Keshav Samant

Keshav Samant popularly known as Anand Samant is one of India's most successful contract bridge players. He has represented India in the world championships. In 2009, he was part of India's senior team at the 15th Bridge Federation of Asia and the Middle East (BFAME) championship in Amman, Jordan.[1]

International record

Playing record (team events)

YEAREventRankTeam
199331st WORLD TEAM CHAMPIONSHIPS Santiago 1993 - Open Teams9INDIA Open Team
200211th WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS Montreal 2002 - Open Teams81RUIA Open Team
200612th WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS Verona 2006 - Open Teams129PODDAR Open Team
201013th WORLD SERIES CHAMPIONSHIPS Philadelphia 2010 - Open Teams33DIPAK PODDAR Open team
201414th RED BULL WORLD BRIDGE SERIES Sanya 2014 - Open Teams77pc of team PODDAR DEVELOPERS
201743rd World Team Championships Lyon 2017 - Senior Teams4INDIA Senior Team
201815th World Bridge Series Orlando 2018 - Open Teams89PODDAR HOUSING Open Team

Playing record (pairs or individual events)

YEAREventRankTeam
200211th WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS Montreal 2002 - Open Pairs - Qualifier174(13)ASHOK RUIA
200612th WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS Verona 2006 - Open Pairs - Qualifier237(44)Dipak Poddar
201013th WORLD SERIES CHAMPIONSHIPS Philadelphia 2010 - Open Pairs - Semifinal122(50)Ramawatar AGRAWAL
201815th World Bridge Series Orlando 2018 - Open Pairs - SemiFinal A121(71)Ramawatar AGRAWAL
  • Other Team Events Positions
YEAREventRankTeam
20081st WORLD MIND SPORTS GAMES Beijing 2008 - Under-28 Teams15npc of India Under-28 team
20081st WORLD MIND SPORTS GAMES Beijing 2008 - Junior Teams18coach of India Junior team
200915th BFAME CHAMPIONSHIPS Amman 2009 - Senior Teams1npc of INDIA Senior team
200939th WORLD TEAM CHAMPIONSHIPS Sao Paulo 2009 - Senior Teams14npc of INDIA Senior team
201815th World Bridge Series Orlando 2018 - Open Teams89coach of PODDAR HOUSING Open team

Winners

  • Shivchatrapati Award by Maharashtra State Government
  • Gurudutta Trophy
  • Khosla Trophy
  • Holkar Trophy
  • Tolani Grand Prix
  • Agarwal, Sushania National trophies and other trophies

Member of Bridge Organizations

  • Hon. Gen. Secretary, Public Information Officer of Bridge Federation of India
  • Secretary for Maharashtra Bridge Association for 10 years.
  • Founder member of Thane District Bridge Association.
  • Committee member of Contract Bridge Association and Bridge Federation of India

References

  1. Jayaram, R. (30 June 2009). "Mixed bag for Indian teams". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 25 January 2013. Retrieved 26 August 2012.
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