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Harsha Paladugu vs Darshan Bhavanasi

Two careers, 174 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.

Harsha Paladugu (United States) and Darshan Bhavanasi (India) have met in 174 rounds across 27 competitions since 2022. Counting every round where both finished with a result, Darshan Bhavanasi leads Harsha Paladugu: 96 finishes in front to 78.

On personal bests the split is just as plain: across 16 shared events, Darshan Bhavanasi holds the faster single in 11, Harsha Paladugu in 5.

Personal bests, side by side

faster single in bold
EventHarsha Paladugu singleaverageDarshan Bhavanasi singleaverage
3×36.038.804.996.85
2×21.543.030.761.54
4×433.8339.9124.7528.19
5×51:16.611:27.4846.1052.57
6×62:43.222:51.401:27.751:36.67
7×74:26.484:57.962:12.542:16.65
3×3 blindfolded1:05.131:54.291:35.114:28.50
3×3 Fewest Moves21 moves23.3330 moves33.33
3×3 one-handed8.9113.889.8813.31
Clock3.944.793.775.03
Megaminx51.761:01.4037.2942.97
Pyraminx0.951.681.061.59
Skewb1.834.521.773.18
Square-19.5614.198.0310.96
4×4 blindfolded15:02.0018:58.00
3×3 Multi-Blind2 of 2 cubes · 16:184 of 4 cubes · 30:30

Year by year

every meeting, 174 rounds in all
20222026busiest year: 100 meetings2022: 52023: 1002024: 582025: 92026: 2

Recent meetings

newest first · averages where the round ranked on one, singles otherwise
YearCompetitionEventRoundHarsha PaladuguDarshan Bhavanasiahead
2026Ohio State Summer Mini 20263×3First round9.917.78Darshan Bhavanasi
2026Ohio Quiet Championship 20263×3 Fewest MovesFinal27.0032 movesHarsha Paladugu
2025Championnat Canadien 2025PyraminxFinal2.592.01Darshan Bhavanasi
2025Championnat Canadien 2025PyraminxSecond round2.681.69Darshan Bhavanasi
2025Championnat Canadien 2025PyraminxFirst round3.543.10Darshan Bhavanasi
2025Waterloo Winter 20253×3Second round10.698.46Darshan Bhavanasi
2025Waterloo Winter 20253×3First round9.348.18Darshan Bhavanasi
2025Waterloo Winter 20253×3 one-handedFirst round16.1713.95Darshan Bhavanasi
2025Waterloo Winter 20253×3 one-handedFinal16.5015.18Darshan Bhavanasi
2025Waterloo Winter 2025PyraminxFinal2.431.67Darshan Bhavanasi
2025Waterloo Winter 2025PyraminxFirst round3.342.40Darshan Bhavanasi
2024Ohio State Spring 20242×2First round4.121.92Harsha Paladugu
2024Ohio State Spring 20243×3Final9.827.91Darshan Bhavanasi
2024Ohio State Spring 20243×3First round10.179.13Darshan Bhavanasi

Full careers: Harsha Paladugu · Darshan Bhavanasi. 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.