Head to head
Kevin Matthews vs Neel Gore
Two careers, 126 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 Neel Gore (United States) have met in 126 rounds across 16 competitions since 2016. Counting every round where both finished with a result, Neel Gore leads Kevin Matthews: 66 finishes in front to 52 and 8 ties.
On personal bests the split is just as plain: across 16 shared events, Kevin Matthews holds the faster single in 10, Neel Gore in 6.
Personal bests, side by side
faster single in bold| Event | Kevin Matthews single | average | Neel Gore single | average |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 7.26 | 9.62 | 8.39 | 10.47 |
| 2×2 | 2.25 | 3.72 | 1.57 | 3.31 |
| 4×4 | 35.89 | 43.03 | 42.46 | 46.07 |
| 5×5 | 1:01.37 | 1:10.12 | 1:23.24 | 1:33.10 |
| 6×6 | 1:52.36 | 2:02.76 | 3:36.65 | 4:02.28 |
| 7×7 | 2:59.13 | 3:07.30 | 5:39.06 | 5:55.54 |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 25.90 | 33.20 | 19.96 | 25.79 |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 21 moves | 28.67 | 35 moves | 38.67 |
| 3×3 one-handed | 15.02 | 21.32 | 13.40 | 16.66 |
| Megaminx | 1:07.47 | 1:12.42 | 1:07.95 | 1:21.26 |
| Pyraminx | 3.77 | 6.31 | 10.10 | 12.67 |
| Skewb | 4.36 | 5.46 | 11.14 | 14.49 |
| Square-1 | 20.20 | 26.80 | 14.43 | 18.46 |
| 4×4 blindfolded | 3:40.70 | 7:21.42 | 1:59.88 | — |
| 5×5 blindfolded | 8:20.35 | — | 9:07.88 | — |
| 3×3 Multi-Blind | 29 of 32 cubes · 52:57 | — | 28 of 29 cubes · 58:27 | — |
Year by year
every meeting, 126 rounds in allRecent meetings
newest first · averages where the round ranked on one, singles otherwise| Year | Competition | Event | Round | Kevin Matthews | Neel Gore | ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Rubik's WCA World Championship 2025 | 3×3 | First round | 10.70 | 12.81 | Kevin Matthews |
| 2025 | Rubik's WCA World Championship 2025 | 3×3 blindfolded | First round | 34.76 | 27.03 | Neel Gore |
| 2025 | Rubik's WCA World Championship 2025 | 3×3 blindfolded | Second round | 37.79 | 29.66 | Neel Gore |
| 2025 | Rubik's WCA World Championship 2025 | 3×3 Multi-Blind | Final | 21 of 27 cubes · 55:22 | 18 of 29 cubes · 57:55 | Kevin Matthews |
| 2025 | Rubik's WCA World Championship 2025 | 3×3 one-handed | First round | 27.32 | 17.36 | Neel Gore |
| 2023 | CubingUSA Nationals 2023 | 3×3 | First round | 11.22 | 10.66 | Neel Gore |
| 2023 | CubingUSA Nationals 2023 | 3×3 blindfolded | Second round | 31.50 | 29.07 | Neel Gore |
| 2023 | CubingUSA Nationals 2023 | 3×3 blindfolded | First round | 42.74 | 41.50 | Kevin Matthews |
| 2023 | CubingUSA Nationals 2023 | 3×3 Multi-Blind | Final | 24 of 29 cubes · 53:10 | 11 of 13 cubes · 43:49 | Kevin Matthews |
| 2023 | CubingUSA Nationals 2023 | 3×3 one-handed | First round | 27.37 | 21.17 | Neel Gore |
| 2023 | CubingUSA Nationals 2023 | 4×4 | First round | 45.61 | 1:00.47 | Kevin Matthews |
| 2023 | CubingUSA Nationals 2023 | 5×5 | First round | 1:14.54 | 1:46.97 | Kevin Matthews |
| 2023 | CubingUSA Nationals 2023 | 5×5 blindfolded | Final | — | 10:45.00 | Neel Gore |
| 2019 | CubingUSA Nationals 2019 | 3×3 | First round | 12.60 | 11.08 | Neel Gore |
Full careers: Kevin Matthews · Neel Gore. 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.