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As the excitement builds for the upcoming WPT India Online Series on PokerBaazi worth ₹35 CR GTD WPT India Online Series, let’s dive into this week’s Skill Scoreboard ‘Weekly Update.’ Here, we take a closer look at how players performed in tournaments last week and where they stand on our all-new Skill Scoreboard.
The Skill Scoreboard evaluates player performances based on six key metrics across the last 100 tournaments.
This week’s update highlights the top players, showcasing impressive climbs in the rankings and celebrating the week’s standout performances.
Kabir Chhatwal Remains Unchallenged
Delhi’s Kabir Chhatwal, aka ‘Ksc7’ continues his reign at the top of the Skill Scoreboard for the fourth consecutive week. The 2024 G.O.A.T. winner maintains his commanding position with a Skill Score of 996, a slight dip from last week’s 997.
In second and third place, Gadadhar Behera ‘gd1921’ and Haider Madraswala ‘Clickbait446’ both retained their spots, each holding a Skill Score of 995.
However, Tanmay Benara ‘truman’ who was ranked 4th last week, has slipped to 5th with a Skill Score of 993 (⬇1).
On the other hand, Varun Sareen ‘Sareenv17021959’ has surged into the 4th spot with a Skill Score of 994, moving up one place after a strong week, including a notable 8th-place finish in The Endeavour on November 26th for ₹1 LAC.
The rest of the Top-10 order remains largely unchanged from last week.
Top 10 on the Skill Scoreboard
| Rank | Player | Skill Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 (~~) | Kabir Chhatwal ‘Ksc7’ | 996 (-1) |
| 2 (~~) | Gadadhar Behera’ gd1921 | 995 (~) |
| 3 (~~) | Haider Madraswala ‘Clickbait446’ | 995 (~) |
| 4 (↑1) | Varun Sareen ‘Sareenv17021959’ | 994 (~) |
| 5 (⬇1) | Tanmay Benara ‘truman’ | 993 (-1) |
| 6 (~~) | Harsh Bubna ‘Harsh1327’ | 992 (~) |
| 7 (~~) | Raj Keshari ‘Kedarnathjanah’ | 992 (~) |
| 8 (~~) | Muktar Firoj ‘Dhakedboy’ | 992 (~) |
| 9 (↑2) | Kashish Gupta ‘BeeTa03’ | 991 (~) |
| 10 (~~) | Advait Rajguru ‘ExploitativeGTO’ | 991 (~) |
Top Gainers: Movements in Top 20
Following are the other big movers on the Top 20 rungs of the Skill Scoreboard:
| Player | Rank Change | Skill Score |
|---|---|---|
| Nitin Rawat ‘Gambler42’ | 22nd to 14th (↑8) | 990 (+3) |
| Puneet Mishra ‘bonomo’ (UP) | 28th to 20th (↑8) | 987 (+1) |
Nitin Rawat ‘Gambler42’ moved up an impressive 8 spots to Rank 14th, thanks to a stellar performance in Sunday’s BSS SuperStack, where he finished runner-up for ₹5.22 LAC. His Skill Score increased by 3 points, reaching 990.
Puneet Mishra ‘bonomo’ also saw a rise of 8 places, landing in 20th with a Skill Score of 987 (+1).
Top Scorer of the Week
This week’s star performer is Himanshu Taneja ‘JohnnyStalker’ from Uttar Pradesh. Taneja clinched the BSS SuperStack title on December 1, overcoming a competitive field of 1,135 entries to secure ₹8.51 LAC in prize money. This victory brings his collective weekly earnings to ₹8.57 LAC.
Notably, this is Taneja’s second-best score on PokerBaazi, following a close second-place finish in The MoneyMaker 2024, where he earned ₹8.76 LAC.
Standout Scorer of the Week
A notable mention this week goes to Ritwik Khanna, the NPS India 2024 Kickoff champion, who made a massive leap of 70 places to rank 31st.
Khanna’s Skill Score now stands at 984 (↑11).
Notable Mention
Archit Saraogi ‘RareAbility’ made waves this week with two consecutive tournament wins. On Wednesday, Saraogi won The Pride for ₹4.47 LAC, followed by another victory in the Summit Lite the next day, earning ₹1.78 LAC. His impressive performance earned him a total weekly score of ₹6.74 LAC.
