Head to head
Walker Welch vs Chris Chi
Two careers, 275 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 Chris Chi (United States) have met in 275 rounds across 25 competitions since 2014. Counting every round where both finished with a result, Walker Welch leads Chris Chi: 151 finishes in front to 122 and 2 ties.
On personal bests the split is just as plain: across 17 shared events, Chris Chi holds the faster single in 16, Walker Welch in 1.
Personal bests, side by side
faster single in bold| Event | Walker Welch single | average | Chris Chi single | average |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 6.80 | 8.66 | 4.96 | 7.36 |
| 2×2 | 0.66 | 1.82 | 0.65 | 1.26 |
| 4×4 | 29.61 | 33.54 | 26.52 | 31.83 |
| 5×5 | 55.06 | 1:02.22 | 53.22 | 56.70 |
| 6×6 | 1:37.22 | 1:43.40 | 1:37.02 | 1:42.74 |
| 7×7 | 2:23.87 | 2:34.43 | 2:44.58 | 2:50.02 |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 38.46 | 1:18.86 | 20.40 | 25.75 |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 19 moves | 21.00 | 18 moves | 20.00 |
| 3×3 one-handed | 12.05 | 15.35 | 10.19 | 13.97 |
| Clock | 4.35 | 6.14 | 3.13 | 5.35 |
| Megaminx | 50.08 | 59.04 | 45.02 | 52.30 |
| Pyraminx | 2.06 | 3.67 | 1.68 | 3.59 |
| Skewb | 1.38 | 3.88 | 1.22 | 2.44 |
| Square-1 | 7.88 | 13.83 | 5.05 | 7.04 |
| 4×4 blindfolded | 5:16.47 | 7:21.53 | 3:09.72 | 9:02.32 |
| 5×5 blindfolded | 14:41.00 | 19:09.00 | 7:33.73 | 16:34.00 |
| 3×3 Multi-Blind | 13 of 13 cubes · 57:02 | — | 24 of 26 cubes · 58:53 | — |
Year by year
every meeting, 275 rounds in allRecent meetings
newest first · averages where the round ranked on one, singles otherwise| Year | Competition | Event | Round | Walker Welch | Chris Chi | ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2026 | 2×2 | First round | 2.25 | 4.88 | Walker Welch |
| 2026 | Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2026 | 3×3 | First round | 10.82 | 9.56 | Chris Chi |
| 2026 | Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2026 | 3×3 blindfolded | First round | — | 29.71 | Chris Chi |
| 2026 | Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2026 | 3×3 Fewest Moves | Final | 27 moves | 22.33 | Chris Chi |
| 2026 | Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2026 | 3×3 one-handed | First round | 20.12 | 19.10 | Chris Chi |
| 2026 | Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2026 | 4×4 | First round | 40.07 | 32.25 | Chris Chi |
| 2026 | Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2026 | 5×5 | First round | 1:05.00 | 1:04.81 | Chris Chi |
| 2026 | Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2026 | 6×6 | First round | 1:54.64 | 1:55.52 | Walker Welch |
| 2026 | Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2026 | 7×7 | First round | 2:54.68 | 3:03.44 | Walker Welch |
| 2026 | Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2026 | Pyraminx | First round | 8.88 | 5.37 | Chris Chi |
| 2026 | Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2026 | Skewb | First round | 6.09 | 3.04 | Chris Chi |
| 2026 | FMC World 2026 | 3×3 Fewest Moves | Final | 21.00 | 21.33 | Walker Welch |
| 2025 | Rubik's x TheCubicle CubingUSA All-Stars 2025 | 3×3 Fewest Moves | Final | 24.33 | 23.33 | Chris Chi |
| 2025 | Rubik's WCA World Championship 2025 | 2×2 | First round | 2.65 | 2.15 | Chris Chi |
Full careers: Walker Welch · Chris Chi. 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.