Head to head
Luke Van Laningham vs Benjamin Gottschalk
Two careers, 54 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.
Luke Van Laningham (United States) and Benjamin Gottschalk (United States) have met in 54 rounds across 4 competitions since 2017. Counting every round where both finished with a result, Luke Van Laningham leads Benjamin Gottschalk: 34 finishes in front to 20.
On personal bests the split is just as plain: across 16 shared events, Luke Van Laningham holds the faster single in 8, Benjamin Gottschalk in 8.
Personal bests, side by side
faster single in bold| Event | Luke Van Laningham single | average | Benjamin Gottschalk single | average |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 6.15 | 6.89 | 5.44 | 8.02 |
| 2×2 | 0.81 | 1.36 | 1.05 | 2.53 |
| 4×4 | 28.55 | 33.25 | 28.89 | 32.50 |
| 5×5 | 59.84 | 1:06.71 | 53.94 | 59.95 |
| 6×6 | 2:05.80 | 2:07.37 | 1:41.29 | 1:56.89 |
| 7×7 | 3:34.17 | 3:50.56 | 2:59.57 | 3:14.43 |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 55.64 | 1:06.97 | 1:33.43 | 1:55.32 |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 22 moves | 31.67 | 21 moves | 28.33 |
| 3×3 one-handed | 8.08 | 12.99 | 11.41 | 15.39 |
| Clock | 6.00 | 7.61 | 5.22 | 6.35 |
| Megaminx | 48.82 | 59.62 | 42.05 | 46.79 |
| Pyraminx | 1.18 | 1.88 | 1.95 | 3.66 |
| Skewb | 1.28 | 2.20 | 1.73 | 3.88 |
| Square-1 | 9.96 | 12.18 | 4.14 | 6.11 |
| 4×4 blindfolded | 6:51.26 | — | 12:20.00 | — |
| 3×3 Multi-Blind | 12 of 12 cubes · 57:29 | — | 3 of 3 cubes · 26:52 | — |
Year by year
every meeting, 54 rounds in allRecent meetings
newest first · averages where the round ranked on one, singles otherwise| Year | Competition | Event | Round | Luke Van Laningham | Benjamin Gottschalk | ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | CubingUSA Nationals 2023 | 2×2 | Second round | 1.52 | 3.83 | Luke Van Laningham |
| 2023 | CubingUSA Nationals 2023 | 2×2 | First round | 1.75 | 4.22 | Luke Van Laningham |
| 2023 | CubingUSA Nationals 2023 | 3×3 | Second round | 8.66 | 10.19 | Luke Van Laningham |
| 2023 | CubingUSA Nationals 2023 | 3×3 | First round | 8.88 | 11.24 | Luke Van Laningham |
| 2023 | CubingUSA Nationals 2023 | 3×3 blindfolded | First round | — | 3:08.08 | Benjamin Gottschalk |
| 2023 | CubingUSA Nationals 2023 | 3×3 Fewest Moves | Final | 39 moves | 33.33 | Benjamin Gottschalk |
| 2023 | CubingUSA Nationals 2023 | 3×3 one-handed | First round | 15.12 | 17.20 | Luke Van Laningham |
| 2023 | CubingUSA Nationals 2023 | 4×4 | First round | 35.35 | 39.62 | Luke Van Laningham |
| 2023 | CubingUSA Nationals 2023 | 5×5 | First round | 1:08.30 | 1:10.35 | Luke Van Laningham |
| 2023 | CubingUSA Nationals 2023 | Clock | First round | 9.47 | 9.46 | Benjamin Gottschalk |
| 2023 | CubingUSA Nationals 2023 | Megaminx | First round | 1:03.89 | 56.86 | Benjamin Gottschalk |
| 2023 | CubingUSA Nationals 2023 | Pyraminx | First round | 2.09 | 5.67 | Luke Van Laningham |
| 2023 | CubingUSA Nationals 2023 | Skewb | First round | 2.73 | 5.64 | Luke Van Laningham |
| 2023 | CubingUSA Nationals 2023 | Square-1 | First round | 18.09 | 10.57 | Benjamin Gottschalk |
Full careers: Luke Van Laningham · Benjamin Gottschalk. 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.