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WESPAC 2017: Akshay Bhandarkar [#14]

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On this page, you will find information about Akshay Bhandarkar, who is competing at the World English-language Scrabble Players Association Championship 2017. This page was updated at least hourly between 09:00 A.M. and midnight local time. This player currently has a record of 23-9, +1082, and is ranked #1.

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 WESPA Championship 2017 Team: Bahrain

Round by Round
High score: 675 Average for: 446 Average against: 412
Round 1	Nigeria	Bhandarkar played #116 Mpakaboari Jack (NGA) and lost 374 to 525 (a spread of -151). Current ranking: #108. Current record: 0-1, -151.
Round 2	Canada	Bhandarkar played #15 Tony Leah (CAN) and lost 301 to 506 (a spread of -205). Current ranking: #117. Current record: 0-2, -356.
Round 3	New Zealand	Bhandarkar played #57 Murray Rogers (NZL) and won 376 to 358 (a spread of 18). Current ranking: #99. Current record: 1-2, -338.
Round 4	Australia	Bhandarkar played #10 Graeme Lock Lee (AUS) and lost 375 to 452 (a spread of -77). Current ranking: #107. Current record: 1-3, -415.
Round 5	Canada	Bhandarkar played #19 Steve Ozorio (CAN) and won 675 to 354 (a spread of 321). Current ranking: #77. Current record: 2-3, -94. Bhandarkar is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 6	Kenya	Bhandarkar played #114 John Sang (KEN) and won 515 to 386 (a spread of 129). Current ranking: #57. Current record: 3-3, +35.
Round 7	Philippines	Bhandarkar played #71 Robbie Onate (PHL) and lost 363 to 439 (a spread of -76). Current ranking: #68. Current record: 3-4, -41.
Round 8	Liberia	Bhandarkar played #47 Malek Sherif (LBR) and won 453 to 344 (a spread of 109). Current ranking: #59. Current record: 4-4, +68.
Round 9	Australia	Bhandarkar played #7 Bob Jackman (AUS) and won 474 to 325 (a spread of 149). Current ranking: #42. Current record: 5-4, +217.
Round 10	Malaysia	Bhandarkar played #48 Michael Tang (MYS) and lost 388 to 458 (a spread of -70). Current ranking: #54. Current record: 5-5, +147.
Round 11	Kenya	Bhandarkar played #112 Akinyi Wenwa (KEN) and won 459 to 449 (a spread of 10). Current ranking: #45. Current record: 6-5, +157.
Round 12	Trinidad and Tobago	Bhandarkar played #88 Leslie Charles (TTO) and lost 335 to 460 (a spread of -125). Current ranking: #59. Current record: 6-6, +32.
Round 13	Singapore	Bhandarkar played #79 Tony Sim (SGP) and won 504 to 358 (a spread of 146). Current ranking: #41. Current record: 7-6, +178.
Round 14	Kenya	Bhandarkar played #44 Joshua Otieno Manase (KEN) and won 472 to 389 (a spread of 83). Current ranking: #36. Current record: 8-6, +261.
Round 15	South Africa	Bhandarkar played #81 Trevor Hovelmeier (ZAF) and won 498 to 378 (a spread of 120). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 9-6, +381.
Round 16	Kenya	Bhandarkar played #41 Willy Mwangi (KEN) and won 427 to 308 (a spread of 119). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 10-6, +500.
Round 17	Singapore	Bhandarkar played #75 Weibin Toh (SGP) and won 512 to 399 (a spread of 113). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 11-6, +613.
Round 18	England	Bhandarkar played #24 David Webb (Eng) and won 449 to 410 (a spread of 39). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 12-6, +652.
Round 19	New Zealand	Bhandarkar played #56 Nigel Richards (NZL) and won 454 to 429 (a spread of 25). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 13-6, +677. Bhandarkar is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Bhandarkar is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits).
Round 20	Nigeria	Bhandarkar played #59 Moses Moses Peter (NGA) and lost 385 to 445 (a spread of -60). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 13-7, +617. Bhandarkar is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (12 hits).
Round 21	Uganda	Bhandarkar played #90 Geria Richard (UGA) and lost 423 to 509 (a spread of -86). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 13-8, +531.
Round 22	England	Bhandarkar played #123 Mark Nyman (Eng) and won 481 to 404 (a spread of 77). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 14-8, +608.
Round 23	New Zealand	Bhandarkar played #58 Howard Warner (NZL) and lost 416 to 461 (a spread of -45). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 14-9, +563.
Round 24	Nigeria	Bhandarkar played #62 Nsikak Solomon Etim (NGA) and won 458 to 425 (a spread of 33). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 15-9, +596.
Round 25	Australia	Bhandarkar played #1 Andrew Fisher (AUS) and won 434 to 389 (a spread of 45). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 16-9, +641.
Round 26	Nigeria	Bhandarkar played #63 Olatunde Oduwole (NGA) and won 477 to 432 (a spread of 45). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 17-9, +686.
Round 27	Nigeria	Bhandarkar played #122 Wellington Jighere (NGA) and won 492 to 424 (a spread of 68). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 18-9, +754. Bhandarkar is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Bhandarkar is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits).
Round 28	Uganda	Bhandarkar played #90 Geria Richard (UGA) again and won 487 to 415 (a spread of 72). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 19-9, +826. Bhandarkar is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 29	Thailand	Bhandarkar played #87 Jakkrit Klaphajone (THA) and won 422 to 358 (a spread of 64). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 20-9, +890. Bhandarkar is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Bhandarkar is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits).
Round 30	Nigeria	Bhandarkar played #59 Moses Moses Peter (NGA) again and won 465 to 446 (a spread of 19). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 21-9, +909. Bhandarkar is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits).
Round 31	New Zealand	Bhandarkar played #56 Nigel Richards (NZL) again and won 451 to 394 (a spread of 57). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 22-9, +966. Bhandarkar is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Bhandarkar is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 32	Thailand	Bhandarkar played #87 Jakkrit Klaphajone (THA) again and won 483 to 367 (a spread of 116). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 23-9, +1082. Bhandarkar is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Bhandarkar is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (12 hits).

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