Head to head
Mitchell Lane vs Kobe Balin
Two careers, 121 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.
Mitchell Lane (United States) and Kobe Balin (United States) have met in 121 rounds across 9 competitions since 2013. Counting every round where both finished with a result, Mitchell Lane leads Kobe Balin: 111 finishes in front to 10.
On personal bests the split is just as plain: across 13 shared events, Mitchell Lane holds the faster single in 11, Kobe Balin in 2.
Personal bests, side by side
faster single in bold| Event | Mitchell Lane single | average | Kobe Balin single | average |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 6.25 | 7.78 | 6.97 | 8.62 |
| 2×2 | 0.87 | 2.55 | 1.68 | 3.16 |
| 4×4 | 27.24 | 31.49 | 33.96 | 37.15 |
| 5×5 | 52.58 | 1:01.48 | 1:03.92 | 1:10.11 |
| 6×6 | 1:36.98 | 1:46.51 | 1:56.09 | 2:15.84 |
| 7×7 | 2:35.10 | 2:46.90 | 3:16.50 | 3:23.16 |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 25 moves | 32.33 | 33 moves | 37.67 |
| 3×3 one-handed | 11.57 | 15.54 | 10.67 | 17.27 |
| Clock | 6.73 | 7.86 | 8.85 | 12.44 |
| Megaminx | 43.63 | 54.56 | 1:18.42 | 1:24.85 |
| Pyraminx | 2.15 | 3.70 | 3.91 | 6.63 |
| Skewb | 2.16 | 3.86 | 1.79 | 3.69 |
| Square-1 | 10.53 | 14.83 | 16.75 | 27.10 |
Year by year
every meeting, 121 rounds in allRecent meetings
newest first · averages where the round ranked on one, singles otherwise| Year | Competition | Event | Round | Mitchell Lane | Kobe Balin | ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Rubik's WCA World Championship 2025 | 2×2 | First round | 3.18 | 3.52 | Mitchell Lane |
| 2025 | Rubik's WCA World Championship 2025 | 3×3 | Second round | 10.36 | 10.77 | Mitchell Lane |
| 2025 | Rubik's WCA World Championship 2025 | 3×3 | First round | 9.78 | 9.63 | Kobe Balin |
| 2025 | Rubik's WCA World Championship 2025 | 3×3 one-handed | First round | 18.77 | 19.70 | Mitchell Lane |
| 2025 | Rubik's WCA World Championship 2025 | 4×4 | First round | 32.69 | 41.04 | Mitchell Lane |
| 2025 | Rubik's WCA World Championship 2025 | 5×5 | First round | 1:05.49 | 1:20.05 | Mitchell Lane |
| 2025 | Rubik's WCA World Championship 2025 | 6×6 | First round | 1:50.82 | 2:17.05 | Mitchell Lane |
| 2025 | Rubik's WCA World Championship 2025 | 7×7 | First round | 3:06.88 | 3:45.36 | Mitchell Lane |
| 2025 | Rubik's WCA World Championship 2025 | Clock | First round | 10.04 | 13.45 | Mitchell Lane |
| 2025 | Rubik's WCA World Championship 2025 | Pyraminx | First round | 6.30 | 8.02 | Mitchell Lane |
| 2025 | Rubik's WCA World Championship 2025 | Skewb | First round | 6.12 | 5.39 | Kobe Balin |
| 2019 | CubingUSA Nationals 2019 | 2×2 | First round | 2.55 | 4.14 | Mitchell Lane |
| 2019 | CubingUSA Nationals 2019 | 3×3 | First round | 10.25 | 12.32 | Mitchell Lane |
| 2019 | CubingUSA Nationals 2019 | 3×3 one-handed | First round | 17.86 | 26.41 | Mitchell Lane |
Full careers: Mitchell Lane · Kobe Balin. 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.