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Kevin Matthews vs Kenny Zhong

Two careers, 363 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 Kenny Zhong (Canada) have met in 363 rounds across 60 competitions since 2019. Counting every round where both finished with a result, Kenny Zhong leads Kevin Matthews: 249 finishes in front to 114.

On personal bests the split is just as plain: across 13 shared events, Kevin Matthews holds the faster single in 7, Kenny Zhong in 6.

Personal bests, side by side

faster single in bold
EventKevin Matthews singleaverageKenny Zhong singleaverage
3×37.269.626.327.11
2×22.253.721.682.91
4×435.8943.0328.1135.40
5×51:01.371:10.121:06.731:18.92
6×61:52.362:02.762:47.283:16.12
7×72:59.133:07.306:06.996:27.75
3×3 Fewest Moves21 moves28.6733 moves41.67
3×3 one-handed15.0221.329.9111.77
Clock19.1321.3320.8030.53
Megaminx1:07.471:12.422:10.412:27.40
Pyraminx3.776.313.567.68
Skewb4.365.464.779.89
Square-120.2026.807.7511.99

Year by year

every meeting, 363 rounds in all
20192026busiest year: 75 meetings2019: 502020: 272021: 132022: 392023: 682024: 582025: 752026: 33

Recent meetings

newest first · averages where the round ranked on one, singles otherwise
YearCompetitionEventRoundKevin MatthewsKenny Zhongahead
2026BC Championship 20262×2Second round4.673.08Kenny Zhong
2026BC Championship 20262×2First round5.213.33Kenny Zhong
2026BC Championship 20263×3Second round12.288.70Kenny Zhong
2026BC Championship 20263×3First round12.698.86Kenny Zhong
2026BC Championship 20263×3 one-handedFirst round30.4913.16Kenny Zhong
2026BC Championship 20263×3 one-handedSecond round31.6811.77Kenny Zhong
2026BC Championship 20264×4First round45.0839.32Kenny Zhong
2026BC Championship 20265×5First round1:18.011:24.95Kevin Matthews
2026BC Championship 20266×6Final2:16.893:28.91Kevin Matthews
2026Chill Cubing in Chilliwack 20262×2First round5.965.21Kenny Zhong
2026Chill Cubing in Chilliwack 20263×3Second round12.288.64Kenny Zhong
2026Chill Cubing in Chilliwack 20263×3First round12.599.14Kenny Zhong
2026Chill Cubing in Chilliwack 20264×4First round46.2036.09Kenny Zhong
2026Chill Cubing in Chilliwack 20265×5Final1:13.691:34.13Kevin Matthews

Full careers: Kevin Matthews · Kenny Zhong. 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.