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Daniel Karnaukh vs Ayden Dincher

Two careers, 268 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 Ayden Dincher (United States) have met in 268 rounds across 17 competitions since 2022. Counting every round where both finished with a result, Daniel Karnaukh leads Ayden Dincher: 155 finishes in front to 113.

On personal bests the split is just as plain: across 16 shared events, Ayden Dincher holds the faster single in 13, Daniel Karnaukh in 3.

Personal bests, side by side

faster single in bold
EventDaniel Karnaukh singleaverageAyden Dincher singleaverage
3×35.216.964.216.16
2×20.771.440.641.13
4×425.9928.5421.2625.35
5×546.5352.4543.8549.09
6×61:37.311:42.191:31.861:34.72
7×72:32.252:43.652:23.732:30.30
3×3 blindfolded1:36.492:09.2451.891:48.50
3×3 Fewest Moves18 moves21.3329 moves35.67
3×3 one-handed9.0712.948.2611.12
Clock6.478.692.713.47
Megaminx47.5253.5139.6041.86
Pyraminx1.162.721.061.92
Skewb2.173.521.082.06
Square-14.465.814.946.42
4×4 blindfolded25:06.0017:28.00
3×3 Multi-Blind8 of 8 cubes · 57:364 of 4 cubes · 31:57

Year by year

every meeting, 268 rounds in all
20222026busiest year: 90 meetings2022: 212023: 902024: 672025: 612026: 29

Recent meetings

newest first · averages where the round ranked on one, singles otherwise
YearCompetitionEventRoundDaniel KarnaukhAyden Dincherahead
2026Rubik's WCA North American Championship 20262×2Second round1.971.28Ayden Dincher
2026Rubik's WCA North American Championship 20262×2First round2.071.21Ayden Dincher
2026Rubik's WCA North American Championship 20263×3Second round7.187.64Daniel Karnaukh
2026Rubik's WCA North American Championship 20263×3First round7.776.97Ayden Dincher
2026Rubik's WCA North American Championship 20264×4Second round30.0529.30Ayden Dincher
2026Rubik's WCA North American Championship 20264×4First round32.5426.71Ayden Dincher
2026Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2026Square-1Final8.128.02Ayden Dincher
2026Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2026Square-1Second round6.608.27Daniel Karnaukh
2026Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2026Square-1First round6.909.53Daniel Karnaukh
2026RCBC Cube Day NJ 20263×3Second round8.387.20Ayden Dincher
2026RCBC Cube Day NJ 20263×3First round7.566.66Ayden Dincher
2026RCBC Cube Day NJ 20263×3Final7.627.00Ayden Dincher
2026RCBC Cube Day NJ 20263×3 one-handedFirst round15.4012.65Ayden Dincher
2026RCBC Cube Day NJ 20263×3 one-handedFinal13.1514.73Daniel Karnaukh

Full careers: Daniel Karnaukh · Ayden Dincher. 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.