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Walker Welch vs Kyeongmin Choi (최경민)

Two careers, 84 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 Kyeongmin Choi (최경민) (Republic of Korea) have met in 84 rounds across 7 competitions since 2018. Counting every round where both finished with a result, Kyeongmin Choi (최경민) leads Walker Welch: 51 finishes in front to 32 and 1 tie.

On personal bests the split is just as plain: across 17 shared events, Kyeongmin Choi (최경민) holds the faster single in 16, Walker Welch in 1.

Personal bests, side by side

faster single in bold
EventWalker Welch singleaverageKyeongmin Choi (최경민) singleaverage
3×36.808.664.726.21
2×20.661.820.531.18
4×429.6133.5424.0127.39
5×555.061:02.2246.6251.90
6×61:37.221:43.401:34.421:37.91
7×72:23.872:34.432:20.092:35.74
3×3 blindfolded38.461:18.8625.4832.52
3×3 Fewest Moves19 moves21.0017 moves21.00
3×3 one-handed12.0515.358.6911.49
Clock4.356.144.936.00
Megaminx50.0859.0425.5328.86
Pyraminx2.063.671.522.67
Skewb1.383.881.202.35
Square-17.8813.835.257.68
4×4 blindfolded5:16.477:21.533:25.024:05.03
5×5 blindfolded14:41.0019:09.0010:45.0014:57.00
3×3 Multi-Blind13 of 13 cubes · 57:0217 of 19 cubes · 58:41

Year by year

every meeting, 84 rounds in all
20182026busiest year: 17 meetings2018: 92019: 112022: 162023: 152024: 172025: 152026: 1

Recent meetings

newest first · averages where the round ranked on one, singles otherwise
YearCompetitionEventRoundWalker WelchKyeongmin Choi (최경민)ahead
2026FMC World 20263×3 Fewest MovesFinal21.0021.00tie
2025Rubik's WCA World Championship 20252×2First round2.651.43Kyeongmin Choi (최경민)
2025Rubik's WCA World Championship 20253×3Second round10.777.65Kyeongmin Choi (최경민)
2025Rubik's WCA World Championship 20253×3First round9.536.66Kyeongmin Choi (최경민)
2025Rubik's WCA World Championship 20253×3 Fewest MovesFinal24.3321 movesWalker Welch
2025Rubik's WCA World Championship 20253×3 one-handedFirst round19.1313.43Kyeongmin Choi (최경민)
2025Rubik's WCA World Championship 20254×4First round36.4133.45Kyeongmin Choi (최경민)
2025Rubik's WCA World Championship 20255×5First round1:05.5256.31Kyeongmin Choi (최경민)
2025Rubik's WCA World Championship 20256×6First round1:54.361:45.13Kyeongmin Choi (최경민)
2025Rubik's WCA World Championship 20257×7First round2:39.672:47.32Walker Welch
2025Rubik's WCA World Championship 20257×7Second round2:49.182:38.45Kyeongmin Choi (최경민)
2025Rubik's WCA World Championship 2025ClockFirst round7.987.80Kyeongmin Choi (최경민)
2025Rubik's WCA World Championship 2025MegaminxFirst round1:01.5128.86Kyeongmin Choi (최경민)
2025Rubik's WCA World Championship 2025PyraminxFirst round6.163.10Kyeongmin Choi (최경민)

Full careers: Walker Welch · Kyeongmin Choi (최경민). 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.