Akshay Bhandarkar [#12] at WSC 2005

[ Congratulations to the new World Scrabble® Champion, Adam Logan (CAN), and the runner-up Pakorn Nemitrmansuk (THA). ]

On this page, you will find information about Akshay Bhandarkar, who is a contestant in at the 2005 World SCRABBLE® Championship, held November 17–20 in London. This page was updated at least hourly between 09:00 A.M. and midnight EDT. Bhandarkar currently has a record of 14-10, +127, and is ranked #26.

Lower on this page, you can find brief self-reported biographical details of the player, 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
	Given name(s): Akshay Surname(s): Bhandarkar Home: Mumbai, Maharashtra, India Age: 25 Awards: 1996 1999 Gulf; 2002 2003 2004 2005 Indian NSC; 1993 1997 Bahrain NSC Hobbies: Music, reading Occupation: Investment advisor WSC 1995 Rank: 26 WSC 1997 Rank: 8 WSC 1999 Rank: 57 WSC 2005 Team: India

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 479 Average for: 389 Average against: 384
Registration		Bhandarkar is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (1 hit).
Round 1		Ghana	Bhandarkar played #76 Chrys Placca (GHA) and won 356 to 355 (a spread of 1) . Current ranking: #51. Current record: 1-0, +1.
Round 2		Netherlands	Bhandarkar played #16 Anand Buddhdev (NLD) and won 436 to 338 (a spread of 98) . Current ranking: #18. Current record: 2-0, +99.
Round 3		Canada	Bhandarkar played #63 Adam Logan (CAN) and lost 372 to 493 (a spread of -121) . Current ranking: #43. Current record: 2-1, -22.
Round 4		Philippines	Bhandarkar played #92 John Edward Tabasa (PHL) and lost 290 to 502 (a spread of -212) . Current ranking: #66. Current record: 2-2, -234.
Round 5		United States	Bhandarkar played #50 Jason Katz-Brown (USA) and won 355 to 304 (a spread of 51) . Current ranking: #47. Current record: 3-2, -183.
Round 6		Canada	Bhandarkar played #84 Dean Saldanha (CAN) and lost 366 to 386 (a spread of -20) . Current ranking: #62. Current record: 3-3, -203.
Round 7	Larger photo available	Zambia	Bhandarkar played #49 Paul Yandisha Kalumba (ZMB) and won 403 to 324 (a spread of 79) . Current ranking: #48. Current record: 4-3, -124.
Round 8		United States	Bhandarkar played #72 Lisa Odom (USA) and won 411 to 371 (a spread of 40) . Current ranking: #36. Current record: 5-3, -84.
Round 9		United States	Bhandarkar played #64 John Luebkemann (USA) and won 455 to 249 (a spread of 206) . Current ranking: #23. Current record: 6-3, +122.
Round 10		England	Bhandarkar played #55 Terry Kirk (Eng) and lost 362 to 461 (a spread of -99) . Current ranking: #34. Current record: 6-4, +23.
Round 11		Malta	Bhandarkar played #19 Theresa Camilleri (MLT) and won 423 to 346 (a spread of 77) . Current ranking: #27. Current record: 7-4, +100.
Round 12		United States	Bhandarkar played #1 Tim Adamson (USA) and won 387 to 370 (a spread of 17) . Current ranking: #19. Current record: 8-4, +117.
Round 13		England	Bhandarkar played #70 Mark Nyman (Eng) and won 365 to 356 (a spread of 9) . Current ranking: #12. Current record: 9-4, +126.
Round 14		Thailand	Bhandarkar played #21 Gerald Carter (THA) and won 377 to 360 (a spread of 17) . Current ranking: #8. Current record: 10-4, +143.
Round 15		Malaysia	Bhandarkar played #10 Ganesh Asirvatham (MYS) and won 473 to 272 (a spread of 201) . Current ranking: #6. Current record: 11-4, +344. Bhandarkar is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 16		Australia	Bhandarkar played #24 Paul Cleary (AUS) and won 467 to 409 (a spread of 58) . Current ranking: #2. Current record: 12-4, +402. Bhandarkar is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 17		Thailand	Bhandarkar played #68 Pakorn Nemitrmansuk (THA) and lost 419 to 429 (a spread of -10) . Current ranking: #6. Current record: 12-5, +392. Bhandarkar is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 18		Australia	Bhandarkar played #32 Naween Fernando (AUS) and lost 345 to 371 (a spread of -26) . Current ranking: #10. Current record: 12-6, +366. Bhandarkar is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Bhandarkar is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (2 hits).
Round 19		Australia	Bhandarkar played #35 Andrew Fisher (AUS) and lost 346 to 361 (a spread of -15) . Current ranking: #16. Current record: 12-7, +351. Bhandarkar is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 20		United States	Bhandarkar played #99 Dave Wiegand (USA) and lost 351 to 455 (a spread of -104) . Current ranking: #24. Current record: 12-8, +247.
Round 21		England	Bhandarkar played #8 Phil Appleby (Eng) and won 479 to 455 (a spread of 24) . Current ranking: #17. Current record: 13-8, +271.
Round 22		Canada	Bhandarkar played #15 David Boys (CAN) and lost 357 to 522 (a spread of -165) . Current ranking: #26. Current record: 13-9, +106.
Round 23		England	Bhandarkar played #11 Nick Ball (Eng) and won 384 to 272 (a spread of 112) . Current ranking: #19. Current record: 14-9, +218.
Round 24		Scotland	Bhandarkar played #3 Paul Allan (Sco) and lost 358 to 449 (a spread of -91) . Current ranking: #26. Current record: 14-10, +127.

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