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Daniel Karnaukh vs Levi Gibson

Two careers, 163 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 Levi Gibson (United States) have met in 163 rounds across 19 competitions since 2019. Counting every round where both finished with a result, Daniel Karnaukh leads Levi Gibson: 122 finishes in front to 40 and 1 tie.

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

Personal bests, side by side

faster single in bold
EventDaniel Karnaukh singleaverageLevi Gibson singleaverage
3×35.216.965.187.62
2×20.771.440.911.58
4×425.9928.5427.6033.67
5×546.5352.451:04.861:08.06
6×61:37.311:42.192:13.252:21.10
7×72:32.252:43.653:50.063:55.05
3×3 blindfolded1:36.492:09.241:45.09
3×3 Fewest Moves18 moves21.3316 moves20.33
3×3 one-handed9.0712.949.7812.13
Clock6.478.694.595.62
Megaminx47.5253.5154.2357.11
Pyraminx1.162.721.703.25
Skewb2.173.522.254.23
Square-14.465.816.938.45
3×3 Multi-Blind8 of 8 cubes · 57:362 of 2 cubes · 12:02

Year by year

every meeting, 163 rounds in all
20192025busiest year: 50 meetings2019: 342020: 132022: 132023: 312024: 222025: 50

Recent meetings

newest first · averages where the round ranked on one, singles otherwise
YearCompetitionEventRoundDaniel KarnaukhLevi Gibsonahead
2025Connecticut Championship 20252×2First round2.122.50Daniel Karnaukh
2025Connecticut Championship 20252×2Second round2.072.23Daniel Karnaukh
2025Connecticut Championship 20253×3Second round7.499.03Daniel Karnaukh
2025Connecticut Championship 20253×3First round7.799.38Daniel Karnaukh
2025Connecticut Championship 20253×3 blindfoldedFinal1:40.244:42.24Daniel Karnaukh
2025Connecticut Championship 20253×3 one-handedFirst round15.4712.13Levi Gibson
2025Connecticut Championship 2025ClockFirst round9.646.64Levi Gibson
2025Connecticut Championship 2025ClockSecond round8.926.60Levi Gibson
2025Connecticut Championship 2025PyraminxSecond round3.465.52Daniel Karnaukh
2025Connecticut Championship 2025PyraminxFirst round3.714.08Daniel Karnaukh
2025Connecticut Championship 2025SkewbFirst round6.935.43Levi Gibson
2025Connecticut Championship 2025SkewbSecond round5.406.08Daniel Karnaukh
2025Connecticut Championship 2025Square-1First round6.9812.68Daniel Karnaukh
2025Rubik's WCA World Championship 20252×2Second round1.801.99Daniel Karnaukh

Full careers: Daniel Karnaukh · Levi Gibson. 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.