Head to head
Robert Yau vs Daniel Karnaukh
Two careers, 53 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.
Robert Yau (United Kingdom) and Daniel Karnaukh (United States) have met in 53 rounds across 5 competitions since 2017. Counting every round where both finished with a result, Daniel Karnaukh leads Robert Yau: 30 finishes in front to 23.
On personal bests the split is just as plain: across 15 shared events, Daniel Karnaukh holds the faster single in 10, Robert Yau in 5.
Personal bests, side by side
faster single in bold| Event | Robert Yau single | average | Daniel Karnaukh single | average |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 6.29 | 7.87 | 5.21 | 6.96 |
| 2×2 | 1.29 | 2.26 | 0.77 | 1.44 |
| 4×4 | 23.46 | 27.96 | 25.99 | 28.54 |
| 5×5 | 49.21 | 55.60 | 46.53 | 52.45 |
| 6×6 | 1:35.54 | 1:44.65 | 1:37.31 | 1:42.19 |
| 7×7 | 2:40.32 | 2:45.73 | 2:32.25 | 2:43.65 |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 1:15.33 | 1:36.02 | 1:36.49 | 2:09.24 |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 19 moves | 25.00 | 18 moves | 21.33 |
| 3×3 one-handed | 8.44 | 12.14 | 9.07 | 12.94 |
| Clock | 7.59 | 9.50 | 6.47 | 8.69 |
| Megaminx | 40.94 | 47.99 | 47.52 | 53.51 |
| Pyraminx | 2.11 | 3.95 | 1.16 | 2.72 |
| Skewb | 2.73 | 4.73 | 2.17 | 3.52 |
| Square-1 | 8.43 | 13.06 | 4.46 | 5.81 |
| 3×3 Multi-Blind | 3 of 3 cubes · 24:07 | — | 8 of 8 cubes · 57:36 | — |
Year by year
every meeting, 53 rounds in allRecent meetings
newest first · averages where the round ranked on one, singles otherwise| Year | Competition | Event | Round | Robert Yau | Daniel Karnaukh | ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Rubik's WCA World Championship 2025 | 3×3 | First round | 9.42 | 7.50 | Daniel Karnaukh |
| 2025 | Rubik's WCA World Championship 2025 | 3×3 | Second round | 8.73 | 7.85 | Daniel Karnaukh |
| 2025 | Rubik's WCA World Championship 2025 | 3×3 one-handed | First round | 14.40 | 15.79 | Robert Yau |
| 2025 | Rubik's WCA World Championship 2025 | 4×4 | First round | 29.91 | 34.09 | Robert Yau |
| 2025 | Rubik's WCA World Championship 2025 | 5×5 | First round | 1:02.46 | 54.96 | Daniel Karnaukh |
| 2023 | Rubik's WCA World Championship 2023 | 2×2 | First round | 2.43 | 1.83 | Daniel Karnaukh |
| 2023 | Rubik's WCA World Championship 2023 | 2×2 | Second round | 4.36 | 1.89 | Daniel Karnaukh |
| 2023 | Rubik's WCA World Championship 2023 | 3×3 | First round | 9.18 | 9.73 | Robert Yau |
| 2023 | Rubik's WCA World Championship 2023 | 3×3 | Second round | 8.81 | 8.27 | Daniel Karnaukh |
| 2023 | Rubik's WCA World Championship 2023 | 3×3 Fewest Moves | Final | 24 moves | 25.67 | Daniel Karnaukh |
| 2023 | Rubik's WCA World Championship 2023 | 3×3 one-handed | First round | 13.77 | 17.05 | Robert Yau |
| 2023 | Rubik's WCA World Championship 2023 | 4×4 | First round | 34.22 | 34.25 | Robert Yau |
| 2023 | Rubik's WCA World Championship 2023 | 5×5 | First round | 1:01.30 | 1:00.15 | Daniel Karnaukh |
| 2023 | Rubik's WCA World Championship 2023 | 6×6 | First round | 1:46.83 | 1:55.68 | Robert Yau |
Full careers: Robert Yau · 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.