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Daniel Karnaukh vs Cale Schoon

Two careers, 119 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 Cale Schoon (United States) have met in 119 rounds across 9 competitions since 2015. Counting every round where both finished with a result, Daniel Karnaukh leads Cale Schoon: 93 finishes in front to 23 and 3 ties.

On personal bests the split is just as plain: across 16 shared events, Daniel Karnaukh holds the faster single in 11, Cale Schoon in 4.

Personal bests, side by side

faster single in bold
EventDaniel Karnaukh singleaverageCale Schoon singleaverage
3×35.216.966.627.94
2×20.771.441.012.31
4×425.9928.5430.7235.24
5×546.5352.451:03.271:09.40
6×61:37.311:42.192:03.862:13.40
7×72:32.252:43.653:28.893:37.96
3×3 blindfolded1:36.492:09.2423.9931.82
3×3 Fewest Moves18 moves21.3318 moves20.67
3×3 one-handed9.0712.9412.6916.07
Clock6.478.696.607.24
Megaminx47.5253.511:01.921:10.82
Pyraminx1.162.722.794.34
Skewb2.173.521.412.53
Square-14.465.817.499.70
4×4 blindfolded25:06.001:50.302:02.61
3×3 Multi-Blind8 of 8 cubes · 57:3632 of 34 cubes · 57:53

Year by year

every meeting, 119 rounds in all
20152025busiest year: 17 meetings2015: 72016: 122017: 132018: 172019: 172022: 132023: 152024: 152025: 10

Recent meetings

newest first · averages where the round ranked on one, singles otherwise
YearCompetitionEventRoundDaniel KarnaukhCale Schoonahead
2025Rubik's WCA World Championship 20252×2First round1.903.79Daniel Karnaukh
2025Rubik's WCA World Championship 20253×3Second round7.857.94Daniel Karnaukh
2025Rubik's WCA World Championship 20253×3First round7.509.71Daniel Karnaukh
2025Rubik's WCA World Championship 20253×3 Fewest MovesFinal23.6723.67tie
2025Rubik's WCA World Championship 20253×3 one-handedFirst round15.7918.51Daniel Karnaukh
2025Rubik's WCA World Championship 20254×4First round34.0938.48Daniel Karnaukh
2025Rubik's WCA World Championship 20255×5First round54.961:09.40Daniel Karnaukh
2025Rubik's WCA World Championship 2025PyraminxFirst round3.624.34Daniel Karnaukh
2025Rubik's WCA World Championship 2025Square-1Second round6.4712.02Daniel Karnaukh
2025Rubik's WCA World Championship 2025Square-1First round7.0210.22Daniel Karnaukh
2024Rubik's WCA North American Championship 20242×2Second round2.153.22Daniel Karnaukh
2024Rubik's WCA North American Championship 20242×2First round1.814.01Daniel Karnaukh
2024Rubik's WCA North American Championship 20243×3First round7.599.59Daniel Karnaukh
2024Rubik's WCA North American Championship 20243×3Second round7.459.66Daniel Karnaukh

Full careers: Daniel Karnaukh · Cale Schoon. 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.