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Ishaan Bansal vs Saharsh Sai Vontela

Two careers, 300 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.

Ishaan Bansal (United States) and Saharsh Sai Vontela (United States) have met in 300 rounds across 42 competitions since 2023. Counting every round where both finished with a result, Ishaan Bansal leads Saharsh Sai Vontela: 177 finishes in front to 123.

On personal bests the split is just as plain: across 13 shared events, Saharsh Sai Vontela holds the faster single in 10, Ishaan Bansal in 3.

Personal bests, side by side

faster single in bold
EventIshaan Bansal singleaverageSaharsh Sai Vontela singleaverage
3×35.237.416.877.89
2×20.921.950.901.67
4×429.8834.2032.3736.28
5×51:04.291:09.2458.761:04.60
6×62:06.302:16.152:02.512:10.53
7×73:37.533:47.803:18.613:37.94
3×3 Fewest Moves37 moves38.3335 moves45.33
3×3 one-handed15.8719.9513.2715.36
Clock4.285.704.034.79
Megaminx1:12.171:17.8538.6742.37
Pyraminx1.803.171.522.05
Skewb3.045.783.104.56
Square-111.6614.4111.0314.05

Year by year

every meeting, 300 rounds in all
20232026busiest year: 113 meetings2023: 332024: 1132025: 832026: 71

Recent meetings

newest first · averages where the round ranked on one, singles otherwise
YearCompetitionEventRoundIshaan BansalSaharsh Sai Vontelaahead
2026Seattle Summer 20262×2First round2.703.06Ishaan Bansal
2026Seattle Summer 20262×2Final1.951.67Saharsh Sai Vontela
2026Seattle Summer 20263×3Second round9.108.89Saharsh Sai Vontela
2026Seattle Summer 20263×3First round8.698.48Saharsh Sai Vontela
2026Seattle Summer 20263×3Final9.109.65Ishaan Bansal
2026Seattle Summer 20263×3 one-handedFirst round20.4516.16Saharsh Sai Vontela
2026Seattle Summer 2026MegaminxFirst round1:17.8547.71Saharsh Sai Vontela
2026Seattle Summer 2026MegaminxFinal1:23.2645.48Saharsh Sai Vontela
2026Seattle Summer 2026PyraminxFinal3.192.45Saharsh Sai Vontela
2026Seattle Summer 2026PyraminxFirst round3.192.05Saharsh Sai Vontela
2026Rubik's WCA North American Championship 20262×2Second round2.012.43Ishaan Bansal
2026Rubik's WCA North American Championship 20262×2First round2.132.23Ishaan Bansal
2026Rubik's WCA North American Championship 20263×3Second round8.219.74Ishaan Bansal
2026Rubik's WCA North American Championship 20263×3First round8.609.35Ishaan Bansal

Full careers: Ishaan Bansal · Saharsh Sai Vontela. 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.