Head to head
Robert Yau vs Walker Welch
Two careers, 79 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.
Robert Yau (United Kingdom) and Walker Welch (United States) have met in 79 rounds across 7 competitions since 2013. Counting every round where both finished with a result, Robert Yau leads Walker Welch: 58 finishes in front to 20 and 1 tie.
On personal bests the split is just as plain: across 15 shared events, Walker Welch holds the faster single in 8, Robert Yau in 6.
Personal bests, side by side
faster single in bold| Event | Robert Yau single | average | Walker Welch single | average |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 6.29 | 7.87 | 6.80 | 8.66 |
| 2×2 | 1.29 | 2.26 | 0.66 | 1.82 |
| 4×4 | 23.46 | 27.96 | 29.61 | 33.54 |
| 5×5 | 49.21 | 55.60 | 55.06 | 1:02.22 |
| 6×6 | 1:35.54 | 1:44.65 | 1:37.22 | 1:43.40 |
| 7×7 | 2:40.32 | 2:45.73 | 2:23.87 | 2:34.43 |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 1:15.33 | 1:36.02 | 38.46 | 1:18.86 |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 19 moves | 25.00 | 19 moves | 21.00 |
| 3×3 one-handed | 8.44 | 12.14 | 12.05 | 15.35 |
| Clock | 7.59 | 9.50 | 4.35 | 6.14 |
| Megaminx | 40.94 | 47.99 | 50.08 | 59.04 |
| Pyraminx | 2.11 | 3.95 | 2.06 | 3.67 |
| Skewb | 2.73 | 4.73 | 1.38 | 3.88 |
| Square-1 | 8.43 | 13.06 | 7.88 | 13.83 |
| 3×3 Multi-Blind | 3 of 3 cubes · 24:07 | — | 13 of 13 cubes · 57:02 | — |
Year by year
every meeting, 79 rounds in allRecent meetings
newest first · averages where the round ranked on one, singles otherwise| Year | Competition | Event | Round | Robert Yau | Walker Welch | ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Rubik's WCA World Championship 2025 | 3×3 | Second round | 8.73 | 10.77 | Robert Yau |
| 2025 | Rubik's WCA World Championship 2025 | 3×3 | First round | 9.42 | 9.53 | Robert Yau |
| 2025 | Rubik's WCA World Championship 2025 | 3×3 one-handed | First round | 14.40 | 19.13 | Robert Yau |
| 2025 | Rubik's WCA World Championship 2025 | 4×4 | First round | 29.91 | 36.41 | Robert Yau |
| 2025 | Rubik's WCA World Championship 2025 | 5×5 | First round | 1:02.46 | 1:05.52 | Robert Yau |
| 2025 | Rubik's WCA World Championship 2025 | 6×6 | First round | 2:01.85 | 1:54.36 | Walker Welch |
| 2025 | Rubik's WCA World Championship 2025 | 7×7 | First round | 2:56.50 | 2:39.67 | Walker Welch |
| 2023 | Rubik's WCA World Championship 2023 | 2×2 | First round | 2.43 | 3.36 | Robert Yau |
| 2023 | Rubik's WCA World Championship 2023 | 2×2 | Second round | 4.36 | 2.83 | Walker Welch |
| 2023 | Rubik's WCA World Championship 2023 | 3×3 | First round | 9.18 | 10.00 | Robert Yau |
| 2023 | Rubik's WCA World Championship 2023 | 3×3 | Second round | 8.81 | 10.74 | Robert Yau |
| 2023 | Rubik's WCA World Championship 2023 | 3×3 Fewest Moves | Final | 24 moves | 25.00 | Walker Welch |
| 2023 | Rubik's WCA World Championship 2023 | 3×3 one-handed | First round | 13.77 | 19.68 | Robert Yau |
| 2023 | Rubik's WCA World Championship 2023 | 4×4 | First round | 34.22 | 36.67 | Robert Yau |
Full careers: Robert Yau · Walker Welch. 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.