Sandeep Thakral Explained

Sandeep Thakral (born 13 October 1973)^[1] is an Indian bridge player. He was selected to the Indian bridge team to take part in the 2022 Asian Games at Hangzhou, China.^[2] In the final, team suffered a defeat to Hong Kong and were awarded the silver medal.^{[3] [4] [5]} In the semifinals, India defeated China.^[6] In 2018 Asian Games, the Indian team won a bronze medal.^[7]

Sandeep is a resident of Gurugram. He runs his own IT company. He began playing bridge in 1998 and won a bronze medal at the Commonwealth Championships in 2011. He won the gold at the BIFEM in 2021 and 2023.^[8]

External links

• Sandeep Thakral at Asian Games
• Sandeep Thakral at World Bridge Federation

Notes and References

1. Web site: Lahiri . Dipankar . 2023-10-05 . Away from media glare, Indian bridge team conquers China in their mind palace . 2023-10-07 . The Bridge - Home of Indian Sports . en.
2. Web site: 2023-08-26 . Full list of Indian athletes for Asian Games 2023 . 2023-10-06 . Firstpost . en.
3. News: 2023-10-06 . Hangzhou Asian Games Bridge: Indian men go down against Hong Kong; settle for silver . en-IN . . 2023-10-06 . 0971-751X.
4. News: 2023-10-04 . Hangzhou Asian Games: Indian men's bridge team beats China to enter final . . 2023-10-06 . 0971-8257.
5. Web site: Prasad . Aashin . 2023-10-06 . Cards on the table, smoke breaks in between: Behind the scenes of India’s silver medal in bridge at Asian Games . 2023-10-07 . Sportstar . en.
6. News: 2023-10-04 . Hangzhou Asian Games: Indian men's bridge team beats China to enter final . The Times of India . 2023-10-07 . 0971-8257.
7. Web site: October 7, 2023 . Men’s bridge team upgrades Jakarta bronze to silver . 2023-10-07 . Bangalore Mirror . en.
8. News: 2023-10-08 . Bridge to Asiad podium: CEO who knows how to play his cards right . The Times of India . 2023-10-14 . 0971-8257.