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Brian Johnson vs Daniel Karnaukh

Two careers, 265 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.

Brian Johnson (United States) and Daniel Karnaukh (United States) have met in 265 rounds across 15 competitions since 2017. Counting every round where both finished with a result, Brian Johnson leads Daniel Karnaukh: 167 finishes in front to 98.

On personal bests the split is just as plain: across 14 shared events, Brian Johnson holds the faster single in 13, Daniel Karnaukh in 1.

Personal bests, side by side

faster single in bold
EventBrian Johnson singleaverageDaniel Karnaukh singleaverage
3×34.205.205.216.96
2×20.661.180.771.44
4×420.6924.9125.9928.54
5×544.1349.8846.5352.45
6×61:28.461:36.571:37.311:42.19
7×72:24.842:39.702:32.252:43.65
3×3 blindfolded2:01.381:36.492:09.24
3×3 Fewest Moves17 moves19.0018 moves21.33
3×3 one-handed6.629.169.0712.94
Clock4.786.776.478.69
Megaminx35.2841.1347.5253.51
Pyraminx1.021.851.162.72
Skewb1.152.312.173.52
Square-12.855.254.465.81

Year by year

every meeting, 265 rounds in all
20172026busiest year: 78 meetings2017: 212018: 222019: 202022: 782023: 592024: 402025: 142026: 11

Recent meetings

newest first · averages where the round ranked on one, singles otherwise
YearCompetitionEventRoundBrian JohnsonDaniel Karnaukhahead
2026Rubik's WCA North American Championship 20262×2Second round1.551.97Brian Johnson
2026Rubik's WCA North American Championship 20262×2First round1.502.07Brian Johnson
2026Rubik's WCA North American Championship 20263×3Semi Final6.997.15Brian Johnson
2026Rubik's WCA North American Championship 20263×3Second round7.167.18Brian Johnson
2026Rubik's WCA North American Championship 20263×3First round7.067.77Brian Johnson
2026Rubik's WCA North American Championship 20263×3 Fewest MovesFinal21 moves23.33Daniel Karnaukh
2026Rubik's WCA North American Championship 20264×4Second round28.5930.05Brian Johnson
2026Rubik's WCA North American Championship 20264×4First round25.6332.54Brian Johnson
2026Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2026Square-1Final7.018.12Brian Johnson
2026Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2026Square-1Second round6.036.60Brian Johnson
2026Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2026Square-1First round6.096.90Brian Johnson
2025Rubik's WCA World Championship 20252×2Second round1.361.80Brian Johnson
2025Rubik's WCA World Championship 20252×2First round1.561.90Brian Johnson
2025Rubik's WCA World Championship 20253×3Second round6.787.85Brian Johnson

Full careers: Brian Johnson · Daniel Karnaukh. 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.