Head to head
Liam Chen vs Timothy Castle
Two careers, 53 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 Timothy Castle (United States) have met in 53 rounds across 6 competitions since 2019. Counting every round where both finished with a result, Liam Chen leads Timothy Castle: 26 finishes in front to 25 and 2 ties.
On personal bests the split is just as plain: across 13 shared events, Timothy Castle holds the faster single in 7, Liam Chen in 5.
Personal bests, side by side
faster single in bold| Event | Liam Chen single | average | Timothy Castle single | average |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 6.18 | 7.28 | 5.19 | 7.67 |
| 2×2 | 1.14 | 2.82 | 0.94 | 1.61 |
| 4×4 | 32.45 | 36.85 | 24.43 | 28.79 |
| 5×5 | 1:17.47 | 1:25.54 | 46.95 | 55.13 |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 14.83 | 16.52 | 16.30 | 24.57 |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 26 moves | 35.33 | 26 moves | 29.67 |
| 3×3 one-handed | 9.79 | 14.20 | 11.06 | 13.53 |
| Pyraminx | 6.62 | 9.31 | 2.01 | 2.53 |
| Skewb | 4.61 | 7.90 | 2.20 | 3.50 |
| Square-1 | 17.13 | 31.02 | 4.73 | 7.07 |
| 4×4 blindfolded | 1:20.64 | 1:42.15 | 3:01.58 | — |
| 5×5 blindfolded | 6:13.43 | — | 9:16.56 | — |
| 3×3 Multi-Blind | 26 of 27 cubes · 59:05 | — | 19 of 21 cubes · 52:48 | — |
Year by year
every meeting, 53 rounds in allRecent meetings
newest first · averages where the round ranked on one, singles otherwise| Year | Competition | Event | Round | Liam Chen | Timothy Castle | ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Rubik's WCA World Championship 2025 | 3×3 | First round | 8.40 | 8.63 | Liam Chen |
| 2025 | Rubik's WCA World Championship 2025 | 3×3 | Second round | 8.77 | 8.47 | Timothy Castle |
| 2025 | Rubik's WCA World Championship 2025 | 3×3 blindfolded | Second round | 18.22 | 22.38 | Liam Chen |
| 2025 | Rubik's WCA World Championship 2025 | 3×3 blindfolded | First round | 20.38 | 18.64 | Timothy Castle |
| 2025 | Rubik's WCA World Championship 2025 | 3×3 one-handed | First round | 15.13 | 15.54 | Liam Chen |
| 2025 | Rubik's WCA World Championship 2025 | 4×4 | First round | 39.14 | 28.79 | Timothy Castle |
| 2025 | Rubik's WCA World Championship 2025 | 5×5 | First round | 1:23.79 | 1:01.93 | Timothy Castle |
| 2024 | Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2024 | 3×3 | Second round | 7.96 | 10.31 | Liam Chen |
| 2024 | Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2024 | 3×3 | First round | 8.99 | 9.39 | Liam Chen |
| 2024 | Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2024 | 3×3 blindfolded | First round | 19.93 | 20.08 | Liam Chen |
| 2024 | Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2024 | 3×3 blindfolded | Final | 18.35 | 19.48 | Liam Chen |
| 2024 | Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2024 | 3×3 blindfolded | Second round | 18.57 | 22.25 | Liam Chen |
| 2024 | Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2024 | 3×3 one-handed | First round | 16.54 | 17.05 | Liam Chen |
| 2024 | Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2024 | 4×4 | First round | 41.87 | 31.95 | Timothy Castle |
Full careers: Liam Chen · Timothy Castle. 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.