Head to head
Rowe Hessler vs Brandon Lin (林博浩)
Two careers, 187 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 Brandon Lin (林博浩) (United States) have met in 187 rounds across 34 competitions since 2011. Counting every round where both finished with a result, Rowe Hessler leads Brandon Lin (林博浩): 148 finishes in front to 37 and 2 ties.
On personal bests the split is just as plain: across 17 shared events, Rowe Hessler holds the faster single in 12, Brandon Lin (林博浩) in 5.
Personal bests, side by side
faster single in bold| Event | Rowe Hessler single | average | Brandon Lin (林博浩) single | average |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 6.13 | 7.47 | 7.63 | 9.39 |
| 2×2 | 0.96 | 2.25 | 1.56 | 2.90 |
| 4×4 | 27.51 | 31.60 | 30.31 | 35.49 |
| 5×5 | 1:03.68 | 1:11.96 | 58.99 | 1:12.87 |
| 6×6 | 2:14.21 | 2:19.43 | 2:14.27 | 2:25.46 |
| 7×7 | 4:02.90 | 4:10.90 | 3:42.38 | 3:48.58 |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 15.10 | 19.47 | 20.00 | 25.90 |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 21 moves | 26.33 | 30 moves | 33.67 |
| 3×3 one-handed | 11.41 | 13.81 | 12.07 | 15.98 |
| Clock | 11.75 | 14.59 | 8.28 | 9.64 |
| Megaminx | 45.95 | 52.73 | 44.92 | 54.49 |
| Pyraminx | 4.21 | 8.94 | 2.90 | 5.47 |
| Skewb | 3.94 | 5.04 | 4.09 | 6.26 |
| Square-1 | 5.87 | 8.56 | 6.46 | 8.28 |
| 4×4 blindfolded | 1:59.25 | 2:24.42 | 2:10.82 | 3:41.71 |
| 5×5 blindfolded | 4:22.63 | 5:57.86 | 7:09.71 | — |
| 3×3 Multi-Blind | 63 of 66 cubes · 59:50 | — | 40 of 46 cubes · 1:00:00 | — |
Year by year
every meeting, 187 rounds in allRecent meetings
newest first · averages where the round ranked on one, singles otherwise| Year | Competition | Event | Round | Rowe Hessler | Brandon Lin (林博浩) | ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2026 | 3×3 blindfolded | Second round | 19.37 | 26.47 | Rowe Hessler |
| 2026 | Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2026 | 3×3 blindfolded | First round | 22.44 | 27.62 | Rowe Hessler |
| 2026 | Mid-Atlantic Quiet Championship 2026 | 3×3 Multi-Blind | Final | — | 37 of 45 cubes · 1:00:00 | Brandon Lin (林博浩) |
| 2026 | New York Multimate PBQ IV 2026 | 3×3 blindfolded | First round | 30.39 | 20.00 | Brandon Lin (林博浩) |
| 2026 | New York Multimate PBQ IV 2026 | 3×3 blindfolded | Final | 22.53 | 33.68 | Rowe Hessler |
| 2026 | New York Multimate PBQ IV 2026 | 3×3 Multi-Blind | Final | 55 of 62 cubes · 59:29 | 37 of 41 cubes · 56:37 | Rowe Hessler |
| 2026 | New York Multimate PBQ IV 2026 | 3×3 Multi-Blind | First round | 42 of 46 cubes · 56:42 | 32 of 43 cubes · 1:00:00 | Rowe Hessler |
| 2026 | New York Multimate PBQ IV 2026 | 4×4 blindfolded | Final | — | — | tie |
| 2026 | New York Multimate PBQ IV 2026 | 4×4 blindfolded | First round | 2:48.83 | 2:51.42 | Rowe Hessler |
| 2026 | New York Multimate PBQ IV 2026 | 5×5 blindfolded | First round | 7:31.30 | — | Rowe Hessler |
| 2025 | Rubik's WCA World Championship 2025 | 3×3 | First round | 7.47 | 11.80 | Rowe Hessler |
| 2025 | Rubik's WCA World Championship 2025 | 3×3 blindfolded | First round | 22.62 | 28.21 | Rowe Hessler |
| 2025 | Rubik's WCA World Championship 2025 | 3×3 blindfolded | Second round | 23.22 | — | Rowe Hessler |
| 2025 | Rubik's WCA World Championship 2025 | 3×3 Multi-Blind | Final | 45 of 56 cubes · 59:24 | 27 of 33 cubes · 59:58 | Rowe Hessler |
Full careers: Rowe Hessler · Brandon Lin (林博浩). 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.