Head to head
Magnus Lensch vs César Essling
Two careers, 59 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.
Magnus Lensch (Germany) and César Essling (France) have met in 59 rounds across 7 competitions since 2023. Counting every round where both finished with a result, Magnus Lensch leads César Essling: 51 finishes in front to 8.
On personal bests the split is just as plain: across 8 shared events, Magnus Lensch holds the faster single in 7, César Essling in 1.
Personal bests, side by side
faster single in bold| Event | Magnus Lensch single | average | César Essling single | average |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 5.64 | 6.97 | 6.09 | 8.57 |
| 2×2 | 1.00 | 1.68 | 2.17 | 2.98 |
| 4×4 | 26.74 | 32.12 | 39.79 | 45.96 |
| 3×3 one-handed | 7.14 | 8.67 | 9.84 | 12.21 |
| Clock | 2.57 | 3.96 | 2.19 | 3.35 |
| Pyraminx | 1.64 | 2.94 | 2.97 | 4.85 |
| Skewb | 3.20 | 5.88 | 3.32 | 7.80 |
| Square-1 | 8.19 | 11.05 | 17.53 | 22.36 |
Year by year
every meeting, 59 rounds in allRecent meetings
newest first · averages where the round ranked on one, singles otherwise| Year | Competition | Event | Round | Magnus Lensch | César Essling | ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Rubik's WCA European Championship 2026 | 2×2 | First round | 3.08 | 5.65 | Magnus Lensch |
| 2026 | Rubik's WCA European Championship 2026 | 3×3 | First round | 7.32 | 9.49 | Magnus Lensch |
| 2026 | Rubik's WCA European Championship 2026 | 3×3 | Second round | 7.81 | 10.12 | Magnus Lensch |
| 2026 | Rubik's WCA European Championship 2026 | 3×3 one-handed | First round | 10.28 | 16.77 | Magnus Lensch |
| 2026 | Rubik's WCA European Championship 2026 | 4×4 | First round | 35.26 | 47.78 | Magnus Lensch |
| 2026 | Rubik's WCA European Championship 2026 | Clock | First round | 5.52 | 4.98 | César Essling |
| 2026 | Rubik's WCA European Championship 2026 | Pyraminx | First round | 3.45 | 6.59 | César Essling |
| 2025 | Rhein-Neckar Fysical Phebruary 2025 | 3×3 one-handed | First round | 9.94 | 13.68 | Magnus Lensch |
| 2025 | Rhein-Neckar Fysical Phebruary 2025 | 3×3 one-handed | Final | 10.71 | 15.51 | Magnus Lensch |
| 2025 | Rhein-Neckar Fysical Phebruary 2025 | 3×3 one-handed | Second round | 9.31 | 14.58 | Magnus Lensch |
| 2025 | Rhein-Neckar Fysical Phebruary 2025 | Clock | Final | 4.63 | 4.53 | César Essling |
| 2025 | Rhein-Neckar Fysical Phebruary 2025 | Clock | Second round | 4.62 | 5.01 | Magnus Lensch |
| 2025 | Rhein-Neckar Fysical Phebruary 2025 | Clock | First round | 5.14 | 5.67 | Magnus Lensch |
| 2025 | Rhein-Neckar Fysical Phebruary 2025 | Pyraminx | First round | 5.95 | 5.48 | César Essling |
Full careers: Magnus Lensch · César Essling. 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.