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Ishaan Bansal vs Sebastian Valdes

Two careers, 256 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 Sebastian Valdes (United States) have met in 256 rounds across 40 competitions since 2023. Counting every round where both finished with a result, Ishaan Bansal leads Sebastian Valdes: 180 finishes in front to 76.

On personal bests the split is just as plain: across 13 shared events, Ishaan Bansal holds the faster single in 12, Sebastian Valdes in 1.

Personal bests, side by side

faster single in bold
EventIshaan Bansal singleaverageSebastian Valdes singleaverage
3×35.237.416.949.61
2×20.921.951.612.56
4×429.8834.2032.4235.13
5×51:04.291:09.241:12.701:19.50
6×62:06.302:16.152:32.852:38.64
7×73:37.533:47.804:21.044:41.55
3×3 Fewest Moves37 moves38.3350 moves
3×3 one-handed15.8719.9520.4825.41
Clock4.285.705.057.01
Megaminx1:12.171:17.851:10.251:14.68
Pyraminx1.803.172.995.41
Skewb3.045.783.305.21
Square-111.6614.4111.6923.75

Year by year

every meeting, 256 rounds in all
20232026busiest year: 118 meetings2023: 392024: 1182025: 762026: 23

Recent meetings

newest first · averages where the round ranked on one, singles otherwise
YearCompetitionEventRoundIshaan BansalSebastian Valdesahead
2026Rubik's WCA North American Championship 20262×2First round2.133.23Ishaan Bansal
2026Rubik's WCA North American Championship 20263×3Second round8.2110.41Ishaan Bansal
2026Rubik's WCA North American Championship 20263×3First round8.609.89Ishaan Bansal
2026Rubik's WCA North American Championship 20263×3 one-handedFirst round19.9527.56Ishaan Bansal
2026Rubik's WCA North American Championship 20264×4First round35.5135.13Sebastian Valdes
2026Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2026PyraminxFirst round3.585.41Ishaan Bansal
2026Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2026SkewbFirst round5.786.17Ishaan Bansal
2026Lakewood Spring 20263×3Final8.3510.56Ishaan Bansal
2026Lakewood Spring 20263×3Second round8.3610.15Ishaan Bansal
2026Lakewood Spring 20263×3First round8.3310.15Ishaan Bansal
2026Lakewood Spring 20263×3 one-handedFirst round22.0131.34Ishaan Bansal
2026Lakewood Spring 20266×6First round2:19.672:49.22Ishaan Bansal
2026Lakewood Spring 2026SkewbFirst round8.905.75Sebastian Valdes
2026Lakewood Spring 2026Square-1First round17.4034.55Ishaan Bansal

Full careers: Ishaan Bansal · Sebastian Valdes. 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.