Head to head
Ernie Pulchny vs Kobe Balin
Two careers, 170 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.
Ernie Pulchny (United States) and Kobe Balin (United States) have met in 170 rounds across 19 competitions since 2012. Counting every round where both finished with a result, Kobe Balin leads Ernie Pulchny: 105 finishes in front to 65.
On personal bests the split is just as plain: across 14 shared events, Kobe Balin holds the faster single in 9, Ernie Pulchny in 5.
Personal bests, side by side
faster single in bold| Event | Ernie Pulchny single | average | Kobe Balin single | average |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 8.53 | 11.72 | 6.97 | 8.62 |
| 2×2 | 1.52 | 3.49 | 1.68 | 3.16 |
| 4×4 | 38.43 | 43.81 | 33.96 | 37.15 |
| 5×5 | 1:19.74 | 1:23.71 | 1:03.92 | 1:10.11 |
| 6×6 | 2:23.85 | 2:29.87 | 1:56.09 | 2:15.84 |
| 7×7 | 3:29.07 | 3:44.69 | 3:16.50 | 3:23.16 |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 1:40.54 | — | 4:30.22 | — |
| 3×3 one-handed | 21.09 | 25.63 | 10.67 | 17.27 |
| Clock | 8.56 | 10.46 | 8.85 | 12.44 |
| Megaminx | 1:28.08 | 1:39.78 | 1:18.42 | 1:24.85 |
| Pyraminx | 2.99 | 5.76 | 3.91 | 6.63 |
| Skewb | 3.36 | 5.79 | 1.79 | 3.69 |
| Square-1 | 22.22 | 33.34 | 16.75 | 27.10 |
| 3×3 Multi-Blind | 3 of 3 cubes · 19:55 | — | 2 of 2 cubes · 14:48 | — |
Year by year
every meeting, 170 rounds in allRecent meetings
newest first · averages where the round ranked on one, singles otherwise| Year | Competition | Event | Round | Ernie Pulchny | Kobe Balin | ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Rubik's WCA World Championship 2025 | 2×2 | First round | 5.09 | 3.52 | Kobe Balin |
| 2025 | Rubik's WCA World Championship 2025 | 3×3 | First round | 12.73 | 9.63 | Kobe Balin |
| 2025 | Rubik's WCA World Championship 2025 | 4×4 | First round | 46.47 | 41.04 | Kobe Balin |
| 2025 | Rubik's WCA World Championship 2025 | 5×5 | First round | 1:31.39 | 1:20.05 | Kobe Balin |
| 2025 | Rubik's WCA World Championship 2025 | 6×6 | First round | 2:52.57 | 2:17.05 | Kobe Balin |
| 2025 | Rubik's WCA World Championship 2025 | 7×7 | First round | 3:59.11 | 3:45.36 | Kobe Balin |
| 2025 | Rubik's WCA World Championship 2025 | Clock | First round | 13.30 | 13.45 | Ernie Pulchny |
| 2025 | Rubik's WCA World Championship 2025 | Pyraminx | First round | 7.27 | 8.02 | Ernie Pulchny |
| 2025 | Rutgers Winter 2025 | 3×3 | First round | 15.73 | 9.37 | Kobe Balin |
| 2025 | Rutgers Winter 2025 | 4×4 | First round | 46.85 | 40.42 | Kobe Balin |
| 2025 | Rutgers Winter 2025 | 5×5 | First round | 1:33.26 | 1:10.62 | Kobe Balin |
| 2025 | Rutgers Winter 2025 | 6×6 | Final | 2:45.65 | 2:26.13 | Kobe Balin |
| 2024 | Pretzel Mania Summer 2024 | 2×2 | First round | 5.37 | 5.32 | Kobe Balin |
| 2024 | Pretzel Mania Summer 2024 | 2×2 | Final | 4.28 | 4.53 | Ernie Pulchny |
Full careers: Ernie Pulchny · Kobe Balin. 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.