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Daniel Karnaukh vs Ivan Vanek

Two careers, 51 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 Ivan Vanek (United States) have met in 51 rounds across 4 competitions since 2018. Counting every round where both finished with a result, Daniel Karnaukh leads Ivan Vanek: 49 finishes in front to 2.

On personal bests the split is just as plain: across 14 shared events, Daniel Karnaukh holds the faster single in 14, Ivan Vanek in 0.

Personal bests, side by side

faster single in bold
EventDaniel Karnaukh singleaverageIvan Vanek singleaverage
3×35.216.967.238.42
2×20.771.441.121.98
4×425.9928.5433.7338.19
5×546.5352.451:11.391:20.16
6×61:37.311:42.192:29.242:44.97
7×72:32.252:43.654:05.904:30.02
3×3 blindfolded1:36.492:09.242:19.23
3×3 Fewest Moves18 moves21.3339 moves49.67
3×3 one-handed9.0712.9413.4917.93
Clock6.478.696.578.54
Megaminx47.5253.511:09.591:21.00
Pyraminx1.162.723.805.80
Skewb2.173.522.296.24
Square-14.465.814.507.38

Year by year

every meeting, 51 rounds in all
20182025busiest year: 15 meetings2018: 142023: 152024: 152025: 7

Recent meetings

newest first · averages where the round ranked on one, singles otherwise
YearCompetitionEventRoundDaniel KarnaukhIvan Vanekahead
2025Rubik's WCA World Championship 20252×2First round1.903.61Daniel Karnaukh
2025Rubik's WCA World Championship 20253×3First round7.5010.88Daniel Karnaukh
2025Rubik's WCA World Championship 20253×3 one-handedFirst round15.7919.56Daniel Karnaukh
2025Rubik's WCA World Championship 20254×4First round34.0939.74Daniel Karnaukh
2025Rubik's WCA World Championship 20255×5First round54.961:23.35Daniel Karnaukh
2025Rubik's WCA World Championship 2025Square-1First round7.027.38Daniel Karnaukh
2025Rubik's WCA World Championship 2025Square-1Second round6.477.90Daniel Karnaukh
2024Rubik's WCA North American Championship 20242×2Second round2.152.35Daniel Karnaukh
2024Rubik's WCA North American Championship 20242×2Semi Final2.292.36Daniel Karnaukh
2024Rubik's WCA North American Championship 20242×2First round1.813.06Daniel Karnaukh
2024Rubik's WCA North American Championship 20243×3Second round7.459.70Daniel Karnaukh
2024Rubik's WCA North American Championship 20243×3First round7.598.63Daniel Karnaukh
2024Rubik's WCA North American Championship 20243×3 one-handedFirst round13.6620.12Daniel Karnaukh
2024Rubik's WCA North American Championship 20244×4First round32.2349.04Daniel Karnaukh

Full careers: Daniel Karnaukh · Ivan Vanek. 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.