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Henrik Buus Aagaard vs Rowe Hessler

Two careers, 77 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.

Henrik Buus Aagaard (Denmark) and Rowe Hessler (United States) have met in 77 rounds across 8 competitions since 2007. Counting every round where both finished with a result, Rowe Hessler leads Henrik Buus Aagaard: 57 finishes in front to 19 and 1 tie.

On personal bests the split is just as plain: across 17 shared events, Rowe Hessler holds the faster single in 15, Henrik Buus Aagaard in 2.

Personal bests, side by side

faster single in bold
EventHenrik Buus Aagaard singleaverageRowe Hessler singleaverage
3×38.4811.446.137.47
2×21.653.090.962.25
4×441.5648.9927.5131.60
5×51:33.471:47.491:03.681:11.96
6×63:45.433:52.902:14.212:19.43
7×75:14.775:31.584:02.904:10.90
3×3 blindfolded1:07.211:38.3615.1019.47
3×3 Fewest Moves27 moves31.6721 moves26.33
3×3 one-handed14.2617.1611.4113.81
Clock9.2210.9111.7514.59
Megaminx1:36.971:47.0245.9552.73
Pyraminx3.056.464.218.94
Skewb5.7211.513.945.04
Square-115.9022.965.878.56
4×4 blindfolded8:09.981:59.252:24.42
5×5 blindfolded23:24.004:22.635:57.86
3×3 Multi-Blind6 of 6 cubes · 40:1363 of 66 cubes · 59:50

Year by year

every meeting, 77 rounds in all
20072025busiest year: 40 meetings2007: 72009: 82011: 72012: 132013: 402025: 2

Recent meetings

newest first · averages where the round ranked on one, singles otherwise
YearCompetitionEventRoundHenrik Buus AagaardRowe Hesslerahead
2025Rubik's WCA World Championship 20253×3First round12.867.47Rowe Hessler
2025Rubik's WCA World Championship 20253×3 blindfoldedFirst round2:10.4022.62Rowe Hessler
2013World Rubik's Cube Championship 20132×2First round4.165.20Henrik Buus Aagaard
2013World Rubik's Cube Championship 20133×3Second round14.489.69Rowe Hessler
2013World Rubik's Cube Championship 20133×3First round13.5510.43Rowe Hessler
2013World Rubik's Cube Championship 20133×3 blindfoldedFirst round1:39.93Rowe Hessler
2013World Rubik's Cube Championship 20133×3 Fewest MovesFinal32 movesRowe Hessler
2013World Rubik's Cube Championship 20133×3 Multi-BlindFinaltie
2013World Rubik's Cube Championship 20133×3 one-handedFirst round22.6218.65Rowe Hessler
2013World Rubik's Cube Championship 20133×3 one-handedSemi Final18.8516.42Rowe Hessler
2013World Rubik's Cube Championship 20133×3 one-handedSecond round18.2517.25Rowe Hessler
2013World Rubik's Cube Championship 20134×4First round55.6739.75Rowe Hessler
2013World Rubik's Cube Championship 20134×4Second round54.4638.40Rowe Hessler
2013World Rubik's Cube Championship 20135×5First round2:09.011:26.20Rowe Hessler

Full careers: Henrik Buus Aagaard · 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.