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Daniel Karnaukh vs Jack Pfeifer

Two careers, 274 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 Jack Pfeifer (United States) have met in 274 rounds across 19 competitions since 2017. Counting every round where both finished with a result, the count stands level, 135 finishes in front each and 4 ties.

On personal bests the split is just as plain: across 16 shared events, Jack Pfeifer holds the faster single in 12, Daniel Karnaukh in 4.

Personal bests, side by side

faster single in bold
EventDaniel Karnaukh singleaverageJack Pfeifer singleaverage
3×35.216.964.846.15
2×20.771.440.631.48
4×425.9928.5421.1724.50
5×546.5352.4538.1342.47
6×61:37.311:42.191:08.611:12.44
7×72:32.252:43.651:41.751:46.70
3×3 blindfolded1:36.492:09.2429.5237.46
3×3 Fewest Moves18 moves21.3323 moves27.00
3×3 one-handed9.0712.948.109.97
Clock6.478.694.816.20
Megaminx47.5253.5136.7241.15
Pyraminx1.162.721.592.66
Skewb2.173.521.522.92
Square-14.465.815.167.61
4×4 blindfolded25:06.006:47.827:57.64
3×3 Multi-Blind8 of 8 cubes · 57:368 of 9 cubes · 52:39

Year by year

every meeting, 274 rounds in all
20172026busiest year: 93 meetings2017: 82018: 152019: 592020: 132021: 142022: 932023: 302024: 202025: 132026: 9

Recent meetings

newest first · averages where the round ranked on one, singles otherwise
YearCompetitionEventRoundDaniel KarnaukhJack Pfeiferahead
2026Rubik's WCA North American Championship 20262×2Second round1.971.64Jack Pfeifer
2026Rubik's WCA North American Championship 20262×2First round2.071.97Jack Pfeifer
2026Rubik's WCA North American Championship 20263×3Semi Final7.156.77Jack Pfeifer
2026Rubik's WCA North American Championship 20263×3Second round7.186.42Jack Pfeifer
2026Rubik's WCA North American Championship 20263×3First round7.777.30Jack Pfeifer
2026Rubik's WCA North American Championship 20264×4Second round30.0528.37Jack Pfeifer
2026Rubik's WCA North American Championship 20264×4First round32.5426.91Jack Pfeifer
2026Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2026Square-1Second round6.608.49Daniel Karnaukh
2026Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2026Square-1First round6.908.93Daniel Karnaukh
2025Rubik's WCA World Championship 20252×2Second round1.802.94Daniel Karnaukh
2025Rubik's WCA World Championship 20252×2First round1.902.13Daniel Karnaukh
2025Rubik's WCA World Championship 20253×3Second round7.857.02Jack Pfeifer
2025Rubik's WCA World Championship 20253×3First round7.507.52Daniel Karnaukh
2025Rubik's WCA World Championship 20253×3 one-handedFirst round15.7913.07Jack Pfeifer

Full careers: Daniel Karnaukh · Jack Pfeifer. 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.