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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
EventMagnus Lensch singleaverageCésar Essling singleaverage
3×35.646.976.098.57
2×21.001.682.172.98
4×426.7432.1239.7945.96
3×3 one-handed7.148.679.8412.21
Clock2.573.962.193.35
Pyraminx1.642.942.974.85
Skewb3.205.883.327.80
Square-18.1911.0517.5322.36

Year by year

every meeting, 59 rounds in all
20232026busiest year: 23 meetings2023: 182024: 232025: 112026: 7

Recent meetings

newest first · averages where the round ranked on one, singles otherwise
YearCompetitionEventRoundMagnus LenschCésar Esslingahead
2026Rubik's WCA European Championship 20262×2First round3.085.65Magnus Lensch
2026Rubik's WCA European Championship 20263×3First round7.329.49Magnus Lensch
2026Rubik's WCA European Championship 20263×3Second round7.8110.12Magnus Lensch
2026Rubik's WCA European Championship 20263×3 one-handedFirst round10.2816.77Magnus Lensch
2026Rubik's WCA European Championship 20264×4First round35.2647.78Magnus Lensch
2026Rubik's WCA European Championship 2026ClockFirst round5.524.98César Essling
2026Rubik's WCA European Championship 2026PyraminxFirst round3.456.59César Essling
2025Rhein-Neckar Fysical Phebruary 20253×3 one-handedFirst round9.9413.68Magnus Lensch
2025Rhein-Neckar Fysical Phebruary 20253×3 one-handedFinal10.7115.51Magnus Lensch
2025Rhein-Neckar Fysical Phebruary 20253×3 one-handedSecond round9.3114.58Magnus Lensch
2025Rhein-Neckar Fysical Phebruary 2025ClockFinal4.634.53César Essling
2025Rhein-Neckar Fysical Phebruary 2025ClockSecond round4.625.01Magnus Lensch
2025Rhein-Neckar Fysical Phebruary 2025ClockFirst round5.145.67Magnus Lensch
2025Rhein-Neckar Fysical Phebruary 2025PyraminxFirst round5.955.48César 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.