Head to head
Evan Liu vs Kobe Balin
Two careers, 274 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.
Evan Liu (United States) and Kobe Balin (United States) have met in 274 rounds across 28 competitions since 2012. Counting every round where both finished with a result, Evan Liu leads Kobe Balin: 247 finishes in front to 27.
On personal bests the split is just as plain: across 15 shared events, Evan Liu holds the faster single in 15, Kobe Balin in 0.
Personal bests, side by side
faster single in bold| Event | Evan Liu single | average | Kobe Balin single | average |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 4.87 | 6.98 | 6.97 | 8.62 |
| 2×2 | 0.64 | 1.79 | 1.68 | 3.16 |
| 4×4 | 22.97 | 27.41 | 33.96 | 37.15 |
| 5×5 | 45.91 | 51.87 | 1:03.92 | 1:10.11 |
| 6×6 | 1:25.75 | 1:28.55 | 1:56.09 | 2:15.84 |
| 7×7 | 2:16.81 | 2:25.31 | 3:16.50 | 3:23.16 |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 35.53 | 50.30 | 4:30.22 | — |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 23 moves | 23.67 | 33 moves | 37.67 |
| 3×3 one-handed | 8.87 | 12.33 | 10.67 | 17.27 |
| Clock | 2.69 | 4.10 | 8.85 | 12.44 |
| Megaminx | 46.10 | 53.45 | 1:18.42 | 1:24.85 |
| Pyraminx | 1.47 | 3.02 | 3.91 | 6.63 |
| Skewb | 1.66 | 2.71 | 1.79 | 3.69 |
| Square-1 | 7.81 | 10.47 | 16.75 | 27.10 |
| 3×3 Multi-Blind | 14 of 15 cubes · 49:09 | — | 2 of 2 cubes · 14:48 | — |
Year by year
every meeting, 274 rounds in allRecent meetings
newest first · averages where the round ranked on one, singles otherwise| Year | Competition | Event | Round | Evan Liu | Kobe Balin | ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Rubik's WCA World Championship 2025 | 2×2 | First round | 2.51 | 3.52 | Evan Liu |
| 2025 | Rubik's WCA World Championship 2025 | 3×3 | Second round | 9.27 | 10.77 | Evan Liu |
| 2025 | Rubik's WCA World Championship 2025 | 3×3 | First round | 9.45 | 9.63 | Evan Liu |
| 2025 | Rubik's WCA World Championship 2025 | 3×3 one-handed | First round | 18.14 | 19.70 | Evan Liu |
| 2025 | Rubik's WCA World Championship 2025 | 4×4 | First round | 41.17 | 41.04 | Kobe Balin |
| 2025 | Rubik's WCA World Championship 2025 | 5×5 | First round | 59.16 | 1:20.05 | Evan Liu |
| 2025 | Rubik's WCA World Championship 2025 | 6×6 | First round | 1:44.13 | 2:17.05 | Evan Liu |
| 2025 | Rubik's WCA World Championship 2025 | 7×7 | First round | 2:44.13 | 3:45.36 | Evan Liu |
| 2025 | Rubik's WCA World Championship 2025 | Clock | First round | 5.28 | 13.45 | Evan Liu |
| 2025 | Rubik's WCA World Championship 2025 | Megaminx | First round | 59.35 | 1:19.67 | Evan Liu |
| 2025 | Rubik's WCA World Championship 2025 | Pyraminx | First round | 4.28 | 8.02 | Evan Liu |
| 2025 | Rubik's WCA World Championship 2025 | Skewb | First round | 4.22 | 5.39 | Evan Liu |
| 2025 | Cubing with the Cougars WV 2025 | 2×2 | First round | 2.52 | 4.14 | Evan Liu |
| 2025 | Cubing with the Cougars WV 2025 | 3×3 | Second round | 9.01 | 9.93 | Evan Liu |
Full careers: Evan Liu · 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.