Head to head
Patrick Ponce vs Richard Delacoste
Two careers, 67 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 Richard Delacoste (Switzerland) have met in 67 rounds across 6 competitions since 2017. Counting every round where both finished with a result, Patrick Ponce leads Richard Delacoste: 46 finishes in front to 21.
On personal bests the split is just as plain: across 12 shared events, Patrick Ponce holds the faster single in 9, Richard Delacoste in 3.
Personal bests, side by side
faster single in bold| Event | Patrick Ponce single | average | Richard Delacoste single | average |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 4.17 | 5.54 | 4.63 | 5.94 |
| 2×2 | 0.87 | 1.68 | 1.71 | 3.28 |
| 4×4 | 18.06 | 21.51 | 20.89 | 22.68 |
| 5×5 | 37.90 | 41.49 | 37.43 | 40.85 |
| 6×6 | 1:11.74 | 1:18.95 | 1:13.89 | 1:19.06 |
| 7×7 | 2:05.60 | 2:11.20 | 1:53.96 | 2:01.51 |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 30 moves | — | 32 moves | 35.33 |
| 3×3 one-handed | 5.62 | 8.65 | 9.95 | 12.47 |
| Megaminx | 31.06 | 35.40 | 1:04.43 | 1:18.05 |
| Pyraminx | 4.20 | 6.63 | 3.60 | 7.90 |
| Skewb | 2.69 | 8.34 | 4.70 | 8.98 |
| Square-1 | 5.49 | 7.30 | 37.93 | — |
Year by year
every meeting, 67 rounds in allRecent meetings
newest first · averages where the round ranked on one, singles otherwise| Year | Competition | Event | Round | Patrick Ponce | Richard Delacoste | ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Rubik's WCA European Championship 2026 | 3×3 | First round | 5.56 | 6.97 | Patrick Ponce |
| 2026 | Rubik's WCA European Championship 2026 | 3×3 | Second round | 6.45 | 7.55 | Patrick Ponce |
| 2026 | Rubik's WCA European Championship 2026 | 3×3 | Semi Final | 6.74 | 5.94 | Richard Delacoste |
| 2026 | Rubik's WCA European Championship 2026 | 4×4 | First round | 23.83 | 26.56 | Patrick Ponce |
| 2026 | Rubik's WCA European Championship 2026 | 4×4 | Second round | 23.65 | 29.21 | Patrick Ponce |
| 2026 | Rubik's WCA European Championship 2026 | 5×5 | Final | 42.89 | 41.82 | Richard Delacoste |
| 2026 | Rubik's WCA European Championship 2026 | 5×5 | Second round | 41.88 | 40.85 | Richard Delacoste |
| 2026 | Rubik's WCA European Championship 2026 | 5×5 | First round | 44.53 | 43.18 | Richard Delacoste |
| 2026 | Rubik's WCA European Championship 2026 | 6×6 | First round | 1:28.03 | 1:22.48 | Richard Delacoste |
| 2026 | Rubik's WCA European Championship 2026 | 6×6 | Final | 1:19.26 | 1:19.06 | Richard Delacoste |
| 2026 | Rubik's WCA European Championship 2026 | 7×7 | First round | 2:11.27 | 2:10.57 | Richard Delacoste |
| 2026 | Rubik's WCA European Championship 2026 | 7×7 | Final | 2:14.26 | 2:07.07 | Richard Delacoste |
| 2025 | Rubik's WCA World Championship 2025 | 3×3 | First round | 6.82 | 6.52 | Richard Delacoste |
| 2025 | Rubik's WCA World Championship 2025 | 3×3 | Second round | 6.44 | 6.60 | Patrick Ponce |
Full careers: Patrick Ponce · Richard Delacoste. 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.