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Daniel Karnaukh vs Zach Ridall

Two careers, 230 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 Zach Ridall (United States) have met in 230 rounds across 24 competitions since 2018. Counting every round where both finished with a result, Daniel Karnaukh leads Zach Ridall: 205 finishes in front to 25.

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

Personal bests, side by side

faster single in bold
EventDaniel Karnaukh singleaverageZach Ridall singleaverage
3×35.216.965.977.69
2×20.771.441.342.71
4×425.9928.5430.3634.06
5×546.5352.4559.421:07.15
6×61:37.311:42.191:49.971:58.45
7×72:32.252:43.653:23.793:31.59
3×3 blindfolded1:36.492:09.241:13.353:55.49
3×3 Fewest Moves18 moves21.3325 moves34.00
3×3 one-handed9.0712.9414.8418.76
Clock6.478.693.084.67
Megaminx47.5253.511:13.061:25.73
Pyraminx1.162.722.235.36
Skewb2.173.522.133.58
Square-14.465.814.537.12

Year by year

every meeting, 230 rounds in all
20182026busiest year: 77 meetings2018: 112019: 52020: 92022: 432023: 772024: 582025: 232026: 4

Recent meetings

newest first · averages where the round ranked on one, singles otherwise
YearCompetitionEventRoundDaniel KarnaukhZach Ridallahead
2026Rubik's WCA North American Championship 20262×2First round2.074.16Daniel Karnaukh
2026Rubik's WCA North American Championship 20263×3First round7.7710.34Daniel Karnaukh
2026Rubik's WCA North American Championship 20264×4First round32.5434.75Daniel Karnaukh
2026Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2026Square-1First round6.909.55Daniel Karnaukh
2025Manhattan Megaminx Mayhem 2 20253×3 blindfoldedFirst round2:45.41Daniel Karnaukh
2025Manhattan Megaminx Mayhem 2 2025ClockFirst round10.875.59Zach Ridall
2025Manhattan Megaminx Mayhem 2 2025MegaminxFirst round1:06.761:35.09Daniel Karnaukh
2025Manhattan Megaminx Mayhem 2 2025SkewbFirst round5.006.43Daniel Karnaukh
2025Manhattan Megaminx Mayhem 2 2025Square-1First round6.689.38Daniel Karnaukh
2025Manhattan Megaminx Mayhem 2 2025Square-1Final7.068.83Daniel Karnaukh
2025Manhattan Megaminx Mayhem 2 2025Square-1Second round6.379.48Daniel Karnaukh
2025Fort Lee Summer 20252×2First round2.134.09Zach Ridall
2025Fort Lee Summer 20253×3Final6.9811.01Daniel Karnaukh
2025Fort Lee Summer 20253×3Second round8.0710.17Daniel Karnaukh

Full careers: Daniel Karnaukh · Zach Ridall. 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.