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WSC 2007:
Akshay Bhandarkar [#13]

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On this page, you will find information about Akshay Bhandarkar, who is competing at the 2007 World SCRABBLE® Championship. This page was updated at least hourly between 09:00 A.M. and midnight local time. This player currently has a record of 16-8, +1056, and is ranked #5.

Lower on this page, you can find brief self-reported biographical details of the player, statistics on the player’s past several years of rated tournament play in North America, a graphic showing the player’s ups and downs at this tournament, and a round-by-round report on the player’s opponents and games.

Background Information

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Given name(s): Akshay
Surname(s): Bhandarkar
Home: Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Awards: 1996 1999 2007 Gulf; 2002 2003 2004 2005 Indian NSC; 1993 1997 Bahrain NSC
Hobbies: Music, reading, squash
Occupation: Sales
WSC 1995 Rank: 26
WSC 1997 Rank: 8
WSC 1999 Rank: 57
WSC 2003 Rank: 21
WSC 2005 Rank: 26
2007 World SCRABBLE® Championship Team: United Arab Emirates

Rank Diagram

Tournament Ups and Downs

Each pole is labelled at the top with the tournament round. The player’s rank that round is shown below.

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Round by Round

High score: 592
Average for: 434
Average against: 390

Round 1

[photo of Jojo Delia]

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Malta

Bhandarkar played #29 Jojo Delia (MLT) and won 367 to 307 (a spread of 60).

Current ranking: #34.

Current record: 1-0, +60.

Round 2

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United States

Bhandarkar played #79 Steve Polatnick (USA) and won 427 to 418 (a spread of 9).

Current ranking: #22.

Current record: 2-0, +69.

Round 3

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Sri Lanka

Bhandarkar played #6 Indunil Amarasinghe (LKA) and won 497 to 297 (a spread of 200).

Current ranking: #7.

Current record: 3-0, +269.

Round 4

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Singapore

Bhandarkar played #23 Siu Hean Cheah (SGP) and won 447 to 435 (a spread of 12).

Current ranking: #6.

Current record: 4-0, +281.

Round 5

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New Zealand

Bhandarkar played #82 Nigel Richards (NZL) and lost 429 to 501 (a spread of -72).

Current ranking: #14.

Current record: 4-1, +209.

Bhandarkar is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).

Round 6

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United States

Bhandarkar played #63 Rod MacNeil (USA) and lost 384 to 387 (a spread of -3).

Current ranking: #23.

Current record: 4-2, +206.

Bhandarkar is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).

Round 7

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Malta

Bhandarkar played #18 Theresa Camilleri (MLT) and won 492 to 340 (a spread of 152).

Current ranking: #14.

Current record: 5-2, +358.

Round 8

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United States

Bhandarkar played #11 Nathan Benedict (USA) and won 417 to 398 (a spread of 19).

Current ranking: #10.

Current record: 6-2, +377.

Round 9

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Australia

Bhandarkar played #74 Edward Okulicz (AUS) and lost 342 to 370 (a spread of -28).

Current ranking: #21.

Current record: 6-3, +349.

Round 10

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India

Bhandarkar played #85 Sherwin Rodrigues (IND) and won 489 to 429 (a spread of 60).

Current ranking: #13.

Current record: 7-3, +409.

Round 11

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New Zealand

Bhandarkar played #101 Howard Warner (NZL) and won 477 to 385 (a spread of 92).

Current ranking: #7.

Current record: 8-3, +501.

Round 12

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Thailand

Bhandarkar played #19 Gerald Carter (THA) and won 405 to 340 (a spread of 65).

Current ranking: #5.

Current record: 9-3, +566.

Bhandarkar is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

Round 13

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Nigeria

Bhandarkar played #104 Wellington Jighere (NGA) and lost 401 to 440 (a spread of -39).

Current ranking: #8.

Current record: 9-4, +527.

Bhandarkar is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).

Bhandarkar is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits).

Round 14

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Malaysia

Bhandarkar played #75 Suanne Ong (MYS) and lost 435 to 476 (a spread of -41).

Current ranking: #12.

Current record: 9-5, +486.

Bhandarkar is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

Round 15

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Kenya

Bhandarkar played #39 Michael Gongolo (KEN) and won 458 to 444 (a spread of 14).

Current ranking: #9.

Current record: 10-5, +500.

Round 16

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Malaysia

Bhandarkar played #9 Ganesh Asirvatham (MYS) and lost 350 to 452 (a spread of -102).

Current ranking: #16.

Current record: 10-6, +398.

Bhandarkar is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).

Round 17

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United States

Bhandarkar played #55 Jim Kramer (USA) and won 457 to 308 (a spread of 149).

Current ranking: #10.

Current record: 11-6, +547.

Bhandarkar is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).

Round 18

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Thailand

Bhandarkar played #91 Panupol Sujjayakorn (THA) and lost 350 to 458 (a spread of -108).

Current ranking: #18.

Current record: 11-7, +439.

Round 19

[photo of Adam Logan]

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World Champion

Bhandarkar played #62 Adam Logan (Wsc) and lost 386 to 465 (a spread of -79).

Current ranking: #26.

Current record: 11-8, +360.

Bhandarkar is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

Round 20

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United States

Bhandarkar played #37 Marty Gabriel (USA) and won 500 to 296 (a spread of 204).

Current ranking: #14.

Current record: 12-8, +564.

Round 21

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United States

Bhandarkar played #51 Jason Katz-Brown (USA) and won 468 to 383 (a spread of 85).

Current ranking: #10.

Current record: 13-8, +649.

Round 22

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United States

Bhandarkar played #1 Tim Adamson (USA) and won 592 to 297 (a spread of 295).

Current ranking: #7.

Current record: 14-8, +944.

Bhandarkar is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (2 hits).

Round 23

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Thailand

Bhandarkar played #92 Charnwit Sukhumrattanaporn (THA) and won 412 to 373 (a spread of 39).

Current ranking: #6.

Current record: 15-8, +983.

Round 24

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Singapore

Bhandarkar played #103 Hubert Wee (SGP) and won 443 to 370 (a spread of 73).

Current ranking: #5.

Current record: 16-8, +1056.

After the Finals   

Bhandarkar is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).