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Daniel Karnaukh vs Sameer Aggarwal

Two careers, 158 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 Sameer Aggarwal (United States) have met in 158 rounds across 9 competitions since 2018. Counting every round where both finished with a result, Sameer Aggarwal leads Daniel Karnaukh: 106 finishes in front to 50 and 2 ties.

On personal bests the split is just as plain: across 16 shared events, Sameer Aggarwal holds the faster single in 14, Daniel Karnaukh in 2.

Personal bests, side by side

faster single in bold
EventDaniel Karnaukh singleaverageSameer Aggarwal singleaverage
3×35.216.964.135.56
2×20.771.440.511.45
4×425.9928.5422.6026.19
5×546.5352.4545.2151.08
6×61:37.311:42.191:24.661:30.43
7×72:32.252:43.652:18.992:30.84
3×3 blindfolded1:36.492:09.2434.661:05.63
3×3 Fewest Moves18 moves21.3321 moves28.67
3×3 one-handed9.0712.947.7610.82
Clock6.478.692.994.34
Megaminx47.5253.5139.7446.64
Pyraminx1.162.721.352.35
Skewb2.173.521.463.34
Square-14.465.813.424.63
4×4 blindfolded25:06.006:19.748:58.25
3×3 Multi-Blind8 of 8 cubes · 57:368 of 8 cubes · 55:57

Year by year

every meeting, 158 rounds in all
20182025busiest year: 46 meetings2018: 142019: 202021: 102022: 462023: 412024: 202025: 7

Recent meetings

newest first · averages where the round ranked on one, singles otherwise
YearCompetitionEventRoundDaniel KarnaukhSameer Aggarwalahead
2025Rubik's WCA World Championship 20252×2Second round1.801.95Daniel Karnaukh
2025Rubik's WCA World Championship 20252×2First round1.902.39Daniel Karnaukh
2025Rubik's WCA World Championship 20253×3Second round7.858.31Daniel Karnaukh
2025Rubik's WCA World Championship 20253×3First round7.507.09Sameer Aggarwal
2025Rubik's WCA World Championship 2025Square-1Second round6.475.72Sameer Aggarwal
2025Rubik's WCA World Championship 2025Square-1First round7.026.12Sameer Aggarwal
2025Rubik's WCA World Championship 2025Square-1Final6.705.01Sameer Aggarwal
2024Rubik's WCA North American Championship 20242×2Semi Final2.293.10Daniel Karnaukh
2024Rubik's WCA North American Championship 20242×2Second round2.151.82Sameer Aggarwal
2024Rubik's WCA North American Championship 20242×2First round1.811.99Daniel Karnaukh
2024Rubik's WCA North American Championship 20243×3First round7.597.41Sameer Aggarwal
2024Rubik's WCA North American Championship 20243×3Semi Final7.456.85Sameer Aggarwal
2024Rubik's WCA North American Championship 20243×3Second round7.457.60Daniel Karnaukh
2024Rubik's WCA North American Championship 20243×3 one-handedSecond round15.7212.33Sameer Aggarwal

Full careers: Daniel Karnaukh · Sameer Aggarwal. 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.