Head to head
Daniel Karnaukh vs AJ Kamal
Two careers, 557 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 Karnaukh (United States) and AJ Kamal (United States) have met in 557 rounds across 51 competitions since 2016. Counting every round where both finished with a result, Daniel Karnaukh leads AJ Kamal: 387 finishes in front to 166 and 4 ties.
On personal bests the split is just as plain: across 16 shared events, Daniel Karnaukh holds the faster single in 10, AJ Kamal in 6.
Personal bests, side by side
faster single in bold| Event | Daniel Karnaukh single | average | AJ Kamal single | average |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 5.21 | 6.96 | 5.63 | 7.47 |
| 2×2 | 0.77 | 1.44 | 1.19 | 2.09 |
| 4×4 | 25.99 | 28.54 | 25.35 | 32.52 |
| 5×5 | 46.53 | 52.45 | 56.16 | 1:02.48 |
| 6×6 | 1:37.31 | 1:42.19 | 2:03.60 | 2:13.68 |
| 7×7 | 2:32.25 | 2:43.65 | 3:25.92 | 3:43.80 |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 1:36.49 | 2:09.24 | 50.21 | 1:10.61 |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 18 moves | 21.33 | 19 moves | 22.00 |
| 3×3 one-handed | 9.07 | 12.94 | 10.39 | 12.34 |
| Clock | 6.47 | 8.69 | 7.78 | 9.85 |
| Megaminx | 47.52 | 53.51 | 33.49 | 37.72 |
| Pyraminx | 1.16 | 2.72 | 1.77 | 3.15 |
| Skewb | 2.17 | 3.52 | 1.31 | 3.37 |
| Square-1 | 4.46 | 5.81 | 7.77 | 11.33 |
| 4×4 blindfolded | 25:06.00 | — | 8:56.73 | — |
| 3×3 Multi-Blind | 8 of 8 cubes · 57:36 | — | 8 of 8 cubes · 51:22 | — |
Year by year
every meeting, 557 rounds in allRecent meetings
newest first · averages where the round ranked on one, singles otherwise| Year | Competition | Event | Round | Daniel Karnaukh | AJ Kamal | ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2026 | 2×2 | First round | 2.07 | 2.35 | Daniel Karnaukh |
| 2026 | Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2026 | 2×2 | Second round | 1.97 | 2.97 | Daniel Karnaukh |
| 2026 | Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2026 | 3×3 | First round | 7.77 | 7.47 | AJ Kamal |
| 2026 | Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2026 | 3×3 | Second round | 7.18 | 7.90 | Daniel Karnaukh |
| 2026 | Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2026 | 3×3 Fewest Moves | Final | 23.33 | 24.33 | Daniel Karnaukh |
| 2026 | Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2026 | 4×4 | First round | 32.54 | 38.71 | Daniel Karnaukh |
| 2026 | Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2026 | Square-1 | First round | 6.90 | 15.60 | Daniel Karnaukh |
| 2025 | Rubik's WCA World Championship 2025 | 2×2 | First round | 1.90 | 2.86 | Daniel Karnaukh |
| 2025 | Rubik's WCA World Championship 2025 | 3×3 | First round | 7.50 | 8.95 | Daniel Karnaukh |
| 2025 | Rubik's WCA World Championship 2025 | 3×3 | Second round | 7.85 | 9.24 | Daniel Karnaukh |
| 2025 | Rubik's WCA World Championship 2025 | 3×3 Fewest Moves | Final | 23.67 | 24.67 | Daniel Karnaukh |
| 2025 | Rubik's WCA World Championship 2025 | 3×3 one-handed | First round | 15.79 | 16.83 | Daniel Karnaukh |
| 2025 | Rubik's WCA World Championship 2025 | 4×4 | First round | 34.09 | 35.60 | Daniel Karnaukh |
| 2025 | Rubik's WCA World Championship 2025 | 5×5 | First round | 54.96 | 1:02.48 | Daniel Karnaukh |
Full careers: Daniel Karnaukh · AJ Kamal. 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.