Head to head
Daniel Karnaukh vs Elijah Rain Phelps
Two careers, 173 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 Elijah Rain Phelps (United States) have met in 173 rounds across 11 competitions since 2019. Counting every round where both finished with a result, Daniel Karnaukh leads Elijah Rain Phelps: 125 finishes in front to 48.
On personal bests the split is just as plain: across 15 shared events, Daniel Karnaukh holds the faster single in 11, Elijah Rain Phelps in 4.
Personal bests, side by side
faster single in bold| Event | Daniel Karnaukh single | average | Elijah Rain Phelps single | average |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 5.21 | 6.96 | 5.28 | 7.17 |
| 2×2 | 0.77 | 1.44 | 0.89 | 1.83 |
| 4×4 | 25.99 | 28.54 | 26.29 | 30.44 |
| 5×5 | 46.53 | 52.45 | 49.22 | 58.39 |
| 6×6 | 1:37.31 | 1:42.19 | 1:51.41 | 2:04.08 |
| 7×7 | 2:32.25 | 2:43.65 | 3:24.01 | 3:37.21 |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 1:36.49 | 2:09.24 | 2:06.32 | 2:20.98 |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 18 moves | 21.33 | 31 moves | 35.00 |
| 3×3 one-handed | 9.07 | 12.94 | 10.90 | 13.46 |
| Clock | 6.47 | 8.69 | 3.20 | 4.05 |
| Megaminx | 47.52 | 53.51 | 43.55 | 49.54 |
| Pyraminx | 1.16 | 2.72 | 1.37 | 2.05 |
| Skewb | 2.17 | 3.52 | 1.24 | 3.15 |
| Square-1 | 4.46 | 5.81 | 4.33 | 6.64 |
| 3×3 Multi-Blind | 8 of 8 cubes · 57:36 | — | 2 of 2 cubes · 11:56 | — |
Year by year
every meeting, 173 rounds in allRecent meetings
newest first · averages where the round ranked on one, singles otherwise| Year | Competition | Event | Round | Daniel Karnaukh | Elijah Rain Phelps | ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2026 | 2×2 | First round | 2.07 | 3.60 | Daniel Karnaukh |
| 2026 | Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2026 | 3×3 | Second round | 7.18 | 9.15 | Daniel Karnaukh |
| 2026 | Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2026 | 3×3 | First round | 7.77 | 7.97 | Daniel Karnaukh |
| 2026 | Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2026 | 4×4 | First round | 32.54 | 32.88 | Daniel Karnaukh |
| 2026 | Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2026 | Square-1 | Second round | 6.60 | 9.31 | Daniel Karnaukh |
| 2026 | Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2026 | Square-1 | First round | 6.90 | 7.18 | Daniel Karnaukh |
| 2025 | Connecticut Championship 2025 | 2×2 | First round | 2.12 | 2.14 | Daniel Karnaukh |
| 2025 | Connecticut Championship 2025 | 2×2 | Second round | 2.07 | 2.52 | Daniel Karnaukh |
| 2025 | Connecticut Championship 2025 | 3×3 | Second round | 7.49 | 8.02 | Daniel Karnaukh |
| 2025 | Connecticut Championship 2025 | 3×3 | First round | 7.79 | 8.08 | Daniel Karnaukh |
| 2025 | Connecticut Championship 2025 | 3×3 one-handed | First round | 15.47 | 15.39 | Elijah Rain Phelps |
| 2025 | Connecticut Championship 2025 | 4×4 | First round | 28.54 | 38.22 | Daniel Karnaukh |
| 2025 | Connecticut Championship 2025 | 5×5 | First round | 57.29 | 1:10.04 | Daniel Karnaukh |
| 2025 | Connecticut Championship 2025 | 6×6 | Final | 1:54.09 | 2:13.52 | Daniel Karnaukh |
Full careers: Daniel Karnaukh · Elijah Rain Phelps. 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.