Head to head
Shivam Bansal vs Carter Kucala
Two careers, 51 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.
Shivam Bansal (India) and Carter Kucala (United States) have met in 51 rounds across 5 competitions since 2019. Counting every round where both finished with a result, Carter Kucala leads Shivam Bansal: 34 finishes in front to 17.
On personal bests the split is just as plain: across 17 shared events, Carter Kucala holds the faster single in 15, Shivam Bansal in 2.
Personal bests, side by side
faster single in bold| Event | Shivam Bansal single | average | Carter Kucala single | average |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 6.57 | 9.27 | 4.71 | 6.49 |
| 2×2 | 1.02 | 2.24 | 0.62 | 1.39 |
| 4×4 | 26.37 | 32.90 | 22.82 | 28.49 |
| 5×5 | 56.90 | 1:04.86 | 47.11 | 53.32 |
| 6×6 | 1:43.86 | 1:50.03 | 1:31.34 | 1:42.68 |
| 7×7 | 2:47.97 | 2:52.39 | 2:28.11 | 2:39.63 |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 22.05 | 27.15 | 15.99 | 20.46 |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 24 moves | 28.33 | 18 moves | 20.33 |
| 3×3 one-handed | 9.72 | 13.04 | 7.70 | 9.45 |
| Clock | 6.86 | 8.83 | 3.44 | 4.46 |
| Megaminx | 52.36 | 58.29 | 40.15 | 45.38 |
| Pyraminx | 1.43 | 3.40 | 1.38 | 1.90 |
| Skewb | 2.12 | 5.22 | 0.75 | 1.52 |
| Square-1 | 10.19 | 13.77 | 4.55 | 7.41 |
| 4×4 blindfolded | 2:30.14 | 3:06.58 | 2:16.89 | 3:06.82 |
| 5×5 blindfolded | 5:12.90 | 9:15.68 | 5:59.46 | 8:24.71 |
| 3×3 Multi-Blind | 48 of 48 cubes · 59:48 | — | 32 of 33 cubes · 59:01 | — |
Year by year
every meeting, 51 rounds in allRecent meetings
newest first · averages where the round ranked on one, singles otherwise| Year | Competition | Event | Round | Shivam Bansal | Carter Kucala | ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | FMC World 2026 | 3×3 Fewest Moves | Final | 29.67 | 21.00 | Carter Kucala |
| 2025 | Rubik's WCA World Championship 2025 | 3×3 | First round | 10.10 | 7.38 | Carter Kucala |
| 2025 | Rubik's WCA World Championship 2025 | 3×3 blindfolded | Second round | 27.88 | 21.64 | Carter Kucala |
| 2025 | Rubik's WCA World Championship 2025 | 3×3 blindfolded | First round | 28.45 | 24.07 | Carter Kucala |
| 2025 | Rubik's WCA World Championship 2025 | 3×3 Multi-Blind | Final | 43 of 46 cubes · 1:00:00 | 25 of 36 cubes · 1:00:00 | Shivam Bansal |
| 2025 | Rubik's WCA World Championship 2025 | 3×3 one-handed | First round | 16.49 | 12.85 | Carter Kucala |
| 2025 | Rubik's WCA World Championship 2025 | 4×4 | First round | 38.27 | 34.54 | Carter Kucala |
| 2025 | Rubik's WCA World Championship 2025 | 4×4 blindfolded | Final | 3:06.58 | — | Shivam Bansal |
| 2025 | Rubik's WCA World Championship 2025 | 5×5 blindfolded | Final | 7:49.00 | 5:59.46 | Carter Kucala |
| 2025 | Rubik's WCA World Championship 2025 | 6×6 | First round | 2:14.52 | 1:52.37 | Carter Kucala |
| 2025 | Rubik's WCA World Championship 2025 | Skewb | First round | 7.59 | 3.22 | Carter Kucala |
| 2023 | Rubik's WCA World Championship 2023 | 2×2 | First round | 3.42 | 1.60 | Carter Kucala |
| 2023 | Rubik's WCA World Championship 2023 | 2×2 | Second round | 4.68 | 1.83 | Carter Kucala |
| 2023 | Rubik's WCA World Championship 2023 | 3×3 | First round | 10.37 | 7.64 | Carter Kucala |
Full careers: Shivam Bansal · Carter Kucala. 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.