Head to head
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| Event | Eva Kato (加藤映葉) single | average | Benjamin Gottschalk single | average |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 5.46 | 7.21 | 5.44 | 8.02 |
| 2×2 | 0.91 | 1.77 | 1.05 | 2.53 |
| 4×4 | 25.37 | 29.41 | 28.89 | 32.50 |
| 5×5 | 53.37 | 57.75 | 53.94 | 59.95 |
| 6×6 | 1:46.85 | 1:55.37 | 1:41.29 | 1:56.89 |
| 7×7 | 2:55.62 | 3:05.43 | 2:59.57 | 3:14.43 |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 55.08 | 1:10.88 | 1:33.43 | 1:55.32 |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 25 moves | 30.00 | 21 moves | 28.33 |
| 3×3 one-handed | 10.86 | 14.69 | 11.41 | 15.39 |
| Clock | 7.79 | 8.10 | 5.22 | 6.35 |
| Megaminx | 42.62 | 46.31 | 42.05 | 46.79 |
| Pyraminx | 2.33 | 3.66 | 1.95 | 3.66 |
| Skewb | 1.71 | 3.97 | 1.73 | 3.88 |
| Square-1 | 5.18 | 7.51 | 4.14 | 6.11 |
| 3×3 Multi-Blind | 5 of 8 cubes · 37:49 | — | 3 of 3 cubes · 26:52 | — |
Year by year
every meeting, 142 rounds in allRecent meetings
newest first · averages where the round ranked on one, singles otherwise| Year | Competition | Event | Round | Eva Kato (加藤映葉) | Benjamin Gottschalk | ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Rubik's WCA World Championship 2025 | 2×2 | First round | 2.51 | 3.46 | Eva Kato (加藤映葉) |
| 2025 | Rubik's WCA World Championship 2025 | 3×3 | First round | 8.15 | 10.18 | Eva Kato (加藤映葉) |
| 2025 | Rubik's WCA World Championship 2025 | 3×3 one-handed | First round | 16.83 | 16.66 | Benjamin Gottschalk |
| 2025 | Rubik's WCA World Championship 2025 | 4×4 | First round | 31.98 | 36.50 | Eva Kato (加藤映葉) |
| 2025 | Rubik's WCA World Championship 2025 | 5×5 | First round | 1:04.09 | 1:02.10 | Benjamin Gottschalk |
| 2025 | Rubik's WCA World Championship 2025 | 6×6 | First round | 1:55.37 | 2:08.12 | Eva Kato (加藤映葉) |
| 2025 | Rubik's WCA World Championship 2025 | 7×7 | First round | 3:08.16 | 3:15.91 | Eva Kato (加藤映葉) |
| 2025 | Rubik's WCA World Championship 2025 | Megaminx | First round | 55.98 | 51.52 | Benjamin Gottschalk |
| 2025 | Rubik's WCA World Championship 2025 | Pyraminx | First round | 5.66 | 3.92 | Benjamin Gottschalk |
| 2025 | Rubik's WCA World Championship 2025 | Skewb | First round | 5.99 | 6.51 | Eva Kato (加藤映葉) |
| 2025 | Rubik's WCA World Championship 2025 | Square-1 | Second round | 8.07 | 7.25 | Benjamin Gottschalk |
| 2025 | Rubik's WCA World Championship 2025 | Square-1 | First round | 9.79 | 7.63 | Benjamin Gottschalk |
| 2023 | Rubik's WCA World Championship 2023 | 2×2 | First round | 2.69 | 3.77 | Eva Kato (加藤映葉) |
| 2023 | Rubik's WCA World Championship 2023 | 3×3 | First round | 7.66 | 9.83 | Eva 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.