Head to head
Rowe Hessler vs Kevin Matthews
Two careers, 47 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 Kevin Matthews (Canada) have met in 47 rounds across 8 competitions since 2016. Counting every round where both finished with a result, Rowe Hessler leads Kevin Matthews: 42 finishes in front to 5.
On personal bests the split is just as plain: across 17 shared events, Rowe Hessler holds the faster single in 12, Kevin Matthews in 4.
Personal bests, side by side
faster single in bold| Event | Rowe Hessler single | average | Kevin Matthews single | average |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 6.13 | 7.47 | 7.26 | 9.62 |
| 2×2 | 0.96 | 2.25 | 2.25 | 3.72 |
| 4×4 | 27.51 | 31.60 | 35.89 | 43.03 |
| 5×5 | 1:03.68 | 1:11.96 | 1:01.37 | 1:10.12 |
| 6×6 | 2:14.21 | 2:19.43 | 1:52.36 | 2:02.76 |
| 7×7 | 4:02.90 | 4:10.90 | 2:59.13 | 3:07.30 |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 15.10 | 19.47 | 25.90 | 33.20 |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 21 moves | 26.33 | 21 moves | 28.67 |
| 3×3 one-handed | 11.41 | 13.81 | 15.02 | 21.32 |
| Clock | 11.75 | 14.59 | 19.13 | 21.33 |
| Megaminx | 45.95 | 52.73 | 1:07.47 | 1:12.42 |
| Pyraminx | 4.21 | 8.94 | 3.77 | 6.31 |
| Skewb | 3.94 | 5.04 | 4.36 | 5.46 |
| Square-1 | 5.87 | 8.56 | 20.20 | 26.80 |
| 4×4 blindfolded | 1:59.25 | 2:24.42 | 3:40.70 | 7:21.42 |
| 5×5 blindfolded | 4:22.63 | 5:57.86 | 8:20.35 | — |
| 3×3 Multi-Blind | 63 of 66 cubes · 59:50 | — | 29 of 32 cubes · 52:57 | — |
Year by year
every meeting, 47 rounds in allRecent meetings
newest first · averages where the round ranked on one, singles otherwise| Year | Competition | Event | Round | Rowe Hessler | Kevin Matthews | ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Rubik's WCA World Championship 2025 | 3×3 | First round | 7.47 | 10.70 | Rowe Hessler |
| 2025 | Rubik's WCA World Championship 2025 | 3×3 blindfolded | Second round | 23.22 | 37.79 | Rowe Hessler |
| 2025 | Rubik's WCA World Championship 2025 | 3×3 blindfolded | First round | 22.62 | 34.76 | Rowe Hessler |
| 2025 | Rubik's WCA World Championship 2025 | 3×3 Multi-Blind | Final | 45 of 56 cubes · 59:24 | 21 of 27 cubes · 55:22 | Rowe Hessler |
| 2025 | Rubik's WCA World Championship 2025 | 4×4 blindfolded | Final | — | 6:08.09 | Kevin Matthews |
| 2024 | Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2024 | 3×3 | Second round | 9.29 | 11.12 | Rowe Hessler |
| 2024 | Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2024 | 3×3 | First round | 8.32 | 11.80 | Rowe Hessler |
| 2024 | Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2024 | 3×3 Multi-Blind | Final | 54 of 66 cubes · 1:00:00 | 27 of 29 cubes · 52:39 | Rowe Hessler |
| 2024 | Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2024 | 4×4 blindfolded | Final | 2:46.60 | 4:47.17 | Rowe Hessler |
| 2024 | Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2024 | 5×5 blindfolded | Final | 6:33.43 | — | Rowe Hessler |
| 2019 | CubingUSA Nationals 2019 | 3×3 | First round | 8.11 | 12.60 | Rowe Hessler |
| 2019 | CubingUSA Nationals 2019 | 4×4 | First round | 34.46 | 51.88 | Rowe Hessler |
| 2019 | CubingUSA Nationals 2019 | 4×4 blindfolded | Final | 5:56.00 | 5:50.85 | Kevin Matthews |
| 2019 | CubingUSA Nationals 2019 | 5×5 blindfolded | Final | 15:11.00 | — | Rowe Hessler |
Full careers: Rowe Hessler · Kevin Matthews. 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.