Head to head
Mats Valk vs Luke Tycksen
Two careers, 56 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.
Mats Valk (Netherlands) and Luke Tycksen (United States) have met in 56 rounds across 3 competitions since 2016. Counting every round where both finished with a result, Mats Valk leads Luke Tycksen: 39 finishes in front to 17.
On personal bests the split is just as plain: across 14 shared events, Luke Tycksen holds the faster single in 11, Mats Valk in 3.
Personal bests, side by side
faster single in bold| Event | Mats Valk single | average | Luke Tycksen single | average |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 4.74 | 6.20 | 4.68 | 6.47 |
| 2×2 | 0.56 | 1.92 | 1.42 | 2.45 |
| 4×4 | 20.30 | 24.10 | 20.08 | 24.95 |
| 5×5 | 42.33 | 49.41 | 41.35 | 48.22 |
| 6×6 | 1:22.91 | 1:36.53 | 1:21.02 | 1:28.62 |
| 7×7 | 2:19.63 | 2:24.44 | 2:12.88 | 2:24.39 |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 1:32.56 | 2:07.74 | 2:45.92 | — |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 24 moves | 27.33 | 35 moves | 36.67 |
| 3×3 one-handed | 9.23 | 12.02 | 8.41 | 9.87 |
| Clock | 10.58 | 13.66 | 7.99 | 8.87 |
| Megaminx | 41.71 | 49.23 | 38.67 | 45.47 |
| Pyraminx | 3.60 | 5.73 | 2.78 | 5.65 |
| Skewb | 4.84 | 8.01 | 2.50 | 4.04 |
| Square-1 | 10.90 | 14.24 | 8.70 | 11.63 |
Year by year
every meeting, 56 rounds in allRecent meetings
newest first · averages where the round ranked on one, singles otherwise| Year | Competition | Event | Round | Mats Valk | Luke Tycksen | ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | CubingUSA Nationals 2019 | 2×2 | First round | 2.78 | 3.14 | Mats Valk |
| 2019 | CubingUSA Nationals 2019 | 2×2 | Second round | 2.79 | 3.71 | Mats Valk |
| 2019 | CubingUSA Nationals 2019 | 3×3 | First round | 7.07 | 7.29 | Mats Valk |
| 2019 | CubingUSA Nationals 2019 | 3×3 | Second round | 7.17 | 8.21 | Mats Valk |
| 2019 | CubingUSA Nationals 2019 | 3×3 | Semi Final | 7.98 | 8.70 | Mats Valk |
| 2019 | CubingUSA Nationals 2019 | 3×3 one-handed | First round | 14.05 | 12.46 | Luke Tycksen |
| 2019 | CubingUSA Nationals 2019 | 3×3 one-handed | Final | 13.92 | 13.19 | Luke Tycksen |
| 2019 | CubingUSA Nationals 2019 | 3×3 one-handed | Second round | 14.18 | 13.02 | Luke Tycksen |
| 2019 | CubingUSA Nationals 2019 | 4×4 | First round | 27.54 | 30.24 | Mats Valk |
| 2019 | CubingUSA Nationals 2019 | 4×4 | Final | 27.47 | 28.96 | Mats Valk |
| 2019 | CubingUSA Nationals 2019 | 4×4 | Second round | 27.80 | 27.36 | Luke Tycksen |
| 2019 | CubingUSA Nationals 2019 | 4×4 | Semi Final | 27.06 | 28.07 | Mats Valk |
| 2019 | CubingUSA Nationals 2019 | 5×5 | First round | 56.89 | 53.58 | Luke Tycksen |
| 2019 | CubingUSA Nationals 2019 | 5×5 | Final | 51.70 | 52.28 | Mats Valk |
Full careers: Mats Valk · Luke Tycksen. 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.