Vikramaditya Kamble

3. Vikramaditya Kamble: Seeded 20; Rating 2383; Performance of 2470 against opponents with an average rating of 2295; A gain of 22 rating points.

HAS come a long way since his junior days with the likes of K. Sasikiran, P. Harikrishna and S. Kidambi. Had stunned Surya Shekhar Ganguly in the last National team championship at Pune. After four straight victories and a draw, lost to Ramesh and S. Arun Prasad during the mid-phase of his campaign and achieved his maiden qualification to National `A' by scoring 2.5 points in the last three rounds.