Head to head
Ron van Bruchem vs Mats Valk
Two careers, 943 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.
Ron van Bruchem (Netherlands) and Mats Valk (Netherlands) have met in 943 rounds across 108 competitions since 2007. Counting every round where both finished with a result, Mats Valk leads Ron van Bruchem: 852 finishes in front to 81 and 10 ties.
On personal bests the split is just as plain: across 14 shared events, Mats Valk holds the faster single in 14, Ron van Bruchem in 0.
Personal bests, side by side
faster single in bold| Event | Ron van Bruchem single | average | Mats Valk single | average |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 7.66 | 11.91 | 4.74 | 6.20 |
| 2×2 | 2.50 | 5.19 | 0.56 | 1.92 |
| 4×4 | 39.49 | 45.78 | 20.30 | 24.10 |
| 5×5 | 1:19.53 | 1:29.40 | 42.33 | 49.41 |
| 6×6 | 3:17.61 | 3:32.45 | 1:22.91 | 1:36.53 |
| 7×7 | 5:53.60 | 6:46.11 | 2:19.63 | 2:24.44 |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 6:02.56 | — | 1:32.56 | 2:07.74 |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 25 moves | 33.67 | 24 moves | 27.33 |
| 3×3 one-handed | 20.69 | 28.10 | 9.23 | 12.02 |
| Clock | 14.81 | 16.59 | 10.58 | 13.66 |
| Megaminx | 2:19.83 | 2:44.77 | 41.71 | 49.23 |
| Pyraminx | 3.73 | 7.11 | 3.60 | 5.73 |
| Skewb | 5.63 | 12.18 | 4.84 | 8.01 |
| Square-1 | 48.58 | 1:18.68 | 10.90 | 14.24 |
Year by year
every meeting, 943 rounds in allRecent meetings
newest first · averages where the round ranked on one, singles otherwise| Year | Competition | Event | Round | Ron van Bruchem | Mats Valk | ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Rubik's Dutch Nationals 2025 | 3×3 | Second round | 15.81 | 7.50 | Mats Valk |
| 2025 | Rubik's Dutch Nationals 2025 | 3×3 | First round | 13.44 | 7.72 | Mats Valk |
| 2024 | Dutch Nationals 2024 | 3×3 | First round | 13.09 | 7.20 | Mats Valk |
| 2024 | Dutch Nationals 2024 | 3×3 | Second round | 14.94 | 7.42 | Mats Valk |
| 2024 | Dutch Nationals 2024 | 3×3 one-handed | Final | 34.11 | 14.00 | Mats Valk |
| 2024 | Dutch Nationals 2024 | 4×4 | First round | 54.47 | 25.87 | Mats Valk |
| 2024 | Dutch Nationals 2024 | 5×5 | First round | 1:37.13 | 55.54 | Mats Valk |
| 2024 | Dutch Nationals 2024 | 6×6 | Final | — | 1:43.25 | Mats Valk |
| 2024 | Rubik's WCA European Championship 2024 | 3×3 | First round | 15.87 | 7.72 | Mats Valk |
| 2024 | Rubik's WCA European Championship 2024 | 4×4 | First round | 52.19 | 26.06 | Mats Valk |
| 2024 | Lente Spring 2024 | 3×3 | First round | 14.99 | 7.21 | Mats Valk |
| 2024 | Lente Spring 2024 | 3×3 | Second round | 14.82 | 6.94 | Mats Valk |
| 2024 | Lente Spring 2024 | 3×3 one-handed | Final | 35.09 | 12.66 | Mats Valk |
| 2023 | Dutch Nationals 2023 | 2×2 | First round | 6.57 | 3.20 | Mats Valk |
Full careers: Ron van Bruchem · Mats Valk. 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.