Head to head
Patrick Ponce vs Ben Baron
Two careers, 71 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.
Patrick Ponce (United States) and Ben Baron (Israel) have met in 71 rounds across 5 competitions since 2022. Counting every round where both finished with a result, Patrick Ponce leads Ben Baron: 61 finishes in front to 10.
On personal bests the split is just as plain: across 16 shared events, Patrick Ponce holds the faster single in 8, Ben Baron in 8.
Personal bests, side by side
faster single in bold| Event | Patrick Ponce single | average | Ben Baron single | average |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 4.17 | 5.54 | 4.52 | 5.88 |
| 2×2 | 0.87 | 1.68 | 0.73 | 1.39 |
| 4×4 | 18.06 | 21.51 | 21.76 | 25.89 |
| 5×5 | 37.90 | 41.49 | 43.13 | 48.82 |
| 6×6 | 1:11.74 | 1:18.95 | 1:25.49 | 1:32.20 |
| 7×7 | 2:05.60 | 2:11.20 | 2:11.66 | 2:23.52 |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 40.82 | 49.73 | 14.85 | 18.05 |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 30 moves | — | 21 moves | 22.67 |
| 3×3 one-handed | 5.62 | 8.65 | 7.29 | 9.29 |
| Clock | 7.64 | 8.77 | 3.37 | 4.41 |
| Megaminx | 31.06 | 35.40 | 34.53 | 37.29 |
| Pyraminx | 4.20 | 6.63 | 1.40 | 2.20 |
| Skewb | 2.69 | 8.34 | 1.33 | 2.41 |
| Square-1 | 5.49 | 7.30 | 5.63 | 8.73 |
| 4×4 blindfolded | 17:11.00 | — | 2:09.92 | 3:39.35 |
| 3×3 Multi-Blind | 5 of 5 cubes · 22:55 | — | 31 of 35 cubes · 57:24 | — |
Year by year
every meeting, 71 rounds in allRecent meetings
newest first · averages where the round ranked on one, singles otherwise| Year | Competition | Event | Round | Patrick Ponce | Ben Baron | ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Rubik's WCA European Championship 2026 | 3×3 | First round | 5.56 | 6.57 | Patrick Ponce |
| 2026 | Rubik's WCA European Championship 2026 | 3×3 | Second round | 6.45 | 6.41 | Ben Baron |
| 2026 | Rubik's WCA European Championship 2026 | 3×3 | Semi Final | 6.74 | 6.50 | Ben Baron |
| 2026 | Rubik's WCA European Championship 2026 | 3×3 one-handed | First round | 9.38 | 11.85 | Patrick Ponce |
| 2026 | Rubik's WCA European Championship 2026 | 3×3 one-handed | Final | 10.38 | 9.41 | Ben Baron |
| 2026 | Rubik's WCA European Championship 2026 | 3×3 one-handed | Second round | 10.59 | 10.91 | Patrick Ponce |
| 2026 | Rubik's WCA European Championship 2026 | 4×4 | First round | 23.83 | 29.70 | Patrick Ponce |
| 2026 | Rubik's WCA European Championship 2026 | 4×4 | Second round | 23.65 | 28.18 | Patrick Ponce |
| 2026 | Rubik's WCA European Championship 2026 | 5×5 | Second round | 41.88 | 52.12 | Patrick Ponce |
| 2026 | Rubik's WCA European Championship 2026 | 5×5 | First round | 44.53 | 52.14 | Patrick Ponce |
| 2026 | Rubik's WCA European Championship 2026 | 6×6 | First round | 1:28.03 | 1:35.86 | Patrick Ponce |
| 2026 | Rubik's WCA European Championship 2026 | 7×7 | First round | 2:11.27 | 2:33.80 | Patrick Ponce |
| 2026 | Rubik's WCA European Championship 2026 | Square-1 | First round | 11.06 | 8.77 | Ben Baron |
| 2025 | Rubik's WCA World Championship 2025 | 3×3 | First round | 6.82 | 7.39 | Patrick Ponce |
Full careers: Patrick Ponce · Ben Baron. 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.