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Anishk Arora vs Ishaan Bansal

Two careers, 292 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.

Anishk Arora (United States) and Ishaan Bansal (United States) have met in 292 rounds across 40 competitions since 2023. Counting every round where both finished with a result, Anishk Arora leads Ishaan Bansal: 224 finishes in front to 68.

On personal bests the split is just as plain: across 13 shared events, Anishk Arora holds the faster single in 6, Ishaan Bansal in 6.

Personal bests, side by side

faster single in bold
EventAnishk Arora singleaverageIshaan Bansal singleaverage
3×35.416.545.237.41
2×20.941.900.921.95
4×428.2837.6129.8834.20
5×51:04.661:13.951:04.291:09.24
6×62:23.212:32.652:06.302:16.15
7×74:05.794:15.143:37.533:47.80
3×3 Fewest Moves37 moves41.0037 moves38.33
3×3 one-handed11.6115.0115.8719.95
Clock3.113.744.285.70
Megaminx49.5359.131:12.171:17.85
Pyraminx1.792.501.803.17
Skewb3.454.663.045.78
Square-18.0311.5311.6614.41

Year by year

every meeting, 292 rounds in all
20232026busiest year: 119 meetings2023: 382024: 1192025: 912026: 44

Recent meetings

newest first · averages where the round ranked on one, singles otherwise
YearCompetitionEventRoundAnishk AroraIshaan Bansalahead
2026Seattle Summer 20262×2Final2.681.95Ishaan Bansal
2026Seattle Summer 20262×2First round2.202.70Anishk Arora
2026Seattle Summer 20263×3First round8.168.69Anishk Arora
2026Seattle Summer 20263×3Final7.149.10Anishk Arora
2026Seattle Summer 20263×3Second round8.139.10Anishk Arora
2026Seattle Summer 20263×3 one-handedFirst round15.0120.45Anishk Arora
2026Seattle Summer 2026MegaminxFinal1:00.621:23.26Anishk Arora
2026Seattle Summer 2026MegaminxFirst round1:05.381:17.85Anishk Arora
2026Seattle Summer 2026PyraminxFinal4.473.19Ishaan Bansal
2026Seattle Summer 2026PyraminxFirst round2.503.19Anishk Arora
2026Rubik's WCA North American Championship 20262×2First round2.932.13Ishaan Bansal
2026Rubik's WCA North American Championship 20263×3First round7.738.60Anishk Arora
2026Rubik's WCA North American Championship 20263×3Second round8.938.21Ishaan Bansal
2026Rubik's WCA North American Championship 20263×3 one-handedFirst round18.7319.95Anishk Arora

Full careers: Anishk Arora · Ishaan Bansal. 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.