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Daniel Karnaukh vs Stanley Chapel

Two careers, 394 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 Stanley Chapel (United States) have met in 394 rounds across 24 competitions since 2017. Counting every round where both finished with a result, Stanley Chapel leads Daniel Karnaukh: 238 finishes in front to 156.

On personal bests the split is just as plain: across 16 shared events, Stanley Chapel holds the faster single in 13, Daniel Karnaukh in 3.

Personal bests, side by side

faster single in bold
EventDaniel Karnaukh singleaverageStanley Chapel singleaverage
3×35.216.965.046.48
2×20.771.440.761.40
4×425.9928.5424.3627.25
5×546.5352.4542.8748.18
6×61:37.311:42.191:22.691:28.82
7×72:32.252:43.652:06.542:14.56
3×3 blindfolded1:36.492:09.2414.5215.71
3×3 Fewest Moves18 moves21.3319 moves21.67
3×3 one-handed9.0712.949.2511.51
Clock6.478.693.153.55
Megaminx47.5253.5136.9441.32
Pyraminx1.162.721.142.02
Skewb2.173.521.372.16
Square-14.465.815.127.29
4×4 blindfolded25:06.0051.9659.39
3×3 Multi-Blind8 of 8 cubes · 57:3653 of 57 cubes · 59:05

Year by year

every meeting, 394 rounds in all
20172026busiest year: 111 meetings2017: 322018: 212019: 592020: 182022: 892023: 1112024: 202025: 232026: 21

Recent meetings

newest first · averages where the round ranked on one, singles otherwise
YearCompetitionEventRoundDaniel KarnaukhStanley Chapelahead
2026Rubik's WCA North American Championship 20262×2First round2.072.04Stanley Chapel
2026Rubik's WCA North American Championship 20262×2Second round1.972.41Daniel Karnaukh
2026Rubik's WCA North American Championship 20263×3First round7.778.05Daniel Karnaukh
2026Rubik's WCA North American Championship 20263×3Semi Final7.157.15Daniel Karnaukh
2026Rubik's WCA North American Championship 20263×3Second round7.187.35Daniel Karnaukh
2026Rubik's WCA North American Championship 20263×3 Fewest MovesFinal23.3332.67Daniel Karnaukh
2026Rubik's WCA North American Championship 20264×4First round32.5427.72Stanley Chapel
2026Rubik's WCA North American Championship 20264×4Second round30.0527.45Stanley Chapel
2026Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2026Square-1Final8.128.81Daniel Karnaukh
2026Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2026Square-1Second round6.607.80Daniel Karnaukh
2026Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2026Square-1First round6.907.84Daniel Karnaukh
2026Side Events in Palisades 20263×3 one-handedFirst round15.2215.08Stanley Chapel
2026Side Events in Palisades 20263×3 one-handedSecond round16.1213.14Stanley Chapel
2026Side Events in Palisades 20265×5Final52.4548.92Stanley Chapel

Full careers: Daniel Karnaukh · Stanley Chapel. 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.