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Rowe Hessler vs Eric Limeback

Two careers, 44 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 Eric Limeback (Canada) have met in 44 rounds across 5 competitions since 2008. Counting every round where both finished with a result, Rowe Hessler leads Eric Limeback: 27 finishes in front to 16 and 1 tie.

On personal bests the split is just as plain: across 16 shared events, Rowe Hessler holds the faster single in 11, Eric Limeback in 5.

Personal bests, side by side

faster single in bold
EventRowe Hessler singleaverageEric Limeback singleaverage
3×36.137.476.477.89
2×20.962.250.903.08
4×427.5131.6030.2435.53
5×51:03.681:11.9657.811:05.71
6×62:14.212:19.432:12.472:26.50
7×74:02.904:10.903:28.833:39.10
3×3 blindfolded15.1019.4727.6545.47
3×3 Fewest Moves21 moves26.3334 moves39.00
3×3 one-handed11.4113.8112.0714.99
Clock11.7514.5910.0311.63
Megaminx45.9552.732:09.432:15.95
Pyraminx4.218.945.287.97
Skewb3.945.0416.1725.86
Square-15.878.5636.3148.89
4×4 blindfolded1:59.252:24.426:17.32
3×3 Multi-Blind63 of 66 cubes · 59:5022 of 22 cubes · 59:47

Year by year

every meeting, 44 rounds in all
20082017busiest year: 20 meetings2008: 202009: 82013: 132017: 3

Recent meetings

newest first · averages where the round ranked on one, singles otherwise
YearCompetitionEventRoundRowe HesslerEric Limebackahead
2017CubingUSA Nationals 20173×3Second round8.7710.16Rowe Hessler
2017CubingUSA Nationals 20173×3Semi Final8.328.69Rowe Hessler
2017CubingUSA Nationals 20173×3First round9.738.40Eric Limeback
2013World Rubik's Cube Championship 20132×2First round5.204.34Eric Limeback
2013World Rubik's Cube Championship 20133×3Final10.6810.29Eric Limeback
2013World Rubik's Cube Championship 20133×3Second round9.699.93Rowe Hessler
2013World Rubik's Cube Championship 20133×3Semi Final9.679.32Eric Limeback
2013World Rubik's Cube Championship 20133×3First round10.4310.42Eric Limeback
2013World Rubik's Cube Championship 20133×3 blindfoldedFirst round1:39.93Rowe Hessler
2013World Rubik's Cube Championship 20133×3 Fewest MovesFinal32 moves43 movesRowe Hessler
2013World Rubik's Cube Championship 20133×3 Multi-BlindFinal12 of 12 cubes · 57:45Eric Limeback
2013World Rubik's Cube Championship 20133×3 one-handedFirst round18.6521.58Rowe Hessler
2013World Rubik's Cube Championship 20134×4Second round38.4046.77Rowe Hessler
2013World Rubik's Cube Championship 20134×4First round39.7555.88Rowe Hessler

Full careers: Rowe Hessler · Eric Limeback. 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.