WSC 2007: Akshay Bhandarkar [#13]

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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

[photo of Akshay Bhandarkar]

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.

[rank diagram]
See legend

Round by Round
High score: 592 Average for: 434 Average against: 390
Round 1	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	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	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	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	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	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	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	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	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	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	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	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	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	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	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	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	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	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	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	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	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	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	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	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).

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WSC 2007:Akshay Bhandarkar [#13]

WSC 2007:
Akshay Bhandarkar [#13]