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Daniel Karnaukh vs Nico Harper (李有為)

Two careers, 60 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 Nico Harper (李有為) (United States) have met in 60 rounds across 5 competitions since 2018. Counting every round where both finished with a result, Daniel Karnaukh leads Nico Harper (李有為): 50 finishes in front to 10.

On personal bests the split is just as plain: across 16 shared events, Daniel Karnaukh holds the faster single in 12, Nico Harper (李有為) in 4.

Personal bests, side by side

faster single in bold
EventDaniel Karnaukh singleaverageNico Harper (李有為) singleaverage
3×35.216.966.027.77
2×20.771.441.392.30
4×425.9928.5426.1130.62
5×546.5352.4548.9855.70
6×61:37.311:42.191:38.441:51.31
7×72:32.252:43.652:37.392:46.44
3×3 blindfolded1:36.492:09.241:15.09
3×3 Fewest Moves18 moves21.3328 moves37.67
3×3 one-handed9.0712.9410.7812.86
Clock6.478.695.116.42
Megaminx47.5253.5128.6534.89
Pyraminx1.162.722.383.65
Skewb2.173.522.474.69
Square-14.465.814.738.32
4×4 blindfolded25:06.0012:42.00
3×3 Multi-Blind8 of 8 cubes · 57:366 of 7 cubes · 28:07

Year by year

every meeting, 60 rounds in all
20182025busiest year: 17 meetings2018: 102019: 172022: 102024: 142025: 9

Recent meetings

newest first · averages where the round ranked on one, singles otherwise
YearCompetitionEventRoundDaniel KarnaukhNico Harper (李有為)ahead
2025Rubik's WCA World Championship 20252×2First round1.904.00Daniel Karnaukh
2025Rubik's WCA World Championship 20253×3First round7.508.34Daniel Karnaukh
2025Rubik's WCA World Championship 20253×3Second round7.858.44Daniel Karnaukh
2025Rubik's WCA World Championship 20253×3 one-handedFirst round15.7915.39Nico Harper (李有為)
2025Rubik's WCA World Championship 20254×4First round34.0930.69Nico Harper (李有為)
2025Rubik's WCA World Championship 20255×5First round54.9659.36Daniel Karnaukh
2025Rubik's WCA World Championship 2025PyraminxFirst round3.627.18Daniel Karnaukh
2025Rubik's WCA World Championship 2025Square-1First round7.029.28Daniel Karnaukh
2025Rubik's WCA World Championship 2025Square-1Second round6.479.64Daniel Karnaukh
2024Rubik's WCA North American Championship 20243×3Second round7.459.56Daniel Karnaukh
2024Rubik's WCA North American Championship 20243×3First round7.598.90Daniel Karnaukh
2024Rubik's WCA North American Championship 20243×3 one-handedFirst round13.6613.71Daniel Karnaukh
2024Rubik's WCA North American Championship 20243×3 one-handedSecond round15.7215.06Nico Harper (李有為)
2024Rubik's WCA North American Championship 20244×4First round32.2336.75Daniel Karnaukh

Full careers: Daniel Karnaukh · Nico Harper (李有為). 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.