Head to head
Walker Welch vs Krish Shah-Nathwani
Two careers, 180 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 Krish Shah-Nathwani (United States) have met in 180 rounds across 15 competitions since 2016. Counting every round where both finished with a result, Krish Shah-Nathwani leads Walker Welch: 113 finishes in front to 67.
On personal bests the split is just as plain: across 15 shared events, Walker Welch holds the faster single in 7, Krish Shah-Nathwani in 7.
Personal bests, side by side
faster single in bold| Event | Walker Welch single | average | Krish Shah-Nathwani single | average |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 6.80 | 8.66 | 5.09 | 6.54 |
| 2×2 | 0.66 | 1.82 | 0.75 | 1.46 |
| 4×4 | 29.61 | 33.54 | 26.85 | 30.77 |
| 5×5 | 55.06 | 1:02.22 | 55.75 | 1:00.65 |
| 6×6 | 1:37.22 | 1:43.40 | 1:57.87 | 2:01.53 |
| 7×7 | 2:23.87 | 2:34.43 | 3:18.30 | 3:35.33 |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 38.46 | 1:18.86 | 46.12 | 1:14.83 |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 19 moves | 21.00 | 19 moves | 21.00 |
| 3×3 one-handed | 12.05 | 15.35 | 11.25 | 15.17 |
| Clock | 4.35 | 6.14 | 7.23 | 8.42 |
| Megaminx | 50.08 | 59.04 | 39.72 | 48.70 |
| Pyraminx | 2.06 | 3.67 | 1.03 | 2.45 |
| Skewb | 1.38 | 3.88 | 1.31 | 3.88 |
| Square-1 | 7.88 | 13.83 | 6.51 | 9.00 |
| 3×3 Multi-Blind | 13 of 13 cubes · 57:02 | — | 4 of 4 cubes · 18:08 | — |
Year by year
every meeting, 180 rounds in allRecent meetings
newest first · averages where the round ranked on one, singles otherwise| Year | Competition | Event | Round | Walker Welch | Krish Shah-Nathwani | ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2026 | 2×2 | Second round | 2.93 | 1.64 | Krish Shah-Nathwani |
| 2026 | Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2026 | 2×2 | First round | 2.25 | 2.04 | Krish Shah-Nathwani |
| 2026 | Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2026 | 3×3 | First round | 10.82 | 6.98 | Krish Shah-Nathwani |
| 2026 | Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2026 | 3×3 blindfolded | First round | — | 1:17.33 | Krish Shah-Nathwani |
| 2026 | Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2026 | 3×3 Fewest Moves | Final | 27 moves | 24.00 | Krish Shah-Nathwani |
| 2026 | Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2026 | 3×3 one-handed | First round | 20.12 | 19.15 | Krish Shah-Nathwani |
| 2026 | Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2026 | 4×4 | First round | 40.07 | 33.92 | Krish Shah-Nathwani |
| 2026 | Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2026 | 5×5 | First round | 1:05.00 | 1:10.47 | Walker Welch |
| 2026 | Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2026 | Pyraminx | First round | 8.88 | 3.67 | Krish Shah-Nathwani |
| 2026 | Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2026 | Skewb | First round | 6.09 | 4.25 | Krish Shah-Nathwani |
| 2026 | FMC World 2026 | 3×3 Fewest Moves | Final | 21.00 | 22.00 | Walker Welch |
| 2025 | Rubik's x TheCubicle CubingUSA All-Stars 2025 | 3×3 Fewest Moves | Final | 24.33 | 22.67 | Krish Shah-Nathwani |
| 2025 | Rubik's WCA World Championship 2025 | 2×2 | First round | 2.65 | 1.46 | Krish Shah-Nathwani |
| 2025 | Rubik's WCA World Championship 2025 | 3×3 | Second round | 10.77 | 8.97 | Krish Shah-Nathwani |
Full careers: Walker Welch · Krish Shah-Nathwani. 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.