Head to head
Simon Kelly vs Ben Timmons
Two careers, 862 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 862 rounds across 67 competitions since 2017. Counting every round where both finished with a result, Ben Timmons leads Simon Kelly: 681 finishes in front to 166 and 15 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 | 3.58 | 1.20 | 2.15 |
| 4×4 | 41.77 | 49.63 | 26.64 | 32.91 |
| 5×5 | 1:25.66 | 1:38.46 | 53.41 | 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 | 21.80 | 29.55 | 10.71 | 15.52 |
| Clock | 6.77 | 8.72 | 2.99 | 4.08 |
| Megaminx | 2:00.72 | 2:20.62 | 43.25 | 53.85 |
| Pyraminx | 2.76 | 6.99 | 2.34 | 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 | — | 3:15.63 | 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, 862 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 | Dublin Autumn Solving 2026 | 2×2 | First round | 4.72 | 4.00 | Ben Timmons |
| 2026 | Dublin Autumn Solving 2026 | 2×2 | Final | 4.60 | 2.67 | Ben Timmons |
| 2026 | Dublin Autumn Solving 2026 | 3×3 | Second round | 15.11 | 10.24 | Ben Timmons |
| 2026 | Dublin Autumn Solving 2026 | 3×3 | First round | 13.52 | 9.99 | Ben Timmons |
| 2026 | Dublin Autumn Solving 2026 | 3×3 blindfolded | Final | 26.99 | 48.80 | Simon Kelly |
| 2026 | Dublin Autumn Solving 2026 | 3×3 one-handed | Final | 32.78 | 17.67 | Ben Timmons |
| 2026 | Dublin Autumn Solving 2026 | 4×4 | First round | 53.62 | 38.08 | Ben Timmons |
| 2026 | Dublin Autumn Solving 2026 | 5×5 | First round | 1:45.42 | 1:06.44 | Ben Timmons |
| 2026 | Dublin Autumn Solving 2026 | Clock | Final | 10.25 | 4.22 | Ben Timmons |
| 2026 | Dublin Autumn Solving 2026 | Pyraminx | First round | 8.93 | 5.82 | Ben Timmons |
| 2026 | Dublin Autumn Solving 2026 | Skewb | First round | 10.85 | 5.34 | Ben Timmons |
| 2026 | Mayo Cubing 2026 | 2×2 | First round | 4.90 | 3.30 | Ben Timmons |
| 2026 | Mayo Cubing 2026 | 2×2 | Final | 3.58 | 4.61 | Simon Kelly |
| 2026 | Mayo Cubing 2026 | 3×3 | Second round | 14.07 | 9.98 | 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.