Head to head
Kevin Matthews vs Tommy Cherry
Two careers, 80 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 Tommy Cherry (United States) have met in 80 rounds across 5 competitions since 2019. Counting every round where both finished with a result, Tommy Cherry leads Kevin Matthews: 71 finishes in front to 6 and 3 ties.
On personal bests the split is just as plain: across 17 shared events, Tommy Cherry holds the faster single in 16, Kevin Matthews in 1.
Personal bests, side by side
faster single in bold| Event | Kevin Matthews single | average | Tommy Cherry single | average |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 7.26 | 9.62 | 4.53 | 6.38 |
| 2×2 | 2.25 | 3.72 | 0.69 | 1.35 |
| 4×4 | 35.89 | 43.03 | 22.87 | 27.12 |
| 5×5 | 1:01.37 | 1:10.12 | 45.94 | 50.34 |
| 6×6 | 1:52.36 | 2:02.76 | 1:27.73 | 1:37.35 |
| 7×7 | 2:59.13 | 3:07.30 | 2:16.65 | 2:27.54 |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 25.90 | 33.20 | 11.56 | 13.97 |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 21 moves | 28.67 | 23 moves | 26.67 |
| 3×3 one-handed | 15.02 | 21.32 | 8.01 | 10.74 |
| Clock | 19.13 | 21.33 | 2.43 | 3.28 |
| Megaminx | 1:07.47 | 1:12.42 | 32.58 | 40.53 |
| Pyraminx | 3.77 | 6.31 | 1.34 | 2.50 |
| Skewb | 4.36 | 5.46 | 1.44 | 2.80 |
| Square-1 | 20.20 | 26.80 | 5.26 | 7.77 |
| 4×4 blindfolded | 3:40.70 | 7:21.42 | 1:20.34 | 1:55.30 |
| 5×5 blindfolded | 8:20.35 | — | 3:17.04 | 5:00.41 |
| 3×3 Multi-Blind | 29 of 32 cubes · 52:57 | — | 36 of 37 cubes · 57:48 | — |
Year by year
every meeting, 80 rounds in allRecent meetings
newest first · averages where the round ranked on one, singles otherwise| Year | Competition | Event | Round | Kevin Matthews | Tommy Cherry | ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Rubik's WCA World Championship 2025 | 2×2 | First round | 4.49 | 2.82 | Tommy Cherry |
| 2025 | Rubik's WCA World Championship 2025 | 3×3 | First round | 10.70 | 8.95 | Tommy Cherry |
| 2025 | Rubik's WCA World Championship 2025 | 3×3 blindfolded | First round | 34.76 | 15.18 | Tommy Cherry |
| 2025 | Rubik's WCA World Championship 2025 | 3×3 blindfolded | Second round | 37.79 | 15.42 | Tommy Cherry |
| 2025 | Rubik's WCA World Championship 2025 | 3×3 Multi-Blind | Final | 21 of 27 cubes · 55:22 | — | Kevin Matthews |
| 2025 | Rubik's WCA World Championship 2025 | 3×3 one-handed | First round | 27.32 | 13.21 | Tommy Cherry |
| 2025 | Rubik's WCA World Championship 2025 | 4×4 | First round | 46.29 | 37.59 | Tommy Cherry |
| 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 | 1:08.97 | Tommy Cherry |
| 2025 | Rubik's WCA World Championship 2025 | 5×5 blindfolded | Final | — | — | tie |
| 2025 | Rubik's WCA World Championship 2025 | 6×6 | First round | 2:17.87 | 2:00.15 | Tommy Cherry |
| 2025 | Rubik's WCA World Championship 2025 | 7×7 | First round | 3:46.69 | 3:26.68 | Tommy Cherry |
| 2025 | Rubik's WCA World Championship 2025 | Megaminx | First round | 1:15.28 | 48.57 | Tommy Cherry |
| 2025 | Rubik's WCA World Championship 2025 | Pyraminx | First round | 8.20 | 3.31 | Tommy Cherry |
Full careers: Kevin Matthews · Tommy Cherry. 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.