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Rowe Hessler vs Alexander Yu

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.

Rowe Hessler (United States) and Alexander Yu (United States) have met in 67 rounds across 10 competitions since 2007. Counting every round where both finished with a result, Rowe Hessler leads Alexander Yu: 45 finishes in front to 20 and 2 ties.

On personal bests the split is just as plain: across 8 shared events, Rowe Hessler holds the faster single in 8, Alexander Yu in 0.

Personal bests, side by side

faster single in bold
EventRowe Hessler singleaverageAlexander Yu singleaverage
3×36.137.4710.4711.96
2×20.962.252.274.87
4×427.5131.6050.6953.21
5×51:03.681:11.961:49.192:01.96
3×3 blindfolded15.1019.4743.461:06.05
3×3 one-handed11.4113.8114.8617.63
Pyraminx4.218.948.1213.70
3×3 Multi-Blind63 of 66 cubes · 59:503 of 3 cubes · 11:03

Year by year

every meeting, 67 rounds in all
20072015busiest year: 24 meetings2007: 22008: 242009: 202010: 122014: 42015: 5

Recent meetings

newest first · averages where the round ranked on one, singles otherwise
YearCompetitionEventRoundRowe HesslerAlexander Yuahead
2015Liberty Science 20152×2First round2.8914.58Rowe Hessler
2015Liberty Science 20153×3First round9.7413.24Rowe Hessler
2015Liberty Science 20153×3Second round9.5412.55Rowe Hessler
2015Liberty Science 20153×3 one-handedFinal17.1417.63Rowe Hessler
2015Liberty Science 20153×3 one-handedFirst round16.4119.25Rowe Hessler
2014Princeton Winter 20143×3First round9.6112.52Rowe Hessler
2014Princeton Winter 20143×3Second round8.7513.47Rowe Hessler
2014Princeton Winter 20143×3 blindfoldedFinal2:27.661:03.41Alexander Yu
2014Princeton Winter 20143×3 one-handedFinal17.0418.15Rowe Hessler
2010United States Rubik's Cube Championships 20102×2First round2.955.19Rowe Hessler
2010United States Rubik's Cube Championships 20102×2Second round2.775.43Rowe Hessler
2010United States Rubik's Cube Championships 20103×3First round11.7213.75Rowe Hessler
2010United States Rubik's Cube Championships 20103×3Second round11.0313.30Rowe Hessler
2010United States Rubik's Cube Championships 20103×3Semi Final10.9814.39Rowe Hessler

Full careers: Rowe Hessler · Alexander Yu. 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.