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Player 
 | 
  
Win 
 | 
  
Loss 
 | 
  
Spread 
 | 
  
Rank 
 | 
 
Aditya Iyengar 
 | 
  
16 
 | 
  
8 
 | 
  
1705 
 | 
  
5 
 | 
 
Vraj Jain 
 | 
  
15 
 | 
  
9 
 | 
  
69 
 | 
  
17 
 | 
 
Samrath Singh Bhatia 
 | 
  
14.5 
 | 
  
9.5 
 | 
  
903 
 | 
  
18 
 | 
 
Yash Potnis 
 | 
  
13 
 | 
  
11 
 | 
  
267 
 | 
  
41 
 | 
 
Vedika Hingorani 
 | 
  
11 
 | 
  
13 
 | 
  
-178 
 | 
  
74 
 | 
 
Vihaan Hingorani 
 | 
  
10 
 | 
  
14 
 | 
  
110 
 | 
  
84 
 | 
 
Aishwarya Naidu 
 | 
  
9.5 
 | 
  
14.5 
 | 
  
-907 
 | 
  
95 
 | 
 
Udey Singh 
 | 
  
8 
 | 
  
16 
 | 
  
-1222 
 | 
  
103 
 | 
 
| 
   
Standings 
 | 
  
   
Player 
 | 
  
   
Handicap 
 | 
  
   
Win 
 | 
  
   
Loss 
 | 
  
   
Spread 
 | 
  
   
Average
  Game Score 
 | 
 
| 
   
1 
 | 
  
   
NUPUR 
 | 
  
   
-20 
 | 
  
   
33 
 | 
  
   
9 
 | 
  
   
2030 
 | 
  
   
401 
 | 
 
| 
   
2 
 | 
  
   
MANJU 
 | 
  
   
-45 
 | 
  
   
33 
 | 
  
   
11 
 | 
  
   
2257 
 | 
  
   
404 
 | 
 
| 
   
3 
 | 
  
   
SANJOY 
 | 
  
   
-65 
 | 
  
   
31 
 | 
  
   
13 
 | 
  
   
2102 
 | 
  
   
393 
 | 
 
| 
   
4 
 | 
  
   
RAJVEER 
 | 
  
   
-55 
 | 
  
   
28 
 | 
  
   
12 
 | 
  
   
1656 
 | 
  
   
397 
 | 
 
| 
   
5 
 | 
  
   
MOHSIN 
 | 
  
   
-60 
 | 
  
   
25 
 | 
  
   
15 
 | 
  
   
2139 
 | 
  
   
414 
 | 
 
| 
   
6 
 | 
  
   
LENNIE 
 | 
  
   
-35 
 | 
  
   
23 
 | 
  
   
18 
 | 
  
   
405 
 | 
  
   
382 
 | 
 
| 
   
7 
 | 
  
   
SHANKAR 
 | 
  
   
25 
 | 
  
   
23 
 | 
  
   
20 
 | 
  
   
36 
 | 
  
   
390 
 | 
 
| 
   
8 
 | 
  
   
NALINI 
 | 
  
   
-20 
 | 
  
   
22 
 | 
  
   
21 
 | 
  
   
484 
 | 
  
   
392 
 | 
 
| 
   
9 
 | 
  
   
HEMANTH 
 | 
  
   
0 
 | 
  
   
21 
 | 
  
   
19 
 | 
  
   
1186 
 | 
  
   
397 
 | 
 
| 
   
10 
 | 
  
   
SARAS 
 | 
  
   
0 
 | 
  
   
21 
 | 
  
   
21 
 | 
  
   
321 
 | 
  
   
400 
 | 
 
| 
   
11 
 | 
  
   
YASH 
 | 
  
   
0 
 | 
  
   
20 
 | 
  
   
19 
 | 
  
   
423 
 | 
  
   
393 
 | 
 
| 
   
12 
 | 
  
   
DIPANKAR 
 | 
  
   
-35 
 | 
  
   
20 
 | 
  
   
22 
 | 
  
   
-947 
 | 
  
   
370 
 | 
 
| 
   
13 
 | 
  
   
VIDYA 
 | 
  
   
15 
 | 
  
   
19 
 | 
  
   
23 
 | 
  
   
-225 
 | 
  
   
378 
 | 
 
| 
   
14 
 | 
  
   
RADHIKA 
 | 
  
   
-35 
 | 
  
   
19 
 | 
  
   
17 
 | 
  
   
-280 
 | 
  
   
390 
 | 
 
| 
   
15 
 | 
  
   
CHRIS 
 | 
  
   
10 
 | 
  
   
17 
 | 
  
   
27 
 | 
  
   
-686 
 | 
  
   
376 
 | 
 
| 
   
16 
 | 
  
   
REX 
 | 
  
   
-10 
 | 
  
   
16 
 | 
  
   
22 
 | 
  
   
-535 
 | 
  
   
369 
 | 
 
| 
   
17 
 | 
  
   
HARSH 
 | 
  
   
45 
 | 
  
   
14 
 | 
  
   
22 
 | 
  
   
-990 
 | 
  
   
395 
 | 
 
| 
   
18 
 | 
  
   
SHAILAJA 
 | 
  
   
15 
 | 
  
   
13 
 | 
  
   
21 
 | 
  
   
-1257 
 | 
  
   
377 
 | 
 
| 
   
19 
 | 
  
   
ARVIND 
 | 
  
   
10 
 | 
  
   
12 
 | 
  
   
26 
 | 
  
   
-1779 
 | 
  
   
379 
 | 
 
| 
   
20 
 | 
  
   
AUBREY 
 | 
  
   
0 
 | 
  
   
12 
 | 
  
   
24 
 | 
  
   
-1404 
 | 
  
   
353 
 | 
 
| 
   
21 
 | 
  
   
NEELAM 
 | 
  
   
10 
 | 
  
   
10 
 | 
  
   
23 
 | 
  
   
-1171 
 | 
  
   
368 
 | 
 
| 
   
22 
 | 
  
   
DEEPA 
 | 
  
   
40 
 | 
  
   
9 
 | 
  
   
28 
 | 
  
   
-1925 
 | 
  
   
367 
 | 
 
| 
   
23 
 | 
  
   
VASAVA 
 | 
  
   
45 
 | 
  
   
1 
 | 
  
   
5 
 | 
  
   
-550 
 | 
  
   
343 
 | 
 
| 
   
24 
 | 
  
   
GIRISH 
 | 
  
   
40 
 | 
  
   
0 
 | 
  
   
4 
 | 
  
   
-617 
 | 
  
   
309 
 | 
 
| 
   
25 
 | 
  
   
SHILPA 
 | 
  
   
45 
 | 
  
   
0 
 | 
  
   
1 
 | 
  
   
-296 
 | 
  
   
284 
 |