Head to head
Zach Goldman vs Kobe Balin
Two careers, 162 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.
Zach Goldman (United States) and Kobe Balin (United States) have met in 162 rounds across 21 competitions since 2012. Counting every round where both finished with a result, Zach Goldman leads Kobe Balin: 130 finishes in front to 32.
On personal bests the split is just as plain: across 12 shared events, Kobe Balin holds the faster single in 7, Zach Goldman in 5.
Personal bests, side by side
faster single in bold| Event | Zach Goldman single | average | Kobe Balin single | average |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 7.49 | 9.23 | 6.97 | 8.62 |
| 2×2 | 1.52 | 3.30 | 1.68 | 3.16 |
| 4×4 | 31.60 | 35.07 | 33.96 | 37.15 |
| 5×5 | 1:00.35 | 1:10.57 | 1:03.92 | 1:10.11 |
| 6×6 | 2:11.95 | 2:23.55 | 1:56.09 | 2:15.84 |
| 7×7 | 3:40.66 | 3:52.79 | 3:16.50 | 3:23.16 |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 3:54.97 | 4:08.57 | 4:30.22 | — |
| 3×3 one-handed | 12.88 | 15.25 | 10.67 | 17.27 |
| Clock | 20.65 | 22.74 | 8.85 | 12.44 |
| Pyraminx | 3.84 | 5.83 | 3.91 | 6.63 |
| Skewb | 3.43 | 6.40 | 1.79 | 3.69 |
| Square-1 | 28.41 | 49.11 | 16.75 | 27.10 |
Year by year
every meeting, 162 rounds in allRecent meetings
newest first · averages where the round ranked on one, singles otherwise| Year | Competition | Event | Round | Zach Goldman | Kobe Balin | ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | CubingUSA Northeast Championship 2022 | 2×2 | First round | 4.57 | 4.51 | Kobe Balin |
| 2022 | CubingUSA Northeast Championship 2022 | 3×3 | First round | 10.53 | 10.66 | Zach Goldman |
| 2022 | CubingUSA Northeast Championship 2022 | 3×3 | Second round | 11.45 | 10.10 | Zach Goldman |
| 2022 | CubingUSA Northeast Championship 2022 | 3×3 one-handed | First round | 18.47 | 23.09 | Zach Goldman |
| 2022 | CubingUSA Northeast Championship 2022 | 4×4 | First round | 40.86 | 49.17 | Zach Goldman |
| 2022 | CubingUSA Northeast Championship 2022 | 5×5 | First round | 1:19.63 | 1:27.28 | Zach Goldman |
| 2022 | CubingUSA Northeast Championship 2022 | 6×6 | First round | 2:57.64 | 2:49.54 | Kobe Balin |
| 2022 | CubingUSA Northeast Championship 2022 | 7×7 | First round | 4:18.03 | — | Zach Goldman |
| 2022 | CubingUSA Northeast Championship 2022 | Pyraminx | First round | 8.89 | 9.80 | Zach Goldman |
| 2022 | CubingUSA Northeast Championship 2022 | Skewb | First round | 8.12 | 6.49 | Kobe Balin |
| 2022 | CubingUSA Northeast Championship 2022 | Skewb | Second round | 13.14 | 5.39 | Kobe Balin |
| 2019 | CubingUSA Nationals 2019 | 2×2 | First round | 5.08 | 4.14 | Kobe Balin |
| 2019 | CubingUSA Nationals 2019 | 3×3 | First round | 10.37 | 12.32 | Zach Goldman |
| 2019 | CubingUSA Nationals 2019 | 3×3 one-handed | First round | 19.57 | 26.41 | Zach Goldman |
Full careers: Zach Goldman · Kobe Balin. 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.