India has sent teams to represent the country at the World Sudoku Championship (WSC) since its inception at Lucca, Italy in 2006.
In WSC 2012, Rohan Rao stood 8th, becoming the first Indian to break into the top-10. In WSC 2015, Prasanna Seshadri improved on the best individual rank by securing 7th place.
In WSC 2018 and WSC 2019, India placed 5th in the Official Team standings.
Rohan Rao has been part of India A ten times; Prasanna Seshadri nine times; Kishore Sridharan seven times; Rishi Puri six times; Sumit Bothra five times.
In WSC 2022, Nityant Agarwal became the first Indian to win secondary categories. Nityant was both the best Newcomer as well as the best Under-18 solver at the event.
| Indian | Rank | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Prasanna Seshadri | 7th | 2015 |
| Rohan Rao | 8th | 2012 |
| Prasanna Seshadri | 12th | 2019 |
| Rohan Rao | 12th | 2011 |
| Gaurav Korde | 13th | 2009 |
| Team | Rank | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Prasanna Seshadri, Rohan Rao Kishore Kumar Sridharan, Rishi Puri |
5th | 2019 |
| Prasanna Seshadri, Rohan Rao Kishore Kumar Sridharan, Pranav Kamesh Sivakumar |
5th | 2018 |
| Rohan Rao, Prasanna Seshadri Rakesh Rai, Kishore Kumar Sridharan |
6th | 2016 |
| Rohan Rao, Prasanna Seshadri Rishi Puri, Sumit Bothra |
6th | 2014 |
| Prasanna Seshadri, Kishore Kumar Sridharan, Kartik Reddy, Ashish Kumar |
7th | 2024 |
| Year | Venue | Participants | Rank | Team Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Beijing China |
Prasanna Seshadri | 16 | 7 |
| Kishore Sridharan | 24 | |||
| Kartik Reddy | 33 | |||
| Ashish Kumar | 49 | |||
| 2022 | Krakow Poland |
Prasanna Seshadri | 16 | 7 |
| Kishore Kumar Sridharan | 21 | |||
Nityant Agarwal |
23, Best Newcomer, Best U-18 |
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| Pranav Kamesh Sivakumar | 26 | |||
| 2019 | Kirchheim Germany |
Prasanna Seshadri | 12 | 5 |
| Rohan Rao | 23 | |||
| Kishore Kumar Sridharan | 31 | |||
| Rishi Puri | 60 | |||
| 2018 | Prague Czech Republic |
Prasanna Seshadri | 15 | 5 |
| Rohan Rao | 17 | |||
| Kishore Kumar Sridharan | 23 | |||
| Pranav Kamesh Sivakumar | 43 | |||
| 2017 | Bangalore India |
Rishi Puri | 34 | 14 |
| Kishore Kumar Sridharan | 35 | |||
| Pranav Kamesh Sivakumar | 44 | |||
| Jaipal Reddu Mogiligundla | 62 | |||
| 2016 | Senec Slovakia |
Rohan Rao | 18 | 6 |
| Prasanna Seshadri | 21 | |||
| Rakesh Rai | 32 | |||
| Kishore Kumar Sridharan | 38 | |||
| 2015 | Sofia Bulgaria |
Prasanna Seshadri | 7 | 9 |
| Rohan Rao | 14 | |||
| Rishi Puri | 38 | |||
| Kishore Kumar Sridharan | 47 |
| Year | Venue | Participants | Rank | Team Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | London UK |
Rohan Rao | 14 | 6 |
| Prasanna Seshadri | 21 | |||
| Rishi Puri | 36 | |||
| Sumit Bothra | 55 | |||
| 2013 | Beijing China |
Prasanna Seshadri | 15 | 8 |
| Rohan Rao | 16 | |||
| Rishi Puri | 28 | |||
| Jaipal Reddy | 58 | |||
| 2012 | Kraljevica Croatia |
Rohan Rao | 8 | 7 |
| Gaurav Korde | 32 | |||
| Rakesh Rai | 37 | |||
| Sumit Bothra | 51 | |||
| 2011 | Eger Hungary |
Rohan Rao | 12 | 8 |
| Sumit Bothra | 44 | |||
| Tejal Phatak | 54 | |||
| Prasanna Seshadri | 71 | |||
| 2010 | Philadelphia USA |
Rohan Rao | 15 | 12 |
| Gaurav Korde | 20 | |||
| Ritesh Gupta | 42 | |||
| 2009 | Zilina Slovakia |
Gaurav Korde | 13 | 16 |
| Ritesh Gupta | 21 | |||
| Rohan Rao | 25 | |||
| 2008 | Goa India |
Sumit Bothra | 13 | 7 |
| Ritesh Gupta | 25 | |||
| Himani Shah | 40 | |||
| 2007 | Prague Czech Republic |
Sumit Bothra | 30 | 13 |
| Amit Sowani | 50 | |||
| Ritesh Gupta | 54 | |||
| Rajesh Kumar | 85 | |||
| Himani Shah | 87 | |||
| Rishi Puri | 92 | |||
| 2006 | Lucca Italy |
Sudhir Shankar Raman | 46 | |
| Amit Agarwal | 59 | |||
| Rajiv Kumar Aggarwal | 81 |
Last edited by prasanna16391 @ 5/26/2025 4:08:49 PM.