Head to head
Kevin Matthews vs Carter Kucala
Two careers, 173 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 Carter Kucala (United States) have met in 173 rounds across 15 competitions since 2017. Counting every round where both finished with a result, Carter Kucala leads Kevin Matthews: 137 finishes in front to 30 and 6 ties.
On personal bests the split is just as plain: across 17 shared events, Carter Kucala holds the faster single in 17, Kevin Matthews in 0.
Personal bests, side by side
faster single in bold| Event | Kevin Matthews single | average | Carter Kucala single | average |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 7.26 | 9.62 | 4.71 | 6.49 |
| 2×2 | 2.25 | 3.72 | 0.62 | 1.39 |
| 4×4 | 35.89 | 43.03 | 22.82 | 28.49 |
| 5×5 | 1:01.37 | 1:10.12 | 47.11 | 53.32 |
| 6×6 | 1:52.36 | 2:02.76 | 1:31.34 | 1:42.68 |
| 7×7 | 2:59.13 | 3:07.30 | 2:28.11 | 2:39.63 |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 25.90 | 33.20 | 15.99 | 20.46 |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 21 moves | 28.67 | 18 moves | 20.33 |
| 3×3 one-handed | 15.02 | 21.32 | 7.70 | 9.45 |
| Clock | 19.13 | 21.33 | 3.44 | 4.46 |
| Megaminx | 1:07.47 | 1:12.42 | 40.15 | 45.38 |
| Pyraminx | 3.77 | 6.31 | 1.38 | 1.90 |
| Skewb | 4.36 | 5.46 | 0.75 | 1.52 |
| Square-1 | 20.20 | 26.80 | 4.55 | 7.41 |
| 4×4 blindfolded | 3:40.70 | 7:21.42 | 2:16.89 | 3:06.82 |
| 5×5 blindfolded | 8:20.35 | — | 5:59.46 | 8:24.71 |
| 3×3 Multi-Blind | 29 of 32 cubes · 52:57 | — | 32 of 33 cubes · 59:01 | — |
Year by year
every meeting, 173 rounds in allRecent meetings
newest first · averages where the round ranked on one, singles otherwise| Year | Competition | Event | Round | Kevin Matthews | Carter Kucala | ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | FMC World 2026 | 3×3 Fewest Moves | Final | 34.67 | 21.00 | Carter Kucala |
| 2025 | Championnat Canadien 2025 | 2×2 | First round | 5.81 | 1.87 | Carter Kucala |
| 2025 | Championnat Canadien 2025 | 3×3 | First round | 11.10 | 7.26 | Carter Kucala |
| 2025 | Championnat Canadien 2025 | 3×3 | Second round | 11.79 | 7.90 | Carter Kucala |
| 2025 | Championnat Canadien 2025 | 3×3 blindfolded | First round | 33.27 | 23.89 | Carter Kucala |
| 2025 | Championnat Canadien 2025 | 3×3 blindfolded | Final | 33.41 | 20.48 | Carter Kucala |
| 2025 | Championnat Canadien 2025 | 3×3 blindfolded | Second round | 36.86 | 32.17 | Carter Kucala |
| 2025 | Championnat Canadien 2025 | 3×3 Multi-Blind | Final | 22 of 27 cubes · 54:38 | 23 of 36 cubes · 1:00:00 | Kevin Matthews |
| 2025 | Championnat Canadien 2025 | 3×3 one-handed | First round | 33.53 | 13.17 | Carter Kucala |
| 2025 | Championnat Canadien 2025 | 4×4 | First round | 44.43 | 31.68 | Carter Kucala |
| 2025 | Championnat Canadien 2025 | 4×4 | Second round | 46.36 | 31.23 | Carter Kucala |
| 2025 | Championnat Canadien 2025 | 4×4 blindfolded | Final | — | 2:24.78 | Carter Kucala |
| 2025 | Championnat Canadien 2025 | 5×5 | First round | 1:14.77 | 1:01.19 | Carter Kucala |
| 2025 | Championnat Canadien 2025 | 5×5 blindfolded | Final | — | — | tie |
Full careers: Kevin Matthews · Carter Kucala. 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.