WSC 2009: Akshay Bhandarkar [#11]

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WSC 2009:
Akshay Bhandarkar [#11]

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On this page, you will find information about Akshay Bhandarkar, who is competing at the 2009 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 12-12, +783, and is ranked #48.

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: Pune, Maharashtra, India
Awards: 1996 1999 2007 2009 Gulf; 2002 2003 2004 2005 Indian NSC; 1993 1997 Bahrain NSC; (5th) 2007 WSC
Hobbies: Travel, music, reading
Occupation: Financial Services
WSC 1995 Rank: 26
WSC 1997 Rank: 8
WSC 1999 Rank: 57
WSC 2003 Rank: 21
WSC 2005 Rank: 26
2009 World SCRABBLE® Championship Team: United Arab Emirates

Round by Round
High score: 579 Average for: 436 Average against: 403
Round 1	United States	Bhandarkar played #10 Nathan Benedict (USA) and lost 419 to 464 (a spread of -45). Current ranking: #70. Current record: 0-1, -45.
Round 2	England	Bhandarkar played #63 Lewis Mackay (Eng) and won 469 to 439 (a spread of 30). Current ranking: #55. Current record: 1-1, -15.
Round 3	Kenya	Bhandarkar played #76 Allan Oyende (KEN) and lost 491 to 528 (a spread of -37). Current ranking: #65. Current record: 1-2, -52. Bhandarkar is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 4	United States	Bhandarkar played #13 Brian Bowman (USA) and lost 451 to 453 (a spread of -2). Current ranking: #77. Current record: 1-3, -54.
Round 5	United States	Bhandarkar played #41 Jason Idalski (USA) and won 404 to 304 (a spread of 100). Current ranking: #63. Current record: 2-3, +46.
Round 6	United States	Bhandarkar played #48 Jason Katz-Brown (USA) and lost 351 to 388 (a spread of -37). Current ranking: #73. Current record: 2-4, +9.
Round 7	Sri Lanka	Bhandarkar played #105 Lakshan Wanniarachchi (LKA) and won 457 to 375 (a spread of 82). Current ranking: #59. Current record: 3-4, +91.
Round 8	Kuwait	Bhandarkar played #102 Rohaina Tanveer (KWT) and won 470 to 322 (a spread of 148). Current ranking: #48. Current record: 4-4, +239.
Round 9	Kenya	Bhandarkar played #33 Michael Gongolo (KEN) and lost 358 to 374 (a spread of -16). Current ranking: #58. Current record: 4-5, +223.
Round 10	United States	Bhandarkar played #47 Sam Kantimathi (USA) and won 498 to 369 (a spread of 129). Current ranking: #46. Current record: 5-5, +352.
Round 11	Uganda	Bhandarkar played #22 Phillip Edwin-Mugisha (UGA) and won 376 to 372 (a spread of 4). Current ranking: #36. Current record: 6-5, +356. Bhandarkar is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 12	United States	Bhandarkar played #59 Robert Linn (USA) and won 579 to 359 (a spread of 220). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 7-5, +576.
Round 13	South Africa	Bhandarkar played #21 Dylan Early (ZAF) and lost 403 to 452 (a spread of -49). Current ranking: #38. Current record: 7-6, +527.
Round 14	Singapore	Bhandarkar played #108 Ming Hui Hubert Wee (SGP) and lost 356 to 414 (a spread of -58). Current ranking: #48. Current record: 7-7, +469.
Round 15	Canada	Bhandarkar played #106 Joel Wapnick (CAN) and lost 456 to 481 (a spread of -25). Current ranking: #59. Current record: 7-8, +444.
Round 16	Scotland	Bhandarkar played #96 Allan Simmons (Sco) and won 421 to 341 (a spread of 80). Current ranking: #49. Current record: 8-8, +524.
Round 17	Malta	Bhandarkar played #15 Theresa Brousson (MLT) and won 458 to 386 (a spread of 72). Current ranking: #40. Current record: 9-8, +596.
Round 18	South Africa	Bhandarkar played #40 Trevor Mark Hovelmeier (ZAF) and won 576 to 313 (a spread of 263). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 10-8, +859.
Round 19	Pakistan	Bhandarkar played #52 Waseem Khatri (PAK) and won 470 to 345 (a spread of 125). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 11-8, +984.
Round 20	United States	Bhandarkar played #8 Nick Ball (USA) and lost 414 to 455 (a spread of -41). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 11-9, +943.
Round 21	Australia	Bhandarkar played #37 Trevor Halsall (AUS) and won 459 to 438 (a spread of 21). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 12-9, +964.
Round 22	England	Bhandarkar played #70 Mark Nyman (Eng) and lost 359 to 386 (a spread of -27). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 12-10, +937.
Round 23	England	Bhandarkar played #87 Phil Robertshaw (Eng) and lost 325 to 461 (a spread of -136). Current ranking: #40. Current record: 12-11, +801.
Round 24	Thailand	Bhandarkar played #58 Pichai Limprasert (THA) and lost 437 to 455 (a spread of -18). Current ranking: #48. Current record: 12-12, +783.

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WSC 2009:Akshay Bhandarkar [#11]

WSC 2009:
Akshay Bhandarkar [#11]