Head to head
Patrick Ponce vs Mika Smulders
Two careers, 124 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 Mika Smulders (Netherlands) have met in 124 rounds across 18 competitions since 2017. Counting every round where both finished with a result, Patrick Ponce leads Mika Smulders: 111 finishes in front to 13.
On personal bests the split is just as plain: across 11 shared events, Patrick Ponce holds the faster single in 8, Mika Smulders in 3.
Personal bests, side by side
faster single in bold| Event | Patrick Ponce single | average | Mika Smulders single | average |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 4.17 | 5.54 | 4.64 | 6.09 |
| 2×2 | 0.87 | 1.68 | 0.79 | 1.55 |
| 4×4 | 18.06 | 21.51 | 21.51 | 24.74 |
| 5×5 | 37.90 | 41.49 | 39.96 | 45.55 |
| 6×6 | 1:11.74 | 1:18.95 | 1:36.86 | 1:46.35 |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 30 moves | — | 27 moves | 29.00 |
| 3×3 one-handed | 5.62 | 8.65 | 9.29 | 10.99 |
| Megaminx | 31.06 | 35.40 | 1:34.64 | 1:38.59 |
| Pyraminx | 4.20 | 6.63 | 1.74 | 5.83 |
| Skewb | 2.69 | 8.34 | 3.48 | 6.78 |
| Square-1 | 5.49 | 7.30 | 19.42 | 25.39 |
Year by year
every meeting, 124 rounds in allRecent meetings
newest first · averages where the round ranked on one, singles otherwise| Year | Competition | Event | Round | Patrick Ponce | Mika Smulders | ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Rubik's WCA European Championship 2026 | 3×3 | First round | 5.56 | 6.35 | Patrick Ponce |
| 2026 | Rubik's WCA European Championship 2026 | 3×3 | Semi Final | 6.74 | 7.14 | Patrick Ponce |
| 2026 | Rubik's WCA European Championship 2026 | 3×3 | Second round | 6.45 | 6.95 | Patrick Ponce |
| 2026 | Rubik's WCA European Championship 2026 | 3×3 one-handed | Second round | 10.59 | 12.43 | Patrick Ponce |
| 2026 | Rubik's WCA European Championship 2026 | 3×3 one-handed | First round | 9.38 | 13.37 | Patrick Ponce |
| 2026 | Rubik's WCA European Championship 2026 | 4×4 | Second round | 23.65 | 26.55 | Patrick Ponce |
| 2026 | Rubik's WCA European Championship 2026 | 4×4 | First round | 23.83 | 25.71 | Patrick Ponce |
| 2026 | Rubik's WCA European Championship 2026 | 5×5 | Final | 42.89 | 48.35 | Patrick Ponce |
| 2026 | Rubik's WCA European Championship 2026 | 5×5 | Second round | 41.88 | 48.32 | Patrick Ponce |
| 2026 | Rubik's WCA European Championship 2026 | 5×5 | First round | 44.53 | 47.36 | Patrick Ponce |
| 2026 | Warm Up Lent 2026 | 3×3 | Semi Final | 5.94 | 7.32 | Patrick Ponce |
| 2026 | Warm Up Lent 2026 | 3×3 | Second round | 5.54 | 6.94 | Patrick Ponce |
| 2026 | Warm Up Lent 2026 | 3×3 | First round | 6.89 | 8.36 | Patrick Ponce |
| 2025 | Belgian Nationals 2025 | 3×3 | First round | 6.28 | 8.12 | Patrick Ponce |
Full careers: Patrick Ponce · Mika Smulders. 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.