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.

International record

Playing record (team events) YEAR Event Rank Team 1993 31st WORLD TEAM CHAMPIONSHIPS Santiago 1993 - Open Teams 9 INDIA Open Team 2002 11th WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS Montreal 2002 - Open Teams 81 RUIA Open Team 2006 12th WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS Verona 2006 - Open Teams 129 PODDAR Open Team 2010 13th WORLD SERIES CHAMPIONSHIPS Philadelphia 2010 - Open Teams 33 DIPAK PODDAR Open team 2014 14th RED BULL WORLD BRIDGE SERIES Sanya 2014 - Open Teams 77 pc of team PODDAR DEVELOPERS 2017 43rd World Team Championships Lyon 2017 - Senior Teams 4 INDIA Senior Team 2018 15th World Bridge Series Orlando 2018 - Open Teams 89 PODDAR HOUSING Open Team

Playing record (pairs or individual events) YEAR Event Rank Team 2002 11th WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS Montreal 2002 - Open Pairs - Qualifier 174(13) ASHOK RUIA 2006 12th WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS Verona 2006 - Open Pairs - Qualifier 237(44) Dipak Poddar 2010 13th WORLD SERIES CHAMPIONSHIPS Philadelphia 2010 - Open Pairs - Semifinal 122(50) Ramawatar AGRAWAL 2018 15th World Bridge Series Orlando 2018 - Open Pairs - SemiFinal A 121(71) Ramawatar AGRAWAL

Other Team Events Positions YEAR Event Rank Team 2008 1st WORLD MIND SPORTS GAMES Beijing 2008 - Under-28 Teams 15 npc of India Under-28 team 2008 1st WORLD MIND SPORTS GAMES Beijing 2008 - Junior Teams 18 coach of India Junior team 2009 15th BFAME CHAMPIONSHIPS Amman 2009 - Senior Teams 1 npc of INDIA Senior team 2009 39th WORLD TEAM CHAMPIONSHIPS Sao Paulo 2009 - Senior Teams 14 npc of INDIA Senior team 2018 15th World Bridge Series Orlando 2018 - Open Teams 89 coach 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