Head to head
Kevin Hays vs Patrick Ponce
Two careers, 175 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.
Kevin Hays (United States) and Patrick Ponce (United States) have met in 175 rounds across 17 competitions since 2014. Counting every round where both finished with a result, Patrick Ponce leads Kevin Hays: 113 finishes in front to 62.
On personal bests the split is just as plain: across 15 shared events, Patrick Ponce holds the faster single in 13, Kevin Hays in 2.
Personal bests, side by side
faster single in bold| Event | Kevin Hays single | average | Patrick Ponce single | average |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 5.89 | 7.68 | 4.17 | 5.54 |
| 2×2 | 1.29 | 2.87 | 0.87 | 1.68 |
| 4×4 | 21.73 | 26.97 | 18.06 | 21.51 |
| 5×5 | 40.68 | 47.11 | 37.90 | 41.49 |
| 6×6 | 1:09.17 | 1:16.73 | 1:11.74 | 1:18.95 |
| 7×7 | 1:49.62 | 1:56.03 | 2:05.60 | 2:11.20 |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 2:43.34 | — | 40.82 | 49.73 |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 47 moves | — | 30 moves | — |
| 3×3 one-handed | 12.83 | 16.68 | 5.62 | 8.65 |
| Clock | 23.03 | 33.57 | 7.64 | 8.77 |
| Megaminx | 1:14.75 | 1:23.30 | 31.06 | 35.40 |
| Pyraminx | 6.72 | 10.46 | 4.20 | 6.63 |
| Skewb | 7.44 | 8.40 | 2.69 | 8.34 |
| Square-1 | 38.16 | 52.72 | 5.49 | 7.30 |
| 3×3 Multi-Blind | 1 of 2 cubes · 15:42 | — | 5 of 5 cubes · 22:55 | — |
Year by year
every meeting, 175 rounds in allRecent meetings
newest first · averages where the round ranked on one, singles otherwise| Year | Competition | Event | Round | Kevin Hays | Patrick Ponce | ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Rubik's WCA World Championship 2025 | 3×3 | First round | 9.11 | 6.82 | Patrick Ponce |
| 2025 | Rubik's WCA World Championship 2025 | 4×4 | First round | 30.30 | 23.48 | Patrick Ponce |
| 2025 | Rubik's WCA World Championship 2025 | 5×5 | First round | 50.37 | 46.21 | Patrick Ponce |
| 2025 | Rubik's WCA World Championship 2025 | 5×5 | Second round | 47.14 | 42.65 | Patrick Ponce |
| 2025 | Rubik's WCA World Championship 2025 | 6×6 | Second round | 1:27.99 | 1:22.20 | Patrick Ponce |
| 2025 | Rubik's WCA World Championship 2025 | 6×6 | First round | 1:24.39 | 1:22.35 | Patrick Ponce |
| 2025 | Rubik's WCA World Championship 2025 | 7×7 | First round | 2:12.78 | 2:26.81 | Kevin Hays |
| 2025 | Rubik's WCA World Championship 2025 | 7×7 | Second round | 2:07.32 | 2:17.83 | Kevin Hays |
| 2023 | Rubik's WCA World Championship 2023 | 3×3 | First round | 8.67 | 6.28 | Patrick Ponce |
| 2023 | Rubik's WCA World Championship 2023 | 3×3 | Second round | 7.98 | 6.26 | Patrick Ponce |
| 2023 | Rubik's WCA World Championship 2023 | 3×3 one-handed | First round | 21.06 | 10.00 | Patrick Ponce |
| 2023 | Rubik's WCA World Championship 2023 | 4×4 | Second round | 28.18 | 25.83 | Patrick Ponce |
| 2023 | Rubik's WCA World Championship 2023 | 4×4 | First round | 27.19 | 23.45 | Patrick Ponce |
| 2023 | Rubik's WCA World Championship 2023 | 5×5 | Second round | 52.01 | 45.25 | Patrick Ponce |
Full careers: Kevin Hays · Patrick Ponce. 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.