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Daniel Karnaukh vs Kyeongmin Choi (최경민)

Two careers, 78 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 Kyeongmin Choi (최경민) (Republic of Korea) have met in 78 rounds across 6 competitions since 2018. Counting every round where both finished with a result, Daniel Karnaukh leads Kyeongmin Choi (최경민): 46 finishes in front to 32.

On personal bests the split is just as plain: across 16 shared events, Kyeongmin Choi (최경민) holds the faster single in 13, Daniel Karnaukh in 3.

Personal bests, side by side

faster single in bold
EventDaniel Karnaukh singleaverageKyeongmin Choi (최경민) singleaverage
3×35.216.964.726.21
2×20.771.440.531.18
4×425.9928.5424.0127.39
5×546.5352.4546.6251.90
6×61:37.311:42.191:34.421:37.91
7×72:32.252:43.652:20.092:35.74
3×3 blindfolded1:36.492:09.2425.4832.52
3×3 Fewest Moves18 moves21.3317 moves21.00
3×3 one-handed9.0712.948.6911.49
Clock6.478.694.936.00
Megaminx47.5253.5125.5328.86
Pyraminx1.162.721.522.67
Skewb2.173.521.202.35
Square-14.465.815.257.68
4×4 blindfolded25:06.003:25.024:05.03
3×3 Multi-Blind8 of 8 cubes · 57:3617 of 19 cubes · 58:41

Year by year

every meeting, 78 rounds in all
20182025busiest year: 18 meetings2018: 92019: 102022: 132023: 152024: 182025: 13

Recent meetings

newest first · averages where the round ranked on one, singles otherwise
YearCompetitionEventRoundDaniel KarnaukhKyeongmin Choi (최경민)ahead
2025Rubik's WCA World Championship 20252×2Second round1.801.82Daniel Karnaukh
2025Rubik's WCA World Championship 20252×2First round1.901.43Kyeongmin Choi (최경민)
2025Rubik's WCA World Championship 20253×3Second round7.857.65Kyeongmin Choi (최경민)
2025Rubik's WCA World Championship 20253×3First round7.506.66Kyeongmin Choi (최경민)
2025Rubik's WCA World Championship 20253×3 Fewest MovesFinal23.6721 movesDaniel Karnaukh
2025Rubik's WCA World Championship 20253×3 one-handedFirst round15.7913.43Kyeongmin Choi (최경민)
2025Rubik's WCA World Championship 20254×4First round34.0933.45Kyeongmin Choi (최경민)
2025Rubik's WCA World Championship 20255×5First round54.9656.31Daniel Karnaukh
2025Rubik's WCA World Championship 20255×5Second round57.2059.03Daniel Karnaukh
2025Rubik's WCA World Championship 2025PyraminxFirst round3.623.10Kyeongmin Choi (최경민)
2025Rubik's WCA World Championship 2025PyraminxSecond round3.302.67Kyeongmin Choi (최경민)
2025Rubik's WCA World Championship 2025Square-1Second round6.479.43Daniel Karnaukh
2025Rubik's WCA World Championship 2025Square-1First round7.029.89Daniel Karnaukh
2024Rubik's WCA North American Championship 20242×2Semi Final2.291.62Kyeongmin Choi (최경민)

Full careers: Daniel Karnaukh · Kyeongmin Choi (최경민). 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.