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Eva Kato (加藤映葉) vs Benjamin Gottschalk

Two careers, 142 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.

Eva Kato (加藤映葉) (Japan) and Benjamin Gottschalk (United States) have met in 142 rounds across 11 competitions since 2016. Counting every round where both finished with a result, Eva Kato (加藤映葉) leads Benjamin Gottschalk: 103 finishes in front to 38 and 1 tie.

On personal bests the split is just as plain: across 15 shared events, Benjamin Gottschalk holds the faster single in 8, Eva Kato (加藤映葉) in 7.

Personal bests, side by side

faster single in bold
EventEva Kato (加藤映葉) singleaverageBenjamin Gottschalk singleaverage
3×35.467.215.448.02
2×20.911.771.052.53
4×425.3729.4128.8932.50
5×553.3757.7553.9459.95
6×61:46.851:55.371:41.291:56.89
7×72:55.623:05.432:59.573:14.43
3×3 blindfolded55.081:10.881:33.431:55.32
3×3 Fewest Moves25 moves30.0021 moves28.33
3×3 one-handed10.8614.6911.4115.39
Clock7.798.105.226.35
Megaminx42.6246.3142.0546.79
Pyraminx2.333.661.953.66
Skewb1.713.971.733.88
Square-15.187.514.146.11
3×3 Multi-Blind5 of 8 cubes · 37:493 of 3 cubes · 26:52

Year by year

every meeting, 142 rounds in all
20162025busiest year: 32 meetings2016: 52017: 322018: 302019: 322022: 82023: 232025: 12

Recent meetings

newest first · averages where the round ranked on one, singles otherwise
YearCompetitionEventRoundEva Kato (加藤映葉)Benjamin Gottschalkahead
2025Rubik's WCA World Championship 20252×2First round2.513.46Eva Kato (加藤映葉)
2025Rubik's WCA World Championship 20253×3First round8.1510.18Eva Kato (加藤映葉)
2025Rubik's WCA World Championship 20253×3 one-handedFirst round16.8316.66Benjamin Gottschalk
2025Rubik's WCA World Championship 20254×4First round31.9836.50Eva Kato (加藤映葉)
2025Rubik's WCA World Championship 20255×5First round1:04.091:02.10Benjamin Gottschalk
2025Rubik's WCA World Championship 20256×6First round1:55.372:08.12Eva Kato (加藤映葉)
2025Rubik's WCA World Championship 20257×7First round3:08.163:15.91Eva Kato (加藤映葉)
2025Rubik's WCA World Championship 2025MegaminxFirst round55.9851.52Benjamin Gottschalk
2025Rubik's WCA World Championship 2025PyraminxFirst round5.663.92Benjamin Gottschalk
2025Rubik's WCA World Championship 2025SkewbFirst round5.996.51Eva Kato (加藤映葉)
2025Rubik's WCA World Championship 2025Square-1Second round8.077.25Benjamin Gottschalk
2025Rubik's WCA World Championship 2025Square-1First round9.797.63Benjamin Gottschalk
2023Rubik's WCA World Championship 20232×2First round2.693.77Eva Kato (加藤映葉)
2023Rubik's WCA World Championship 20233×3First round7.669.83Eva Kato (加藤映葉)

Full careers: Eva Kato (加藤映葉) · 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.