Head to head
Vishwa Sankar vs Ben Zhao
Two careers, 60 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.
Vishwa Sankar (United States) and Ben Zhao (United States) have met in 60 rounds across 6 competitions since 2022. Counting every round where both finished with a result, Ben Zhao leads Vishwa Sankar: 36 finishes in front to 24.
On personal bests the split is just as plain: across 13 shared events, Vishwa Sankar holds the faster single in 7, Ben Zhao in 6.
Personal bests, side by side
faster single in bold| Event | Vishwa Sankar single | average | Ben Zhao single | average |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 5.86 | 7.28 | 4.78 | 5.71 |
| 2×2 | 1.57 | 2.92 | 1.55 | 2.95 |
| 4×4 | 22.15 | 25.81 | 22.10 | 26.14 |
| 5×5 | 39.79 | 43.30 | 39.69 | 45.12 |
| 6×6 | 1:07.72 | 1:14.81 | 1:21.76 | 1:29.78 |
| 7×7 | 1:51.54 | 1:59.37 | 2:19.13 | 2:29.05 |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 1:06.08 | 1:18.24 | 2:34.27 | — |
| 3×3 one-handed | 10.68 | 13.02 | 8.23 | 10.75 |
| Clock | 3.07 | 4.10 | 9.11 | 10.41 |
| Megaminx | 37.42 | 44.18 | 35.08 | 41.31 |
| Pyraminx | 2.40 | 4.45 | 3.25 | 5.95 |
| Skewb | 1.71 | 4.73 | 5.97 | 7.49 |
| Square-1 | 9.05 | 11.69 | 15.67 | 27.97 |
Year by year
every meeting, 60 rounds in allRecent meetings
newest first · averages where the round ranked on one, singles otherwise| Year | Competition | Event | Round | Vishwa Sankar | Ben Zhao | ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2026 | 3×3 | First round | 8.51 | 6.43 | Ben Zhao |
| 2026 | Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2026 | 4×4 | First round | 31.10 | 29.75 | Ben Zhao |
| 2026 | Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2026 | 4×4 | Second round | 27.81 | 30.25 | Vishwa Sankar |
| 2026 | Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2026 | 5×5 | First round | 48.70 | 48.23 | Ben Zhao |
| 2026 | Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2026 | 5×5 | Final | 45.95 | 49.12 | Vishwa Sankar |
| 2026 | Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2026 | 5×5 | Second round | 46.00 | 49.40 | Vishwa Sankar |
| 2026 | Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2026 | 6×6 | First round | 1:25.93 | 1:54.82 | Vishwa Sankar |
| 2026 | Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2026 | 7×7 | First round | 1:57.26 | 2:38.93 | Ben Zhao |
| 2025 | Rubik's WCA World Championship 2025 | 3×3 | First round | 7.91 | 6.60 | Ben Zhao |
| 2025 | Rubik's WCA World Championship 2025 | 3×3 | Second round | 8.54 | 6.95 | Ben Zhao |
| 2025 | Rubik's WCA World Championship 2025 | 3×3 one-handed | First round | 17.29 | 12.14 | Ben Zhao |
| 2025 | Rubik's WCA World Championship 2025 | 4×4 | First round | 28.44 | 31.66 | Vishwa Sankar |
| 2025 | Rubik's WCA World Championship 2025 | 5×5 | First round | 46.86 | 53.46 | Vishwa Sankar |
| 2025 | Rubik's WCA World Championship 2025 | 5×5 | Second round | 47.91 | 51.72 | Vishwa Sankar |
Full careers: Vishwa Sankar · Ben Zhao. 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.