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Simon Kellum vs Kyeongmin Choi (최경민)

Two careers, 84 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.

Simon Kellum (United States) and Kyeongmin Choi (최경민) (Republic of Korea) have met in 84 rounds across 7 competitions since 2018. Counting every round where both finished with a result, Kyeongmin Choi (최경민) leads Simon Kellum: 54 finishes in front to 30.

On personal bests the split is just as plain: across 17 shared events, Kyeongmin Choi (최경민) holds the faster single in 13, Simon Kellum in 4.

Personal bests, side by side

faster single in bold
EventSimon Kellum singleaverageKyeongmin Choi (최경민) singleaverage
3×34.917.064.726.21
2×20.711.440.531.18
4×429.2435.2724.0127.39
5×555.691:04.6646.6251.90
6×61:53.032:06.171:34.421:37.91
7×72:57.723:15.062:20.092:35.74
3×3 blindfolded39.081:02.9725.4832.52
3×3 Fewest Moves19 moves20.6717 moves21.00
3×3 one-handed8.4911.908.6911.49
Clock4.004.884.936.00
Megaminx39.3745.9425.5328.86
Pyraminx0.731.531.522.67
Skewb0.851.711.202.35
Square-16.6510.135.257.68
4×4 blindfolded7:34.343:25.024:05.03
5×5 blindfolded19:52.0010:45.0014:57.00
3×3 Multi-Blind10 of 12 cubes · 56:4517 of 19 cubes · 58:41

Year by year

every meeting, 84 rounds in all
20182026busiest year: 20 meetings2018: 92019: 112022: 162023: 122024: 202025: 152026: 1

Recent meetings

newest first · averages where the round ranked on one, singles otherwise
YearCompetitionEventRoundSimon KellumKyeongmin Choi (최경민)ahead
2026FMC World 20263×3 Fewest MovesFinal21.6721.00Kyeongmin Choi (최경민)
2025Rubik's WCA World Championship 20252×2First round2.951.43Kyeongmin Choi (최경민)
2025Rubik's WCA World Championship 20253×3First round9.816.66Kyeongmin Choi (최경민)
2025Rubik's WCA World Championship 20253×3 Fewest MovesFinal23 moves21 movesKyeongmin Choi (최경민)
2025Rubik's WCA World Championship 20253×3 one-handedFirst round13.7613.43Kyeongmin Choi (최경민)
2025Rubik's WCA World Championship 20254×4First round37.7033.45Kyeongmin Choi (최경민)
2025Rubik's WCA World Championship 20255×5First round1:09.9956.31Kyeongmin Choi (최경민)
2025Rubik's WCA World Championship 20256×6First round2:12.401:45.13Kyeongmin Choi (최경민)
2025Rubik's WCA World Championship 20257×7First round3:32.852:47.32Kyeongmin Choi (최경민)
2025Rubik's WCA World Championship 2025ClockFirst round7.807.80Simon Kellum
2025Rubik's WCA World Championship 2025MegaminxFirst round53.4928.86Kyeongmin Choi (최경민)
2025Rubik's WCA World Championship 2025PyraminxFirst round2.143.10Simon Kellum
2025Rubik's WCA World Championship 2025PyraminxSecond round1.902.67Simon Kellum
2025Rubik's WCA World Championship 2025SkewbFirst round2.816.04Simon Kellum

Full careers: Simon Kellum · Kyeongmin Choi (최경민). 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.