Head to head
Timothy Castle vs Benjamin Gottschalk
Two careers, 488 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.
Timothy Castle (United States) and Benjamin Gottschalk (United States) have met in 488 rounds across 42 competitions since 2017. Counting every round where both finished with a result, Benjamin Gottschalk leads Timothy Castle: 268 finishes in front to 215 and 5 ties.
On personal bests the split is just as plain: across 16 shared events, Timothy Castle holds the faster single in 10, Benjamin Gottschalk in 6.
Personal bests, side by side
faster single in bold| Event | Timothy Castle single | average | Benjamin Gottschalk single | average |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 5.19 | 7.67 | 5.44 | 8.02 |
| 2×2 | 0.94 | 1.61 | 1.05 | 2.53 |
| 4×4 | 24.43 | 28.79 | 28.89 | 32.50 |
| 5×5 | 46.95 | 55.13 | 53.94 | 59.95 |
| 6×6 | 1:31.96 | 1:38.83 | 1:41.29 | 1:56.89 |
| 7×7 | 2:24.29 | 2:33.91 | 2:59.57 | 3:14.43 |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 16.30 | 24.57 | 1:33.43 | 1:55.32 |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 26 moves | 29.67 | 21 moves | 28.33 |
| 3×3 one-handed | 11.06 | 13.53 | 11.41 | 15.39 |
| Clock | 5.34 | 6.66 | 5.22 | 6.35 |
| Megaminx | 43.26 | 47.29 | 42.05 | 46.79 |
| Pyraminx | 2.01 | 2.53 | 1.95 | 3.66 |
| Skewb | 2.20 | 3.50 | 1.73 | 3.88 |
| Square-1 | 4.73 | 7.07 | 4.14 | 6.11 |
| 4×4 blindfolded | 3:01.58 | — | 12:20.00 | — |
| 3×3 Multi-Blind | 19 of 21 cubes · 52:48 | — | 3 of 3 cubes · 26:52 | — |
Year by year
every meeting, 488 rounds in allRecent meetings
newest first · averages where the round ranked on one, singles otherwise| Year | Competition | Event | Round | Timothy Castle | Benjamin Gottschalk | ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Rubik's WCA World Championship 2025 | 2×2 | First round | 3.74 | 3.46 | Benjamin Gottschalk |
| 2025 | Rubik's WCA World Championship 2025 | 3×3 | First round | 8.63 | 10.18 | Timothy Castle |
| 2025 | Rubik's WCA World Championship 2025 | 3×3 blindfolded | First round | 18.64 | — | Timothy Castle |
| 2025 | Rubik's WCA World Championship 2025 | 3×3 one-handed | First round | 15.54 | 16.66 | Timothy Castle |
| 2025 | Rubik's WCA World Championship 2025 | 4×4 | First round | 28.79 | 36.50 | Timothy Castle |
| 2025 | Rubik's WCA World Championship 2025 | 5×5 | First round | 1:01.93 | 1:02.10 | Timothy Castle |
| 2025 | Rubik's WCA World Championship 2025 | 6×6 | First round | 1:39.39 | 2:08.12 | Timothy Castle |
| 2025 | Rubik's WCA World Championship 2025 | 7×7 | First round | 2:37.93 | 3:15.91 | Timothy Castle |
| 2025 | Rubik's WCA World Championship 2025 | Megaminx | First round | 47.29 | 51.52 | Timothy Castle |
| 2025 | Rubik's WCA World Championship 2025 | Pyraminx | First round | 3.58 | 3.92 | Timothy Castle |
| 2025 | Rubik's WCA World Championship 2025 | Skewb | First round | 7.31 | 6.51 | Benjamin Gottschalk |
| 2025 | Rubik's WCA World Championship 2025 | Square-1 | First round | 9.31 | 7.63 | Benjamin Gottschalk |
| 2025 | Rubik's WCA World Championship 2025 | Square-1 | Second round | 9.02 | 7.25 | Benjamin Gottschalk |
| 2025 | Warm Up Seattle 2025 | 3×3 | Semi Final | 8.67 | 9.18 | Timothy Castle |
Full careers: Timothy Castle · Benjamin Gottschalk. 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.