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Daniel Karnaukh vs Nathan Rahn

Two careers, 67 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 Nathan Rahn (United States) have met in 67 rounds across 6 competitions since 2022. Counting every round where both finished with a result, Daniel Karnaukh leads Nathan Rahn: 51 finishes in front to 16.

On personal bests the split is just as plain: across 14 shared events, Daniel Karnaukh holds the faster single in 11, Nathan Rahn in 3.

Personal bests, side by side

faster single in bold
EventDaniel Karnaukh singleaverageNathan Rahn singleaverage
3×35.216.965.717.47
2×20.771.440.781.41
4×425.9928.5428.6332.21
5×546.5352.451:02.271:13.66
6×61:37.311:42.192:22.722:32.10
7×72:32.252:43.654:11.344:14.78
3×3 blindfolded1:36.492:09.241:48.192:06.31
3×3 Fewest Moves18 moves21.3331 moves32.67
3×3 one-handed9.0712.9410.5713.12
Clock6.478.692.833.66
Megaminx47.5253.5150.1056.33
Pyraminx1.162.721.122.10
Skewb2.173.521.292.55
Square-14.465.814.856.46

Year by year

every meeting, 67 rounds in all
20222026busiest year: 20 meetings2022: 202023: 152024: 142025: 112026: 7

Recent meetings

newest first · averages where the round ranked on one, singles otherwise
YearCompetitionEventRoundDaniel KarnaukhNathan Rahnahead
2026Rubik's WCA North American Championship 20262×2First round2.071.66Nathan Rahn
2026Rubik's WCA North American Championship 20262×2Second round1.972.08Daniel Karnaukh
2026Rubik's WCA North American Championship 20263×3Second round7.188.34Daniel Karnaukh
2026Rubik's WCA North American Championship 20263×3First round7.778.41Daniel Karnaukh
2026Rubik's WCA North American Championship 20264×4First round32.5437.08Daniel Karnaukh
2026Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2026Square-1First round6.9010.11Daniel Karnaukh
2026Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2026Square-1Second round6.6011.28Daniel Karnaukh
2025Rubik's WCA World Championship 20252×2Second round1.802.67Daniel Karnaukh
2025Rubik's WCA World Championship 20252×2First round1.901.71Nathan Rahn
2025Rubik's WCA World Championship 20253×3First round7.509.26Daniel Karnaukh
2025Rubik's WCA World Championship 20253×3Second round7.857.95Daniel Karnaukh
2025Rubik's WCA World Championship 20253×3 one-handedFirst round15.7916.14Daniel Karnaukh
2025Rubik's WCA World Championship 20254×4First round34.0936.82Daniel Karnaukh
2025Rubik's WCA World Championship 20255×5First round54.961:17.00Daniel Karnaukh

Full careers: Daniel Karnaukh · Nathan Rahn. 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.