Head to head
Kevin Matthews vs Brandon Lin (林博浩)
Two careers, 81 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 Matthews (Canada) and Brandon Lin (林博浩) (United States) have met in 81 rounds across 7 competitions since 2018. Counting every round where both finished with a result, Brandon Lin (林博浩) leads Kevin Matthews: 43 finishes in front to 37 and 1 tie.
On personal bests the split is just as plain: across 17 shared events, Brandon Lin (林博浩) holds the faster single in 13, Kevin Matthews in 4.
Personal bests, side by side
faster single in bold| Event | Kevin Matthews single | average | Brandon Lin (林博浩) single | average |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 7.26 | 9.62 | 7.63 | 9.39 |
| 2×2 | 2.25 | 3.72 | 1.56 | 2.90 |
| 4×4 | 35.89 | 43.03 | 30.31 | 35.49 |
| 5×5 | 1:01.37 | 1:10.12 | 58.99 | 1:12.87 |
| 6×6 | 1:52.36 | 2:02.76 | 2:14.27 | 2:25.46 |
| 7×7 | 2:59.13 | 3:07.30 | 3:42.38 | 3:48.58 |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 25.90 | 33.20 | 20.00 | 25.90 |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 21 moves | 28.67 | 30 moves | 33.67 |
| 3×3 one-handed | 15.02 | 21.32 | 12.07 | 15.98 |
| Clock | 19.13 | 21.33 | 8.28 | 9.64 |
| Megaminx | 1:07.47 | 1:12.42 | 44.92 | 54.49 |
| Pyraminx | 3.77 | 6.31 | 2.90 | 5.47 |
| Skewb | 4.36 | 5.46 | 4.09 | 6.26 |
| Square-1 | 20.20 | 26.80 | 6.46 | 8.28 |
| 4×4 blindfolded | 3:40.70 | 7:21.42 | 2:10.82 | 3:41.71 |
| 5×5 blindfolded | 8:20.35 | — | 7:09.71 | — |
| 3×3 Multi-Blind | 29 of 32 cubes · 52:57 | — | 40 of 46 cubes · 1:00:00 | — |
Year by year
every meeting, 81 rounds in allRecent meetings
newest first · averages where the round ranked on one, singles otherwise| Year | Competition | Event | Round | Kevin Matthews | Brandon Lin (林博浩) | ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Rubik's WCA World Championship 2025 | 2×2 | First round | 4.49 | 4.07 | Brandon Lin (林博浩) |
| 2025 | Rubik's WCA World Championship 2025 | 3×3 | First round | 10.70 | 11.80 | Kevin Matthews |
| 2025 | Rubik's WCA World Championship 2025 | 3×3 blindfolded | First round | 34.76 | 28.21 | Brandon Lin (林博浩) |
| 2025 | Rubik's WCA World Championship 2025 | 3×3 blindfolded | Second round | 37.79 | — | Kevin Matthews |
| 2025 | Rubik's WCA World Championship 2025 | 3×3 Multi-Blind | Final | 21 of 27 cubes · 55:22 | 27 of 33 cubes · 59:58 | Brandon Lin (林博浩) |
| 2025 | Rubik's WCA World Championship 2025 | 3×3 one-handed | First round | 27.32 | 19.13 | Brandon Lin (林博浩) |
| 2025 | Rubik's WCA World Championship 2025 | 4×4 | First round | 46.29 | 37.56 | Brandon Lin (林博浩) |
| 2025 | Rubik's WCA World Championship 2025 | 4×4 blindfolded | Final | 6:08.09 | — | Kevin Matthews |
| 2025 | Rubik's WCA World Championship 2025 | 5×5 | First round | 1:12.53 | 1:17.02 | Kevin Matthews |
| 2025 | Rubik's WCA World Championship 2025 | 5×5 blindfolded | Final | — | 7:22.40 | Brandon Lin (林博浩) |
| 2025 | Rubik's WCA World Championship 2025 | 6×6 | First round | 2:17.87 | 2:31.72 | Kevin Matthews |
| 2025 | Rubik's WCA World Championship 2025 | 7×7 | First round | 3:46.69 | 3:59.21 | Kevin Matthews |
| 2025 | Rubik's WCA World Championship 2025 | Megaminx | First round | 1:15.28 | 54.49 | Brandon Lin (林博浩) |
| 2025 | Rubik's WCA World Championship 2025 | Pyraminx | First round | 8.20 | 9.44 | Kevin Matthews |
Full careers: Kevin Matthews · Brandon Lin (林博浩). 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.