2016 King's Cup: Akshay Bhandarkar [#10]

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On this page, you will find information about Akshay Bhandarkar, who is competing at the 2016 BRAND'S International Crossword Game King's Cup. This page was updated at least hourly between 09:00 A.M. and midnight local time. This player currently has a record of 18-11, +1031, and is ranked #7.

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
	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 2016 BRAND'S International Crossword Game King's Cup Team: India

Round by Round
High score: 622 Average for: 445 Average against: 410
Round 1	Thailand	Bhandarkar played #45 Thavatchai Thivavarnvongs (THA) and won 387 to 359 (a spread of 28). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 1-0, +28.
Round 2	Australia	Bhandarkar played #32 Rocky Sharma (AUS) and lost 404 to 432 (a spread of -28). Current ranking: #41. Current record: 1-1, +0.
Round 3	England	Bhandarkar played #16 Gerald Carter (Eng) and won 591 to 340 (a spread of 251). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 2-1, +251.
Round 4	Australia	Bhandarkar played #34 Rodney Talbot (AUS) and won 527 to 365 (a spread of 162). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 3-1, +413.
Round 5	Thailand	Bhandarkar played #58 Thanapong Kukiettikulchai (THA) and lost 360 to 430 (a spread of -70). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 3-2, +343.
Round 6	Philippines	Bhandarkar played #50 Peter Arreola (PHL) and won 375 to 358 (a spread of 17). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 4-2, +360. Bhandarkar is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 7	Malaysia	Bhandarkar played #31 Ching Wei Chang (MYS) and lost 360 to 460 (a spread of -100). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 4-3, +260.
Round 8	Pakistan	Bhandarkar played #63 Absar Mustajab (PAK) and won 622 to 284 (a spread of 338). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 5-3, +598. Bhandarkar is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 9	Australia	Bhandarkar played #43 Karen Richards (AUS) and won 382 to 353 (a spread of 29). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 6-3, +627.
Round 10	Pakistan	Bhandarkar played #9 Waseem Khatri (PAK) and lost 424 to 486 (a spread of -62). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 6-4, +565.
Round 11	Thailand	Bhandarkar played #15 Thacha Koowirat (THA) and won 475 to 450 (a spread of 25). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 7-4, +590. Bhandarkar is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 12	Thailand	Bhandarkar played #37 Sinatarn Pattanasuwanna (THA) and won 563 to 413 (a spread of 150). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 8-4, +740. Bhandarkar is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 13	Singapore	Bhandarkar played #26 Jeremy Khoo (SGP) and won 356 to 342 (a spread of 14). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 9-4, +754. Bhandarkar is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 14	Singapore	Bhandarkar played #4 Weibin Toh (SGP) and won 490 to 468 (a spread of 22). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 10-4, +776. Bhandarkar is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Bhandarkar is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits).
Round 15	Singapore	Bhandarkar played #12 Ricky Purnomo (SGP) and lost 451 to 452 (a spread of -1). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 10-5, +775. Bhandarkar is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 16	Singapore	Bhandarkar played #5 Ming Hui Hubert Wee (SGP) and won 458 to 450 (a spread of 8). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 11-5, +783. Bhandarkar is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Bhandarkar is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits).
Round 17	Thailand	Bhandarkar played #7 Chollapat Itthi-aree (THA) and won 440 to 390 (a spread of 50). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 12-5, +833. Bhandarkar is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Bhandarkar is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 18	Thailand	Bhandarkar played #13 Pichai Limprasert (THA) and lost 474 to 515 (a spread of -41). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 12-6, +792. Bhandarkar is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Bhandarkar is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (20 hits).
Round 19	Thailand	Bhandarkar played #6 Jakkrit Klaphajone (THA) and lost 362 to 451 (a spread of -89). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 12-7, +703. Bhandarkar is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 20	Thailand	Bhandarkar played #3 Panupol Sujjayakorn (THA) and lost 384 to 474 (a spread of -90). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 12-8, +613. Bhandarkar is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits).
Round 21	Thailand	Bhandarkar played #2 Komol Panyasophonlert (THA) and lost 407 to 408 (a spread of -1). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 12-9, +612.
Round 22	Thailand	Bhandarkar played #18 Weera Saengsit (THA) and won 475 to 410 (a spread of 65). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 13-9, +677.
Round 23	United States	Bhandarkar played #42 Eric Kinderman (USA) and won 413 to 362 (a spread of 51). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 14-9, +728.
Round 24	Thailand	Bhandarkar played #17 Taewan Sutthasin (THA) and won 545 to 344 (a spread of 201). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 15-9, +929. Bhandarkar is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 25	Singapore	Bhandarkar played #14 Marlon Prudencio (SGP) and won 462 to 368 (a spread of 94). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 16-9, +1023. Bhandarkar is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 26	Malaysia	Bhandarkar played #31 Ching Wei Chang (MYS) again and lost 311 to 507 (a spread of -196). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 16-10, +827. Bhandarkar is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 27	Thailand	Bhandarkar played #58 Thanapong Kukiettikulchai (THA) again and lost 431 to 474 (a spread of -43). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 16-11, +784.
Round 28	Malaysia	Bhandarkar played #31 Ching Wei Chang (MYS) for the third time and won 497 to 425 (a spread of 72). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 17-11, +856.
Round 29	Thailand	Bhandarkar played #7 Chollapat Itthi-aree (THA) again and won 483 to 308 (a spread of 175). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 18-11, +1031.

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