The path for both of us has been similar in the sense that we both were regular in online competitions which mimicked the standards of the World Championships.
Just look at the most recent climbers – myself around 2012, and Kishore Kumar now. The only solution seems to be to increase the numbers that make the finals, and since it is the sponsors who will need to make added expenditure to transport the finalists, the final decision in this case has to be theirs.Įither way, for any enthusiast thinking it is too difficult to step up into the top Indian ranks, well obviously it isn’t (and shouldn’t be) easy, but it is very much possible to make a quick ascent. However, this isn’t a problem with an easy solution – you cannot make the earlier round hard as that would demoralize newcomers pretty quickly, and you want a fun event first and foremost. By the time the National Finals with higher variety and difficulty takes place, only the old guard make it.
There are many opinions on why this is the case, but for the purpose of this blog post, I’ll put my own out there: It is quite simply because, at the stage where there is highest participation, there isn’t any exposure to the level at which the Sudoku regulars practice. are all great Sudoku solvers who are regularly in the top 10, but there aren’t many new faces. Sumit Bothra, Jaipal Reddy, Gaurav Korde, Rakesh Rai, Ritesh Gupta etc. Especially now Rohan Rao, Rishi Puri and myself seem to be, without doubt, the best three players in India, switching orders in different competitions over the last two years. The problem is, there aren’t that many new regular Sudoku enthusiasts coming out of it. Though I would definitely do things differently on the publicity side, and I think it could’ve been a whole lot better, the partnership did cause a substantial increase in participation, going from hundreds to thousands. In 2012, the Indian Sudoku team was decided by the Times Sudoku Championship (A National-level event conducted by Logic Masters India and The Times of India) for the first time (Previously, it was decided by the Indian Sudoku Championship, organized solely by LMI). However, it is now time to draw attention to one of the ideas that came up during our discussions in London.Ī little background first. I have been recapping my personal experiences there, and I will continue to do so, with two parts left in the series. This August, the Indian team was in London for the World Sudoku and Puzzle Championships.
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