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Daniel Karnaukh vs Elliott Perkins

Two careers, 45 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 Elliott Perkins (United States) have met in 45 rounds across 5 competitions since 2019. Counting every round where both finished with a result, Daniel Karnaukh leads Elliott Perkins: 42 finishes in front to 3.

On personal bests the split is just as plain: across 16 shared events, Daniel Karnaukh holds the faster single in 9, Elliott Perkins in 7.

Personal bests, side by side

faster single in bold
EventDaniel Karnaukh singleaverageElliott Perkins singleaverage
3×35.216.965.907.31
2×20.771.440.741.53
4×425.9928.5428.1531.01
5×546.5352.4559.911:05.04
6×61:37.311:42.192:02.472:09.43
7×72:32.252:43.653:15.383:31.49
3×3 blindfolded1:36.492:09.2435.2447.43
3×3 Fewest Moves18 moves21.3323 moves26.67
3×3 one-handed9.0712.9410.2913.69
Clock6.478.694.044.94
Megaminx47.5253.5147.8953.26
Pyraminx1.162.720.901.65
Skewb2.173.521.412.74
Square-14.465.815.299.53
4×4 blindfolded25:06.006:37.939:30.15
3×3 Multi-Blind8 of 8 cubes · 57:3613 of 14 cubes · 49:07

Year by year

every meeting, 45 rounds in all
20192026busiest year: 22 meetings2019: 142025: 92026: 22

Recent meetings

newest first · averages where the round ranked on one, singles otherwise
YearCompetitionEventRoundDaniel KarnaukhElliott Perkinsahead
2026Rubik's WCA North American Championship 20262×2Second round1.971.87Elliott Perkins
2026Rubik's WCA North American Championship 20262×2First round2.072.22Daniel Karnaukh
2026Rubik's WCA North American Championship 20263×3Second round7.189.44Daniel Karnaukh
2026Rubik's WCA North American Championship 20263×3First round7.779.60Daniel Karnaukh
2026Rubik's WCA North American Championship 20264×4First round32.5434.81Daniel Karnaukh
2026Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2026Square-1First round6.9012.40Daniel Karnaukh
2026Side Events in Palisades 20263×3 one-handedFirst round15.2215.98Daniel Karnaukh
2026Side Events in Palisades 20263×3 one-handedSecond round16.1216.12Daniel Karnaukh
2026Side Events in Palisades 20265×5First round53.191:10.55Daniel Karnaukh
2026Side Events in Palisades 20266×6Final1:43.522:16.88Daniel Karnaukh
2026Side Events in Palisades 20267×7Final2:55.583:44.46Daniel Karnaukh
2026Side Events in Palisades 2026MegaminxFirst round1:11.441:01.22Elliott Perkins
2026Side Events in Palisades 2026Square-1Second round7.2414.76Daniel Karnaukh
2026Side Events in Palisades 2026Square-1First round7.0914.58Daniel Karnaukh

Full careers: Daniel Karnaukh · Elliott Perkins. 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.