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Eva Kato (加藤映葉) vs Daniel Karnaukh

Two careers, 525 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.

Eva Kato (加藤映葉) (Japan) and Daniel Karnaukh (United States) have met in 525 rounds across 50 competitions since 2014. Counting every round where both finished with a result, Daniel Karnaukh leads Eva Kato (加藤映葉): 351 finishes in front to 170 and 4 ties.

On personal bests the split is just as plain: across 15 shared events, Daniel Karnaukh holds the faster single in 11, Eva Kato (加藤映葉) in 4.

Personal bests, side by side

faster single in bold
EventEva Kato (加藤映葉) singleaverageDaniel Karnaukh singleaverage
3×35.467.215.216.96
2×20.911.770.771.44
4×425.3729.4125.9928.54
5×553.3757.7546.5352.45
6×61:46.851:55.371:37.311:42.19
7×72:55.623:05.432:32.252:43.65
3×3 blindfolded55.081:10.881:36.492:09.24
3×3 Fewest Moves25 moves30.0018 moves21.33
3×3 one-handed10.8614.699.0712.94
Clock7.798.106.478.69
Megaminx42.6246.3147.5253.51
Pyraminx2.333.661.162.72
Skewb1.713.972.173.52
Square-15.187.514.465.81
3×3 Multi-Blind5 of 8 cubes · 37:498 of 8 cubes · 57:36

Year by year

every meeting, 525 rounds in all
20142025busiest year: 110 meetings2014: 72015: 422016: 1032017: 922018: 1102019: 532020: 192022: 302023: 592025: 10

Recent meetings

newest first · averages where the round ranked on one, singles otherwise
YearCompetitionEventRoundEva Kato (加藤映葉)Daniel Karnaukhahead
2025Rubik's WCA World Championship 20252×2First round2.511.90Daniel Karnaukh
2025Rubik's WCA World Championship 20252×2Second round2.491.80Daniel Karnaukh
2025Rubik's WCA World Championship 20253×3First round8.157.50Daniel Karnaukh
2025Rubik's WCA World Championship 20253×3Second round8.187.85Daniel Karnaukh
2025Rubik's WCA World Championship 20253×3 one-handedFirst round16.8315.79Daniel Karnaukh
2025Rubik's WCA World Championship 20254×4First round31.9834.09Eva Kato (加藤映葉)
2025Rubik's WCA World Championship 20255×5First round1:04.0954.96Daniel Karnaukh
2025Rubik's WCA World Championship 2025PyraminxFirst round5.663.62Daniel Karnaukh
2025Rubik's WCA World Championship 2025Square-1First round9.797.02Daniel Karnaukh
2025Rubik's WCA World Championship 2025Square-1Second round8.076.47Daniel Karnaukh
2023Rubik's WCA World Championship 20232×2First round2.691.83Daniel Karnaukh
2023Rubik's WCA World Championship 20232×2Second round2.361.89Daniel Karnaukh
2023Rubik's WCA World Championship 20233×3First round7.669.73Eva Kato (加藤映葉)
2023Rubik's WCA World Championship 20233×3Second round7.678.27Eva Kato (加藤映葉)

Full careers: Eva Kato (加藤映葉) · Daniel Karnaukh. 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.