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Daniel Goodman vs Ash Black

Two careers, 67 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.

Daniel Goodman (United States) and Ash Black (United States) have met in 67 rounds across 6 competitions since 2019. Counting every round where both finished with a result, Ash Black leads Daniel Goodman: 47 finishes in front to 20.

On personal bests the split is just as plain: across 15 shared events, Ash Black holds the faster single in 11, Daniel Goodman in 4.

Personal bests, side by side

faster single in bold
EventDaniel Goodman singleaverageAsh Black singleaverage
3×36.748.285.857.50
2×21.142.610.781.97
4×430.1835.2924.0430.14
5×51:00.721:09.8049.2954.29
6×62:01.092:06.491:34.451:41.09
7×73:08.503:24.572:28.822:43.14
3×3 blindfolded45.191:05.901:10.141:29.82
3×3 Fewest Moves24 moves27.6722 moves31.00
3×3 one-handed12.1116.9510.0712.37
Clock7.189.025.266.05
Megaminx38.9243.7143.5447.02
Pyraminx1.342.091.562.41
Skewb2.284.691.301.80
Square-19.8713.918.0011.65
3×3 Multi-Blind13 of 16 cubes · 58:377 of 9 cubes · 56:34

Year by year

every meeting, 67 rounds in all
20192026busiest year: 16 meetings2019: 92022: 162023: 162024: 122025: 102026: 4

Recent meetings

newest first · averages where the round ranked on one, singles otherwise
YearCompetitionEventRoundDaniel GoodmanAsh Blackahead
2026Rubik's WCA North American Championship 20263×3Second round9.549.36Ash Black
2026Rubik's WCA North American Championship 20263×3First round9.638.45Ash Black
2026Rubik's WCA North American Championship 20264×4First round40.6331.64Ash Black
2026Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2026SkewbFirst round4.782.79Ash Black
2025Rubik's WCA World Championship 20253×3First round10.018.75Ash Black
2025Rubik's WCA World Championship 20253×3 one-handedFirst round17.1815.15Ash Black
2025Rubik's WCA World Championship 20254×4First round38.1234.49Ash Black
2025Rubik's WCA World Championship 20255×5First round1:18.291:02.05Ash Black
2025Rubik's WCA World Championship 20256×6First round2:22.011:45.00Ash Black
2025Rubik's WCA World Championship 20257×7First round3:50.463:05.26Ash Black
2025Rubik's WCA World Championship 2025MegaminxFirst round45.5149.84Daniel Goodman
2025Rubik's WCA World Championship 2025PyraminxFirst round2.563.87Daniel Goodman
2025Rubik's WCA World Championship 2025PyraminxSecond round2.392.54Daniel Goodman
2025Rubik's WCA World Championship 2025SkewbFirst round6.132.49Ash Black

Full careers: Daniel Goodman · Ash Black. 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.