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Daniel Karnaukh vs Benjamin Kyle

Two careers, 44 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 Benjamin Kyle (Canada) have met in 44 rounds across 6 competitions since 2017. Counting every round where both finished with a result, Daniel Karnaukh leads Benjamin Kyle: 33 finishes in front to 11.

On personal bests the split is just as plain: across 11 shared events, Daniel Karnaukh holds the faster single in 11, Benjamin Kyle in 0.

Personal bests, side by side

faster single in bold
EventDaniel Karnaukh singleaverageBenjamin Kyle singleaverage
3×35.216.966.348.13
2×20.771.441.261.85
4×425.9928.5444.0250.01
5×546.5352.451:45.331:53.24
3×3 blindfolded1:36.492:09.242:02.10
3×3 Fewest Moves18 moves21.3319 moves22.00
3×3 one-handed9.0712.9411.9417.11
Megaminx47.5253.511:12.501:20.26
Pyraminx1.162.721.252.03
Skewb2.173.522.464.33
Square-14.465.8120.4738.38

Year by year

every meeting, 44 rounds in all
20172026busiest year: 12 meetings2017: 82018: 122019: 82022: 122026: 4

Recent meetings

newest first · averages where the round ranked on one, singles otherwise
YearCompetitionEventRoundDaniel KarnaukhBenjamin Kyleahead
2026Rubik's WCA North American Championship 20262×2First round2.074.74Daniel Karnaukh
2026Rubik's WCA North American Championship 20263×3First round7.779.59Daniel Karnaukh
2026Rubik's WCA North American Championship 20263×3Second round7.189.37Daniel Karnaukh
2026Rubik's WCA North American Championship 20263×3 Fewest MovesFinal23.3322.67Benjamin Kyle
2022CubingUSA Great Lakes Championship 20222×2First round2.853.26Daniel Karnaukh
2022CubingUSA Great Lakes Championship 20222×2Final2.553.66Daniel Karnaukh
2022CubingUSA Great Lakes Championship 20223×3First round7.9210.40Daniel Karnaukh
2022CubingUSA Great Lakes Championship 20223×3Second round7.6010.47Daniel Karnaukh
2022CubingUSA Great Lakes Championship 20223×3 one-handedFirst round15.0319.61Daniel Karnaukh
2022CubingUSA Great Lakes Championship 20224×4First round35.4650.03Daniel Karnaukh
2022CubingUSA Great Lakes Championship 2022PyraminxFirst round5.022.83Benjamin Kyle
2022CubingUSA Great Lakes Championship 2022PyraminxFinal4.922.57Benjamin Kyle
2022CubingUSA Great Lakes Championship 2022SkewbFirst round5.888.51Daniel Karnaukh
2022CubingUSA Great Lakes Championship 2022Square-1First round7.0938.38Daniel Karnaukh

Full careers: Daniel Karnaukh · Benjamin Kyle. 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.