Head to head
Simon Kelly vs Ben Timmons
Two careers, 830 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 Kelly (Ireland) and Ben Timmons (Ireland) have met in 830 rounds across 65 competitions since 2017. Counting every round where both finished with a result, Ben Timmons leads Simon Kelly: 654 finishes in front to 162 and 14 ties.
On personal bests the split is just as plain: across 17 shared events, Ben Timmons holds the faster single in 15, Simon Kelly in 2.
Personal bests, side by side
faster single in bold| Event | Simon Kelly single | average | Ben Timmons single | average |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 9.24 | 11.89 | 7.14 | 9.19 |
| 2×2 | 1.79 | 3.79 | 1.20 | 2.15 |
| 4×4 | 41.77 | 49.63 | 26.64 | 32.91 |
| 5×5 | 1:25.66 | 1:38.46 | 56.52 | 1:03.06 |
| 6×6 | 2:57.58 | 3:12.92 | 1:49.75 | 1:56.24 |
| 7×7 | 4:59.92 | 5:15.58 | 2:43.31 | 2:55.44 |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 23.92 | 35.94 | 27.09 | 43.57 |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 43 moves | 48.33 | 26 moves | 30.33 |
| 3×3 one-handed | 21.85 | 29.55 | 10.71 | 15.52 |
| Clock | 6.77 | 8.72 | 2.99 | 4.12 |
| Megaminx | 2:00.72 | 2:20.62 | 50.22 | 56.19 |
| Pyraminx | 2.76 | 6.99 | 2.61 | 4.11 |
| Skewb | 3.51 | 7.12 | 1.95 | 3.37 |
| Square-1 | 19.97 | 25.52 | 7.70 | 10.82 |
| 4×4 blindfolded | 4:38.64 | — | 3:54.50 | 5:28.72 |
| 5×5 blindfolded | 17:31.00 | — | 11:34.00 | 15:51.00 |
| 3×3 Multi-Blind | 21 of 24 cubes · 48:37 | — | 13 of 15 cubes · 56:39 | — |
Year by year
every meeting, 830 rounds in allRecent meetings
newest first · averages where the round ranked on one, singles otherwise| Year | Competition | Event | Round | Simon Kelly | Ben Timmons | ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Éire 100 2026 | 2×2 | Final | 5.03 | 3.00 | Ben Timmons |
| 2026 | Éire 100 2026 | 3×3 | Final | 14.07 | 11.38 | Ben Timmons |
| 2026 | Éire 100 2026 | 3×3 | Second round | 13.26 | 11.75 | Ben Timmons |
| 2026 | Éire 100 2026 | 3×3 | First round | 14.87 | 12.00 | Ben Timmons |
| 2026 | Éire 100 2026 | 3×3 blindfolded | Final | 29.83 | 34.65 | Simon Kelly |
| 2026 | Éire 100 2026 | 4×4 | Final | 56.53 | 38.27 | Ben Timmons |
| 2026 | Éire 100 2026 | 5×5 | Final | 1:49.71 | 1:04.74 | Ben Timmons |
| 2026 | Éire 100 2026 | 6×6 | Final | 3:25.37 | 2:04.29 | Simon Kelly |
| 2026 | Éire 100 2026 | 7×7 | Final | 5:53.63 | 3:14.39 | Ben Timmons |
| 2026 | Éire 100 2026 | Clock | Final | 13.03 | 4.82 | Ben Timmons |
| 2026 | Éire 100 2026 | Square-1 | Final | 37.23 | 13.71 | Simon Kelly |
| 2026 | Rubik's Irish Championship 2026 | 2×2 | First round | 5.23 | 3.79 | Ben Timmons |
| 2026 | Rubik's Irish Championship 2026 | 2×2 | Second round | 5.67 | 4.44 | Ben Timmons |
| 2026 | Rubik's Irish Championship 2026 | 3×3 | Semi Final | 13.44 | 11.56 | Ben Timmons |
Full careers: Simon Kelly · Ben Timmons. 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.