2019 BRAND's Championship: Akshay Bhandarkar [#41]

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On this page, you will find information about Akshay Bhandarkar, who is competing at the 2019 BRAND'S International Crossword Game Championship. 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, +1686, and is ranked #6.

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 2019 BRAND'S International Crossword Game Championship Team: United Arab Emirates

Round by Round
High score: 586 Average for: 457 Average against: 399
Round 1	Thailand	Bhandarkar played #49 Daniel Srichawla (THA) and won 409 to 387 (a spread of 22). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 1-0, +22. Bhandarkar is mentioned in this round’s commentary (4 hits).
Round 2	Thailand	Bhandarkar played #56 Nuttapong Pholthip (THA) and won 545 to 340 (a spread of 205). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 2-0, +227. Bhandarkar is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 3	Singapore	Bhandarkar played #37 Wee Ming Hui Hubert (SGP) and lost 413 to 471 (a spread of -58). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 2-1, +169.
Round 4	Singapore	Bhandarkar played #35 Nidhi Singhvi (SGP) and won 586 to 439 (a spread of 147). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 3-1, +316. Bhandarkar is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 5	Thailand	Bhandarkar played #55 Napat Vatjaranurathorn (THA) and won 452 to 348 (a spread of 104). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 4-1, +420. Bhandarkar is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 6	Thailand	Bhandarkar played #48 Chollapat Itthi-aree (THA) and won 503 to 345 (a spread of 158). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 5-1, +578. Bhandarkar is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 7	Malaysia	Bhandarkar played #20 Cedric Lewis (MYS) and lost 351 to 421 (a spread of -70). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 5-2, +508. Bhandarkar is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 8	Malaysia	Bhandarkar played #22 Yeo Kien Hung (MYS) and won 518 to 361 (a spread of 157). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 6-2, +665. Bhandarkar is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 9	Singapore	Bhandarkar played #40 Yong Jian Rong (SGP) and won 554 to 374 (a spread of 180). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 7-2, +845. Bhandarkar is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 10	United States	Bhandarkar played #44 Jesse Day (USA) and lost 384 to 504 (a spread of -120). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 7-3, +725. Bhandarkar is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 11	Singapore	Bhandarkar played #33 Jeremy Khoo (SGP) and won 511 to 342 (a spread of 169). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 8-3, +894. Bhandarkar is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 12	Thailand	Bhandarkar played #59 Tarin Pairor (THA) and lost 351 to 358 (a spread of -7). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 8-4, +887. Bhandarkar is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 13	Philippines	Bhandarkar played #25 Odette Carmina Rio (PHL) and won 468 to 462 (a spread of 6). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 9-4, +893. Bhandarkar is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 14	Singapore	Bhandarkar played #29 Cheah Siu Hean (SGP) and lost 458 to 488 (a spread of -30). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 9-5, +863.
Round 15	Pakistan	Bhandarkar played #24 Waseem Khatri (PAK) and won 528 to 385 (a spread of 143). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 10-5, +1006. Bhandarkar is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 16	Scotland	Bhandarkar played #27 Helen Gipson (Sco) and won 455 to 324 (a spread of 131). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 11-5, +1137. Bhandarkar is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 17	Thailand	Bhandarkar played #62 Worasit Suksansumran (THA) and won 467 to 452 (a spread of 15). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 12-5, +1152. Bhandarkar is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 18	United States	Bhandarkar played #44 Jesse Day (USA) again and won 489 to 362 (a spread of 127). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 13-5, +1279. Bhandarkar is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 19	United States	Bhandarkar played #44 Jesse Day (USA) for the third time and won 494 to 430 (a spread of 64). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 14-5, +1343. Bhandarkar is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 20	New Zealand	Bhandarkar played #23 Nigel Richards (NZL) and lost 437 to 442 (a spread of -5). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 14-6, +1338. Bhandarkar is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 21	New Zealand	Bhandarkar played #23 Nigel Richards (NZL) again and lost 359 to 398 (a spread of -39). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 14-7, +1299. Bhandarkar is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 22	Singapore	Bhandarkar played #40 Yong Jian Rong (SGP) again and won 529 to 344 (a spread of 185). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 15-7, +1484. Bhandarkar is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 23	Singapore	Bhandarkar played #40 Yong Jian Rong (SGP) for the third time and lost 390 to 412 (a spread of -22). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 15-8, +1462. Bhandarkar is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 24	New Zealand	Bhandarkar played #23 Nigel Richards (NZL) for the third time and lost 367 to 427 (a spread of -60). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 15-9, +1402. Bhandarkar is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 25	Thailand	Bhandarkar played #60 Thacha Koowirat (THA) and lost 386 to 416 (a spread of -30). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 15-10, +1372.
Round 26	Indonesia	Bhandarkar played #28 Ricky Purnomo (IDN) and lost 404 to 425 (a spread of -21). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 15-11, +1351.
Round 27	Thailand	Bhandarkar played #52 Komol Panyasophonlert (THA) and won 527 to 327 (a spread of 200). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 16-11, +1551.
Round 28	Pakistan	Bhandarkar played #24 Waseem Khatri (PAK) again and won 492 to 410 (a spread of 82). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 17-11, +1633.
Round 29	Thailand	Bhandarkar played #62 Worasit Suksansumran (THA) again and won 425 to 372 (a spread of 53). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 18-11, +1686.

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