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Daniel Karnaukh vs Hassan Khanani

Two careers, 446 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 Hassan Khanani (United States) have met in 446 rounds across 33 competitions since 2018. Counting every round where both finished with a result, Daniel Karnaukh leads Hassan Khanani: 275 finishes in front to 170 and 1 tie.

On personal bests the split is just as plain: across 16 shared events, Hassan Khanani holds the faster single in 10, Daniel Karnaukh in 6.

Personal bests, side by side

faster single in bold
EventDaniel Karnaukh singleaverageHassan Khanani singleaverage
3×35.216.965.177.25
2×20.771.440.691.27
4×425.9928.5427.0633.10
5×546.5352.4550.0757.17
6×61:37.311:42.191:39.871:50.23
7×72:32.252:43.652:48.872:58.80
3×3 blindfolded1:36.492:09.2427.4440.77
3×3 Fewest Moves18 moves21.3324 moves29.33
3×3 one-handed9.0712.948.3610.94
Clock6.478.694.525.56
Megaminx47.5253.5145.0950.60
Pyraminx1.162.721.422.89
Skewb2.173.521.463.61
Square-14.465.813.404.69
4×4 blindfolded25:06.003:27.886:32.33
3×3 Multi-Blind8 of 8 cubes · 57:3613 of 14 cubes · 52:23

Year by year

every meeting, 446 rounds in all
20182026busiest year: 112 meetings2018: 182019: 402020: 122021: 242022: 1122023: 952024: 702025: 402026: 35

Recent meetings

newest first · averages where the round ranked on one, singles otherwise
YearCompetitionEventRoundDaniel KarnaukhHassan Khananiahead
2026Rubik's WCA North American Championship 20262×2First round2.071.46Hassan Khanani
2026Rubik's WCA North American Championship 20262×2Second round1.971.27Hassan Khanani
2026Rubik's WCA North American Championship 20263×3First round7.7710.03Daniel Karnaukh
2026Rubik's WCA North American Championship 20263×3Second round7.189.03Daniel Karnaukh
2026Rubik's WCA North American Championship 20264×4First round32.5438.13Daniel Karnaukh
2026Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2026Square-1Final8.126.21Hassan Khanani
2026Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2026Square-1Second round6.605.59Hassan Khanani
2026Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2026Square-1First round6.905.58Hassan Khanani
2026RCBC Cube Day NJ 20263×3Final7.628.47Daniel Karnaukh
2026RCBC Cube Day NJ 20263×3Second round8.388.94Daniel Karnaukh
2026RCBC Cube Day NJ 20263×3First round7.568.96Daniel Karnaukh
2026RCBC Cube Day NJ 20263×3 one-handedFinal13.1511.84Hassan Khanani
2026RCBC Cube Day NJ 20263×3 one-handedFirst round15.4012.34Hassan Khanani
2026RCBC Cube Day NJ 2026MegaminxFinal1:03.4959.04Hassan Khanani

Full careers: Daniel Karnaukh · Hassan Khanani. 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.