Head to head
Walker Welch vs Carter Kucala
Two careers, 1,873 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.
Walker Welch (United States) and Carter Kucala (United States) have met in 1,873 rounds across 140 competitions since 2015. Counting every round where both finished with a result, Carter Kucala leads Walker Welch: 1265 finishes in front to 588 and 20 ties.
On personal bests the split is just as plain: across 17 shared events, Carter Kucala holds the faster single in 16, Walker Welch in 1.
Personal bests, side by side
faster single in bold| Event | Walker Welch single | average | Carter Kucala single | average |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 6.80 | 8.66 | 4.71 | 6.49 |
| 2×2 | 0.66 | 1.82 | 0.62 | 1.39 |
| 4×4 | 29.61 | 33.54 | 22.82 | 28.49 |
| 5×5 | 55.06 | 1:02.22 | 47.11 | 53.32 |
| 6×6 | 1:37.22 | 1:43.40 | 1:31.34 | 1:42.68 |
| 7×7 | 2:23.87 | 2:34.43 | 2:28.11 | 2:39.63 |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 38.46 | 1:18.86 | 15.99 | 20.46 |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 19 moves | 21.00 | 18 moves | 20.33 |
| 3×3 one-handed | 12.05 | 15.35 | 7.70 | 9.45 |
| Clock | 4.35 | 6.14 | 3.44 | 4.46 |
| Megaminx | 50.08 | 59.04 | 40.15 | 45.38 |
| Pyraminx | 2.06 | 3.67 | 1.38 | 1.90 |
| Skewb | 1.38 | 3.88 | 0.75 | 1.52 |
| Square-1 | 7.88 | 13.83 | 4.55 | 7.41 |
| 4×4 blindfolded | 5:16.47 | 7:21.53 | 2:16.89 | 3:06.82 |
| 5×5 blindfolded | 14:41.00 | 19:09.00 | 5:59.46 | 8:24.71 |
| 3×3 Multi-Blind | 13 of 13 cubes · 57:02 | — | 32 of 33 cubes · 59:01 | — |
Year by year
every meeting, 1,873 rounds in allRecent meetings
newest first · averages where the round ranked on one, singles otherwise| Year | Competition | Event | Round | Walker Welch | Carter Kucala | ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2026 | 2×2 | First round | 2.25 | 2.20 | Carter Kucala |
| 2026 | Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2026 | 2×2 | Second round | 2.93 | 2.44 | Carter Kucala |
| 2026 | Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2026 | 3×3 | First round | 10.82 | 7.61 | Carter Kucala |
| 2026 | Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2026 | 3×3 blindfolded | First round | — | 30.79 | Carter Kucala |
| 2026 | Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2026 | 3×3 Fewest Moves | Final | 27 moves | 21.67 | Carter Kucala |
| 2026 | Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2026 | 3×3 one-handed | First round | 20.12 | 11.56 | Carter Kucala |
| 2026 | Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2026 | 4×4 | First round | 40.07 | 30.15 | Carter Kucala |
| 2026 | Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2026 | 5×5 | First round | 1:05.00 | 1:01.74 | Carter Kucala |
| 2026 | Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2026 | 6×6 | First round | 1:54.64 | 1:47.38 | Carter Kucala |
| 2026 | Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2026 | 7×7 | First round | 2:54.68 | 2:46.64 | Carter Kucala |
| 2026 | Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2026 | Pyraminx | First round | 8.88 | 3.10 | Carter Kucala |
| 2026 | Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2026 | Skewb | First round | 6.09 | 1.85 | Carter Kucala |
| 2026 | FMC World 2026 | 3×3 Fewest Moves | Final | 21.00 | 21.00 | tie |
| 2026 | CubingUSA Heartland Championship 2026 | 2×2 | First round | 2.66 | 2.23 | Carter Kucala |
Full careers: Walker Welch · 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.