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Daniel Karnaukh vs Joseph Ong

Two careers, 63 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 Joseph Ong (United States) have met in 63 rounds across 7 competitions since 2019. Counting every round where both finished with a result, Daniel Karnaukh leads Joseph Ong: 60 finishes in front to 3.

On personal bests the split is just as plain: across 15 shared events, Daniel Karnaukh holds the faster single in 12, Joseph Ong in 3.

Personal bests, side by side

faster single in bold
EventDaniel Karnaukh singleaverageJoseph Ong singleaverage
3×35.216.966.528.24
2×20.771.440.841.81
4×425.9928.5428.4733.45
5×546.5352.4554.131:01.48
6×61:37.311:42.191:53.591:59.58
7×72:32.252:43.653:18.633:21.58
3×3 blindfolded1:36.492:09.241:25.302:12.75
3×3 Fewest Moves18 moves21.3335 moves44.33
3×3 one-handed9.0712.9410.5315.05
Clock6.478.693.244.12
Megaminx47.5253.5147.821:01.56
Pyraminx1.162.722.584.94
Skewb2.173.522.033.99
Square-14.465.815.066.78
3×3 Multi-Blind8 of 8 cubes · 57:362 of 2 cubes · 18:15

Year by year

every meeting, 63 rounds in all
20192026busiest year: 15 meetings2019: 52022: 152023: 132024: 142025: 92026: 7

Recent meetings

newest first · averages where the round ranked on one, singles otherwise
YearCompetitionEventRoundDaniel KarnaukhJoseph Ongahead
2026Rubik's WCA North American Championship 20262×2First round2.073.40Daniel Karnaukh
2026Rubik's WCA North American Championship 20263×3Second round7.189.65Daniel Karnaukh
2026Rubik's WCA North American Championship 20263×3First round7.779.95Daniel Karnaukh
2026Rubik's WCA North American Championship 20264×4First round32.5436.21Daniel Karnaukh
2026Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2026Square-1First round6.909.14Daniel Karnaukh
2026Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2026Square-1Final8.128.05Joseph Ong
2026Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2026Square-1Second round6.606.95Daniel Karnaukh
2025Rubik's WCA World Championship 20252×2First round1.904.06Daniel Karnaukh
2025Rubik's WCA World Championship 20253×3First round7.509.50Daniel Karnaukh
2025Rubik's WCA World Championship 20253×3Second round7.859.25Daniel Karnaukh
2025Rubik's WCA World Championship 20253×3 one-handedFirst round15.7917.62Daniel Karnaukh
2025Rubik's WCA World Championship 20254×4First round34.0936.11Daniel Karnaukh
2025Rubik's WCA World Championship 20255×5First round54.961:05.58Daniel Karnaukh
2025Rubik's WCA World Championship 2025PyraminxFirst round3.627.20Daniel Karnaukh

Full careers: Daniel Karnaukh · Joseph Ong. 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.