
20131 AVG competition 20133×3 one-handedFinal19.4714.95Rowe Hessler
20131 AVG competition 20134×4Final39.1338.70Rowe Hessler
20131 AVG competition 20134×4First round41.7139.68Rowe Hessler
20131 AVG competition 20135×5First round1:14.461:27.28Erik Akkersdijk
20131 AVG competition 20135×5Final1:18.791:24.37Erik Akkersdijk
20131 AVG competition 2013MegaminxFinal1:14.121:25.22Erik Akkersdijk
2012European Rubik's Cube Championship 20122×2First round4.003.08Rowe 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.