Head to head
Walker Welch vs Daniel Karnaukh
Two careers, 303 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.
Walker Welch (United States) and Daniel Karnaukh (United States) have met in 303 rounds across 21 competitions since 2014. Counting every round where both finished with a result, Daniel Karnaukh leads Walker Welch: 203 finishes in front to 99 and 1 tie.
On personal bests the split is just as plain: across 16 shared events, Walker Welch holds the faster single in 8, Daniel Karnaukh in 8.
Personal bests, side by side
faster single in bold| Event | Walker Welch single | average | Daniel Karnaukh single | average |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 6.80 | 8.66 | 5.21 | 6.96 |
| 2×2 | 0.66 | 1.82 | 0.77 | 1.44 |
| 4×4 | 29.61 | 33.54 | 25.99 | 28.54 |
| 5×5 | 55.06 | 1:02.22 | 46.53 | 52.45 |
| 6×6 | 1:37.22 | 1:43.40 | 1:37.31 | 1:42.19 |
| 7×7 | 2:23.87 | 2:34.43 | 2:32.25 | 2:43.65 |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 38.46 | 1:18.86 | 1:36.49 | 2:09.24 |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 19 moves | 21.00 | 18 moves | 21.33 |
| 3×3 one-handed | 12.05 | 15.35 | 9.07 | 12.94 |
| Clock | 4.35 | 6.14 | 6.47 | 8.69 |
| Megaminx | 50.08 | 59.04 | 47.52 | 53.51 |
| Pyraminx | 2.06 | 3.67 | 1.16 | 2.72 |
| Skewb | 1.38 | 3.88 | 2.17 | 3.52 |
| Square-1 | 7.88 | 13.83 | 4.46 | 5.81 |
| 4×4 blindfolded | 5:16.47 | 7:21.53 | 25:06.00 | — |
| 3×3 Multi-Blind | 13 of 13 cubes · 57:02 | — | 8 of 8 cubes · 57:36 | — |
Year by year
every meeting, 303 rounds in allRecent meetings
newest first · averages where the round ranked on one, singles otherwise| Year | Competition | Event | Round | Walker Welch | Daniel Karnaukh | ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2026 | 2×2 | Second round | 2.93 | 1.97 | Daniel Karnaukh |
| 2026 | Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2026 | 2×2 | First round | 2.25 | 2.07 | Daniel Karnaukh |
| 2026 | Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2026 | 3×3 | First round | 10.82 | 7.77 | Daniel Karnaukh |
| 2026 | Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2026 | 3×3 Fewest Moves | Final | 27 moves | 23.33 | Daniel Karnaukh |
| 2026 | Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2026 | 4×4 | First round | 40.07 | 32.54 | Daniel Karnaukh |
| 2025 | Rubik's WCA World Championship 2025 | 2×2 | First round | 2.65 | 1.90 | Daniel Karnaukh |
| 2025 | Rubik's WCA World Championship 2025 | 3×3 | Second round | 10.77 | 7.85 | Daniel Karnaukh |
| 2025 | Rubik's WCA World Championship 2025 | 3×3 | First round | 9.53 | 7.50 | Daniel Karnaukh |
| 2025 | Rubik's WCA World Championship 2025 | 3×3 Fewest Moves | Final | 24.33 | 23.67 | Daniel Karnaukh |
| 2025 | Rubik's WCA World Championship 2025 | 3×3 one-handed | First round | 19.13 | 15.79 | Daniel Karnaukh |
| 2025 | Rubik's WCA World Championship 2025 | 4×4 | First round | 36.41 | 34.09 | Daniel Karnaukh |
| 2025 | Rubik's WCA World Championship 2025 | 5×5 | First round | 1:05.52 | 54.96 | Daniel Karnaukh |
| 2025 | Rubik's WCA World Championship 2025 | Pyraminx | First round | 6.16 | 3.62 | Daniel Karnaukh |
| 2025 | Rubik's WCA World Championship 2025 | Square-1 | First round | 18.32 | 7.02 | Daniel Karnaukh |
Full careers: Walker Welch · 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.