The World Quizzing Championships 2017 saw 729 players from the Asia Pacific heading out to take part in the quiz.

Introducing Movin Miranda, the highest-scoring player from Asia Pacific.

Movin is originally from Bangalore, India but lives with his wife and daughter in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, where he is a general manager at Petromar Energy Services, a company trading in oil and gas. Movin was educated in Rajajinagar, West Bangalore and has long been active in quiz, nationally and internationally. His first big break in quizzing was in the very popular Indian TV show QUIZ-TIME where he reached the top four in 1986.

He often collaborates in setting questions with his old pals in Bangalore and tells us that his favourite quizzing project is an annual quiz involving some 200 schools in Malaysia each year for his Rotary club at five cities spread over Malaysia. Movin placed #29th overall in this year’s KQA MindSweep Quiz and can currently be found playing in the ‘Jaguars A3’ division of 2020Quiz.

Asia Pacific - Top 20 (Overall)

Reg PosGlo PosNameRegionCountryTotal ScoreMedHstSciEntCulLifSptWld
136Movin MirandaSE AsiaMalaysia133182123122021918
270Issa SchultzPacificAustralia1231720151614201916
3104Ross EvansPacificAustralia118172118517181215
4109Vinoo SanjayAsiaIndia1171911191417151617
5114Samanth SubramanianAsiaIndia116191220101823714
6121Kelvin LangePacificNew Zealand115151314169172020
7163R JayakanthanAsiaIndia1092311161213211113
8164Michael SandersPacificAustralia1092014151314191114
9170Arul ManiAsiaIndia10819161781717814
10172Ravi AvvaAsiaIndia108171020511221612
11174Nikhil SonejaAsiaUAE1072118111714151011
12184Andrew CharlesPacificNew Zealand1061220181212171511
13186Thejaswi UdupaAsiaIndia1062310161213191013
14194Rajiv RaiAsiaIndia106181216416181313
15195Chandrakant NairAsiaIndia106161016417151616
16198Leon DerryPacificAustralia1051112211611181116
17211Varun RajivAsiaIndia104258131211201112
18216David RegalPacificAustralia1031417131214161613
19217David NadoraSE AsiaPhilippines1031419141015111614
20239Tom ColocciSE AsiaSingapore102181717111116128

Genre Winners

The following tables show the top 20 highest placed players in the region. Because ties in genre positions aren't split, sometimes there will be more than 20 names listed.

Asia Pacific - Top 20 (Media)

Genre Position
(AsiaPacific)
NameRegionCountryMediaTotal WQC
Score
Global Position
(Overall)
1Varun RajivAsiaIndia25104211
2R JayakanthanAsiaIndia23109163
3Thejaswi UdupaAsiaIndia23106186
4Govind GrewalAsiaIndia2197309
4Santosh J SAsiaIndia2196324
4Nikhil SonejaAsiaUAE21107174
7Michael SandersPacificAustralia20109164
7Abhinav DasguptaAsiaIndia2076755
7Abhishek KapoorAsiaIndia2097321
7Mario FernandoAsiaIndia2086524
11Harish SwaminathanAsiaIndia1981642
11Caleb LiuSE AsiaSingapore1997313
11Arul ManiAsiaIndia19108170
11Vinoo SanjayAsiaIndia19117109
11Samanth SubramanianAsiaIndia19116114
16Rhovee VistanAsiaUAE18101251
16Rajiv RaiAsiaIndia18106194
16Jake JacobsSE AsiaSingapore1891415
16Movin MirandaSE AsiaMalaysia1813336
16Tom ColocciSE AsiaSingapore18102239
16Aniket KhasgiwaleAsiaIndia1896334
16Rushi AnandanAsiaIndia1880651

Asia Pacific - Top 20 (History)

Genre Position
(AsiaPacific)
NameRegionCountryHistoryTotal WQC
Score
Global Position
(Overall)
1Movin MirandaSE AsiaMalaysia2113336
1Vijay SiddharthSE AsiaSingapore2187510
1Ross EvansPacificAustralia21118104
4Andrew CharlesPacificNew Zealand20106184
4Paul GardnerPacificNew Zealand2069953
4Issa SchultzPacificAustralia2012370
7Abhijit BanerjeeAsiaIndia1988489
7Kunal SawardekarAsiaIndia1998298
7David NadoraSE AsiaPhilippines19103217
10Nikhil SonejaAsiaUAE18107174
10Jason TaylorPacificAustralia1881643
10Haren FernandoAsiaSri Lanka1885556
13Augustus Botrous GucoSE AsiaPhilippines1769942
13Tom ColocciSE AsiaSingapore17102239
13David RegalPacificAustralia17103216
16Lindon JohnssonPacificAustralia16601243
16Arul ManiAsiaIndia16108170
18Rahul RajuAsiaKuwait1592399
18Shirantha De AlwisAsiaSri Lanka1587513
18Amit DeAsiaIndia1581641
18Sreeradh R PAsiaUAE1593371
18Jia Yao KuekSE AsiaSingapore15661039

Asia Pacific - Top 20 (Sciences)

Genre Position
(AsiaPacific)
NameRegionCountrySciencesTotal WQC
Score
Global Position
(Overall)
1Movin MirandaSE AsiaMalaysia2313336
2Rhovee VistanAsiaUAE22101251
3Selwyn Clyde AlojipanSE AsiaPhilippines2174812
3Leon DerryPacificAustralia21105198
5Samanth SubramanianAsiaIndia20116114
5Ravi AvvaAsiaIndia20108172
5Arun HiregangeAsiaIndia2097320
5Phillip HuggardPacificAustralia2086525
5Danilo BalagtasSE AsiaPhilippines2088472
5Annie Sen GuptaAsiaIndia20100269
11Jayashree Jayakar MohankaAsiaIndia1992394
11Vinoo SanjayAsiaIndia19117109
11Gordon McGregorPacificAustralia1994363
14Abhirami GAsiaIndia18651067
14Nikhil SondeAsiaIndia1893379
14Andrew CharlesPacificNew Zealand18106184
14Ross EvansPacificAustralia18118104
14Vikram BalasubramanianSE AsiaSingapore1888482
19Kaushik ChatterjeeAsiaIndia17392017
19Justin McKenziePacificAustralia17641094
19Debashree MitraAsiaIndia1787501
19Arul ManiAsiaIndia17108170
19Tom ColocciSE AsiaSingapore17102239
19Jk LakshmiAsiaIndia1773838
19Ananthapadmanabhan GAsiaIndia17661021
19Pat BarrettPacificNew Zealand1786531
19Lathika NiriellaAsiaSri Lanka1796325
19Rajagopal P.SAsiaIndia1789440
19Dhruv MangalAsiaIndia1772862

Asia Pacific - Top 20 (Entertainment)

Genre Position
(AsiaPacific)
NameRegionCountryEntertainmentTotal WQC
Score
Global Position
(Overall)
1Nikhil SonejaAsiaUAE17107174
2Leon DerryPacificAustralia16105198
2Issa SchultzPacificAustralia1612370
2Kelvin LangePacificNew Zealand16115121
5Vinoo SanjayAsiaIndia14117109
5Abhishek KapoorAsiaIndia1497321
7Alok MohanAsiaUAE1389464
7Michael SandersPacificAustralia13109164
7Caleb LiuSE AsiaSingapore1397313
7Honza MikulaPacificAustralia1370912
11Santosh J SAsiaIndia1296324
11David RegalPacificAustralia12103216
11Chris HoPacificAustralia1270914
11Jake JacobsSE AsiaSingapore1291415
11Benj EspinaSE AsiaPhilippines1276744
11Movin MirandaSE AsiaMalaysia1213336
11Aditya GadreAsiaIndia1290423
11Varun RajivAsiaIndia12104211
11Danilo BalagtasSE AsiaPhilippines1288472
11Andrew CharlesPacificNew Zealand12106184
11Thejaswi UdupaAsiaIndia12106186
11R JayakanthanAsiaIndia12109163

Asia Pacific - Top 20 (Culture)

Genre Position
(AsiaPacific)
NameRegionCountryCultureTotal WQC
Score
Global Position
(Overall)
1Movin MirandaSE AsiaMalaysia2013336
2Shubhankar GokhaleAsiaIndia18101250
2Samanth SubramanianAsiaIndia18116114
4Ross EvansPacificAustralia17118104
4Vinoo SanjayAsiaIndia17117109
4Abhijit BanerjeeAsiaIndia1788489
4Chandrakant NairAsiaIndia17106195
4Arul ManiAsiaIndia17108170
4Haren FernandoAsiaSri Lanka1785556
4Annie Sen GuptaAsiaIndia17100269
11Rajiv RaiAsiaIndia16106194
11Debashree MitraAsiaIndia1687501
11Vijay SiddharthSE AsiaSingapore1687510
11Vikram BalasubramanianSE AsiaSingapore1688482
15Aditya GadreAsiaIndia1590423
15Augustus Botrous GucoSE AsiaPhilippines1569942
15David NadoraSE AsiaPhilippines15103217
15Somasish GhoshAsiaIndia1586536
15Abhishek KapoorAsiaIndia1597321
15Anirudh ChariAsiaIndia1578704

Asia Pacific - Top 20 (Lifestyle)

Genre Position
(AsiaPacific)
NameRegionCountryLifestyleTotal WQC
Score
Global Position
(Overall)
1Suraj MenonAsiaIndia2395342
1Samanth SubramanianAsiaIndia23116114
3Ravi AvvaAsiaIndia22108172
4Movin MirandaSE AsiaMalaysia2113336
4Brydon CoverdalePacificAustralia2197310
4R JayakanthanAsiaIndia21109163
7Issa SchultzPacificAustralia2012370
7Varun RajivAsiaIndia20104211
7Chris HoPacificAustralia2070914
7Nikhil SondeAsiaIndia2093379
7Mick LoguePacificAustralia2092391
7Paul BakkerPacificAustralia2090433
13Thejaswi UdupaAsiaIndia19106186
13Michael SandersPacificAustralia19109164
13John Louie MatiraSE AsiaPhilippines1975782
13Holly WulfPacificAustralia1972851
13Alvin JulianSE AsiaPhilippines1988484
13Nicholas PangSE AsiaMalaysia1982603
13Santosh J SAsiaIndia1996324
13Jayashree Jayakar MohankaAsiaIndia1992394

Asia Pacific - Top 20 (Sport and Games)

Genre Position
(AsiaPacific)
NameRegionCountrySport & GamesTotal WQC
Score
Global Position
(Overall)
1Shubhankar GokhaleAsiaIndia22101250
2Atul MathewAsiaUAE2179669
3Kelvin LangePacificNew Zealand20115121
4Issa SchultzPacificAustralia1912370
5Aniket KhasgiwaleAsiaIndia1896334
6Mick LoguePacificAustralia1792391
7S. VenkatraghavanAsiaIndia1679667
7Pratyush JhaAsiaIndia16601244
7David NadoraSE AsiaPhilippines16103217
7Siddharth VijAsiaIndia1686533
7Vinoo SanjayAsiaIndia16117109
7Ravi AvvaAsiaIndia16108172
7Chandrakant NairAsiaIndia16106195
7Phil DenmanPacificAustralia1677714
7David RegalPacificAustralia16103216
16Andrew CharlesPacificNew Zealand15106184
16Gordon McGregorPacificAustralia1594363
16Aravind VijayasarathyAsiaIndia1586530
16Gokul SAsiaIndia1589458
20Tom KeckPacificAustralia1479679
20Keitaro KataokaSE AsiaJapan14671001
20Sreeradh R PAsiaUAE1493371
20Ashwin BalasubramaniamAsiaIndia1475778
20Hasini MinuwanpitiyaAsiaSri Lanka1469950
20Selwyn Clyde AlojipanSE AsiaPhilippines1474812
20Harish SwaminathanAsiaIndia1481642
20Piyush SinghAsiaIndia1468989
20Holly WulfPacificAustralia1472851

Asia Pacific - Top 20 (World)

Genre Position
(AsiaPacific)
NameRegionCountryWorldTotal WQC
Score
Global Position
(Overall)
1Kelvin LangePacificNew Zealand20115121
2Shirantha De AlwisAsiaSri Lanka1887513
2Shubhankar GokhaleAsiaIndia18101250
2Movin MirandaSE AsiaMalaysia1813336
5Vinoo SanjayAsiaIndia17117109
6Sreeradh R PAsiaUAE1693371
6Chandrakant NairAsiaIndia16106195
6Rahul RajuAsiaKuwait1692399
6Issa SchultzPacificAustralia1612370
6Leon DerryPacificAustralia16105198
6Kunal SawardekarAsiaIndia1698298
6Walter HallAsiaSri Lanka1675767
13Ross EvansPacificAustralia15118104
13Abhijit BanerjeeAsiaIndia1588489
13Gordon McGregorPacificAustralia1594363
16Vikram BalasubramanianSE AsiaSingapore1488482
16Samanth SubramanianAsiaIndia14116114
16Arul ManiAsiaIndia14108170
16Krishnamurthi JAsiaIndia1490435
16David NadoraSE AsiaPhilippines14103217
16Michael SandersPacificAustralia14109164

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