Rishi Puri

Rishi Puri is a distinguished Indian sudoku solver, renowned for his achievements as a two-time Indian National Sudoku Champion. He is recognized as one of the top three sudoku solvers from India, alongside Rohan Rao and Prasanna Seshadri, excelling in both national and World Sudoku Championships. Rishi clinched the Indian Sudoku Championship titles in 2014 and 2015, and the Times Sudoku Championship in 2013.

Rishi has also made his mark in international sudoku competitions, finishing as runner-up twice at the Brand's International Sudoku Competition in Bangkok, Thailand, in 2011 and 2012. Additionally, he won the Times UK National Sudoku Championship in 2012.

Notably, Rishi was the first Indian to qualify for the World Puzzle Federation's Sudoku Grand Prix, finishing in the top 10 globally and securing 9th place in 2014. He further improved his standing in 2015, achieving a career-best 7th place at the Grand Prix held in Sofia, Bulgaria. The 2015 World Sudoku Championship was Rishi's final competition before his retirement.

Rishi now has two children, Rudra Pratap Puri and Veer Pratap Puri, who participated in the U-10 and U-8 categories, respectively, at the Asia Sudoku Championship in 2019.