Head to head
Rowe Hessler vs Christopher Sun
Two careers, 52 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 Christopher Sun (United States) have met in 52 rounds across 8 competitions since 2017. Counting every round where both finished with a result, Rowe Hessler leads Christopher Sun: 27 finishes in front to 24 and 1 tie.
On personal bests the split is just as plain: across 17 shared events, Christopher Sun holds the faster single in 11, Rowe Hessler in 6.
Personal bests, side by side
faster single in bold| Event | Rowe Hessler single | average | Christopher Sun single | average |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 6.13 | 7.47 | 4.14 | 5.69 |
| 2×2 | 0.96 | 2.25 | 0.80 | 1.72 |
| 4×4 | 27.51 | 31.60 | 20.51 | 24.01 |
| 5×5 | 1:03.68 | 1:11.96 | 40.19 | 44.61 |
| 6×6 | 2:14.21 | 2:19.43 | 1:19.18 | 1:25.41 |
| 7×7 | 4:02.90 | 4:10.90 | 2:10.30 | 2:12.56 |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 15.10 | 19.47 | 21.67 | 51.88 |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 21 moves | 26.33 | 34 moves | 38.00 |
| 3×3 one-handed | 11.41 | 13.81 | 11.06 | 13.06 |
| Clock | 11.75 | 14.59 | 7.04 | 7.68 |
| Megaminx | 45.95 | 52.73 | 36.16 | 41.88 |
| Pyraminx | 4.21 | 8.94 | 2.16 | 4.62 |
| Skewb | 3.94 | 5.04 | 3.46 | 4.30 |
| Square-1 | 5.87 | 8.56 | 7.75 | 11.88 |
| 4×4 blindfolded | 1:59.25 | 2:24.42 | 2:49.27 | 3:14.57 |
| 5×5 blindfolded | 4:22.63 | 5:57.86 | 6:22.89 | 9:17.36 |
| 3×3 Multi-Blind | 63 of 66 cubes · 59:50 | — | 22 of 25 cubes · 58:11 | — |
Year by year
every meeting, 52 rounds in allRecent meetings
newest first · averages where the round ranked on one, singles otherwise| Year | Competition | Event | Round | Rowe Hessler | Christopher Sun | ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2026 | 3×3 | Second round | 9.66 | 6.49 | Christopher Sun |
| 2026 | Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2026 | 3×3 | First round | 8.64 | 6.37 | Christopher Sun |
| 2026 | Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2026 | 3×3 blindfolded | First round | 22.44 | 51.88 | Rowe Hessler |
| 2026 | Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2026 | 3×3 blindfolded | Second round | 19.37 | 28.54 | Rowe Hessler |
| 2025 | Rubik's WCA World Championship 2025 | 3×3 | First round | 7.47 | 6.46 | Christopher Sun |
| 2025 | Rubik's WCA World Championship 2025 | 3×3 | Second round | 8.77 | 6.43 | Christopher Sun |
| 2025 | Rubik's WCA World Championship 2025 | 3×3 Multi-Blind | Final | 45 of 56 cubes · 59:24 | 18 of 20 cubes · 48:04 | Rowe Hessler |
| 2024 | Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2024 | 3×3 | Second round | 9.29 | 6.67 | Christopher Sun |
| 2024 | Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2024 | 3×3 | First round | 8.32 | 6.26 | Christopher Sun |
| 2024 | Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2024 | 3×3 Multi-Blind | Final | 54 of 66 cubes · 1:00:00 | 20 of 26 cubes · 1:00:00 | Rowe Hessler |
| 2024 | Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2024 | 5×5 blindfolded | Final | 6:33.43 | — | Rowe Hessler |
| 2023 | CubingUSA Mid-Atlantic Championship 2023 | 3×3 Multi-Blind | Final | 39 of 54 cubes · 59:06 | 17 of 29 cubes · 1:00:00 | Rowe Hessler |
| 2022 | CubingUSA Northeast Championship 2022 | 2×2 | Final | 2.64 | 2.50 | Christopher Sun |
| 2022 | CubingUSA Northeast Championship 2022 | 2×2 | Second round | 3.12 | 2.82 | Christopher Sun |
Full careers: Rowe Hessler · Christopher Sun. 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.