Head to head
Liam Chen vs Carter Kucala
Two careers, 99 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.
Liam Chen (United States) and Carter Kucala (United States) have met in 99 rounds across 11 competitions since 2019. Counting every round where both finished with a result, Carter Kucala leads Liam Chen: 60 finishes in front to 34 and 5 ties.
On personal bests the split is just as plain: across 13 shared events, Carter Kucala holds the faster single in 11, Liam Chen in 2.
Personal bests, side by side
faster single in bold| Event | Liam Chen single | average | Carter Kucala single | average |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 6.18 | 7.28 | 4.71 | 6.49 |
| 2×2 | 1.14 | 2.82 | 0.62 | 1.39 |
| 4×4 | 32.45 | 36.85 | 22.82 | 28.49 |
| 5×5 | 1:17.47 | 1:25.54 | 47.11 | 53.32 |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 14.83 | 16.52 | 15.99 | 20.46 |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 26 moves | 35.33 | 18 moves | 20.33 |
| 3×3 one-handed | 9.79 | 14.20 | 7.70 | 9.45 |
| Pyraminx | 6.62 | 9.31 | 1.38 | 1.90 |
| Skewb | 4.61 | 7.90 | 0.75 | 1.52 |
| Square-1 | 17.13 | 31.02 | 4.55 | 7.41 |
| 4×4 blindfolded | 1:20.64 | 1:42.15 | 2:16.89 | 3:06.82 |
| 5×5 blindfolded | 6:13.43 | — | 5:59.46 | 8:24.71 |
| 3×3 Multi-Blind | 26 of 27 cubes · 59:05 | — | 32 of 33 cubes · 59:01 | — |
Year by year
every meeting, 99 rounds in allRecent meetings
newest first · averages where the round ranked on one, singles otherwise| Year | Competition | Event | Round | Liam Chen | Carter Kucala | ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2026 | 3×3 | Second round | 10.09 | 6.87 | Carter Kucala |
| 2026 | Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2026 | 3×3 | First round | 8.07 | 7.61 | Carter Kucala |
| 2026 | Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2026 | 3×3 blindfolded | Second round | 16.95 | 21.49 | Liam Chen |
| 2026 | Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2026 | 3×3 blindfolded | First round | 18.63 | 30.79 | Liam Chen |
| 2026 | Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2026 | 3×3 blindfolded | Final | 19.93 | — | Liam Chen |
| 2026 | Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2026 | 3×3 Multi-Blind | Final | 22 of 28 cubes · 54:09 | — | Liam Chen |
| 2026 | Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2026 | 3×3 one-handed | Second round | 16.16 | 13.09 | Carter Kucala |
| 2026 | Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2026 | 3×3 one-handed | First round | 15.12 | 11.56 | Carter Kucala |
| 2026 | Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2026 | 4×4 | First round | 37.77 | 30.15 | Carter Kucala |
| 2026 | Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2026 | 4×4 blindfolded | Final | 1:26.83 | 4:11.52 | Liam Chen |
| 2026 | Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2026 | 5×5 blindfolded | Final | — | 8:53.43 | Carter Kucala |
| 2026 | Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2026 | Skewb | First round | 7.90 | 1.85 | Carter Kucala |
| 2025 | Rubik's x TheCubicle CubingUSA All-Stars 2025 | 3×3 blindfolded | Final | 19.21 | 34.48 | Liam Chen |
| 2025 | Rubik's x TheCubicle CubingUSA All-Stars 2025 | 4×4 blindfolded | Final | 1:40.88 | — | Liam Chen |
Full careers: Liam Chen · 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.