Asia Pacific – Top 20 – World Quizzing Championships

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 Pos	Glo Pos	Name	Region	Country	Total Score	Med	Hst	Sci	Ent	Cul	Lif	Spt	Wld
1	36	Movin Miranda	SE Asia	Malaysia	133	18	21	23	12	20	21	9	18
2	70	Issa Schultz	Pacific	Australia	123	17	20	15	16	14	20	19	16
3	104	Ross Evans	Pacific	Australia	118	17	21	18	5	17	18	12	15
4	109	Vinoo Sanjay	Asia	India	117	19	11	19	14	17	15	16	17
5	114	Samanth Subramanian	Asia	India	116	19	12	20	10	18	23	7	14
6	121	Kelvin Lange	Pacific	New Zealand	115	15	13	14	16	9	17	20	20
7	163	R Jayakanthan	Asia	India	109	23	11	16	12	13	21	11	13
8	164	Michael Sanders	Pacific	Australia	109	20	14	15	13	14	19	11	14
9	170	Arul Mani	Asia	India	108	19	16	17	8	17	17	8	14
10	172	Ravi Avva	Asia	India	108	17	10	20	5	11	22	16	12
11	174	Nikhil Soneja	Asia	UAE	107	21	18	11	17	14	15	10	11
12	184	Andrew Charles	Pacific	New Zealand	106	12	20	18	12	12	17	15	11
13	186	Thejaswi Udupa	Asia	India	106	23	10	16	12	13	19	10	13
14	194	Rajiv Rai	Asia	India	106	18	12	16	4	16	18	13	13
15	195	Chandrakant Nair	Asia	India	106	16	10	16	4	17	15	16	16
16	198	Leon Derry	Pacific	Australia	105	11	12	21	16	11	18	11	16
17	211	Varun Rajiv	Asia	India	104	25	8	13	12	11	20	11	12
18	216	David Regal	Pacific	Australia	103	14	17	13	12	14	16	16	13
19	217	David Nadora	SE Asia	Philippines	103	14	19	14	10	15	11	16	14
20	239	Tom Colocci	SE Asia	Singapore	102	18	17	17	11	11	16	12	8

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)	Name	Region	Country	Media	Total WQC Score	Global Position (Overall)
1	Varun Rajiv	Asia	India	25	104	211
2	R Jayakanthan	Asia	India	23	109	163
3	Thejaswi Udupa	Asia	India	23	106	186
4	Govind Grewal	Asia	India	21	97	309
4	Santosh J S	Asia	India	21	96	324
4	Nikhil Soneja	Asia	UAE	21	107	174
7	Michael Sanders	Pacific	Australia	20	109	164
7	Abhinav Dasgupta	Asia	India	20	76	755
7	Abhishek Kapoor	Asia	India	20	97	321
7	Mario Fernando	Asia	India	20	86	524
11	Harish Swaminathan	Asia	India	19	81	642
11	Caleb Liu	SE Asia	Singapore	19	97	313
11	Arul Mani	Asia	India	19	108	170
11	Vinoo Sanjay	Asia	India	19	117	109
11	Samanth Subramanian	Asia	India	19	116	114
16	Rhovee Vistan	Asia	UAE	18	101	251
16	Rajiv Rai	Asia	India	18	106	194
16	Jake Jacobs	SE Asia	Singapore	18	91	415
16	Movin Miranda	SE Asia	Malaysia	18	133	36
16	Tom Colocci	SE Asia	Singapore	18	102	239
16	Aniket Khasgiwale	Asia	India	18	96	334
16	Rushi Anandan	Asia	India	18	80	651

Asia Pacific - Top 20 (History)

Genre Position (AsiaPacific)	Name	Region	Country	History	Total WQC Score	Global Position (Overall)
1	Movin Miranda	SE Asia	Malaysia	21	133	36
1	Vijay Siddharth	SE Asia	Singapore	21	87	510
1	Ross Evans	Pacific	Australia	21	118	104
4	Andrew Charles	Pacific	New Zealand	20	106	184
4	Paul Gardner	Pacific	New Zealand	20	69	953
4	Issa Schultz	Pacific	Australia	20	123	70
7	Abhijit Banerjee	Asia	India	19	88	489
7	Kunal Sawardekar	Asia	India	19	98	298
7	David Nadora	SE Asia	Philippines	19	103	217
10	Nikhil Soneja	Asia	UAE	18	107	174
10	Jason Taylor	Pacific	Australia	18	81	643
10	Haren Fernando	Asia	Sri Lanka	18	85	556
13	Augustus Botrous Guco	SE Asia	Philippines	17	69	942
13	Tom Colocci	SE Asia	Singapore	17	102	239
13	David Regal	Pacific	Australia	17	103	216
16	Lindon Johnsson	Pacific	Australia	16	60	1243
16	Arul Mani	Asia	India	16	108	170
18	Rahul Raju	Asia	Kuwait	15	92	399
18	Shirantha De Alwis	Asia	Sri Lanka	15	87	513
18	Amit De	Asia	India	15	81	641
18	Sreeradh R P	Asia	UAE	15	93	371
18	Jia Yao Kuek	SE Asia	Singapore	15	66	1039

Asia Pacific - Top 20 (Sciences)

Genre Position (AsiaPacific)	Name	Region	Country	Sciences	Total WQC Score	Global Position (Overall)
1	Movin Miranda	SE Asia	Malaysia	23	133	36
2	Rhovee Vistan	Asia	UAE	22	101	251
3	Selwyn Clyde Alojipan	SE Asia	Philippines	21	74	812
3	Leon Derry	Pacific	Australia	21	105	198
5	Samanth Subramanian	Asia	India	20	116	114
5	Ravi Avva	Asia	India	20	108	172
5	Arun Hiregange	Asia	India	20	97	320
5	Phillip Huggard	Pacific	Australia	20	86	525
5	Danilo Balagtas	SE Asia	Philippines	20	88	472
5	Annie Sen Gupta	Asia	India	20	100	269
11	Jayashree Jayakar Mohanka	Asia	India	19	92	394
11	Vinoo Sanjay	Asia	India	19	117	109
11	Gordon McGregor	Pacific	Australia	19	94	363
14	Abhirami G	Asia	India	18	65	1067
14	Nikhil Sonde	Asia	India	18	93	379
14	Andrew Charles	Pacific	New Zealand	18	106	184
14	Ross Evans	Pacific	Australia	18	118	104
14	Vikram Balasubramanian	SE Asia	Singapore	18	88	482
19	Kaushik Chatterjee	Asia	India	17	39	2017
19	Justin McKenzie	Pacific	Australia	17	64	1094
19	Debashree Mitra	Asia	India	17	87	501
19	Arul Mani	Asia	India	17	108	170
19	Tom Colocci	SE Asia	Singapore	17	102	239
19	Jk Lakshmi	Asia	India	17	73	838
19	Ananthapadmanabhan G	Asia	India	17	66	1021
19	Pat Barrett	Pacific	New Zealand	17	86	531
19	Lathika Niriella	Asia	Sri Lanka	17	96	325
19	Rajagopal P.S	Asia	India	17	89	440
19	Dhruv Mangal	Asia	India	17	72	862

Asia Pacific - Top 20 (Entertainment)

Genre Position (AsiaPacific)	Name	Region	Country	Entertainment	Total WQC Score	Global Position (Overall)
1	Nikhil Soneja	Asia	UAE	17	107	174
2	Leon Derry	Pacific	Australia	16	105	198
2	Issa Schultz	Pacific	Australia	16	123	70
2	Kelvin Lange	Pacific	New Zealand	16	115	121
5	Vinoo Sanjay	Asia	India	14	117	109
5	Abhishek Kapoor	Asia	India	14	97	321
7	Alok Mohan	Asia	UAE	13	89	464
7	Michael Sanders	Pacific	Australia	13	109	164
7	Caleb Liu	SE Asia	Singapore	13	97	313
7	Honza Mikula	Pacific	Australia	13	70	912
11	Santosh J S	Asia	India	12	96	324
11	David Regal	Pacific	Australia	12	103	216
11	Chris Ho	Pacific	Australia	12	70	914
11	Jake Jacobs	SE Asia	Singapore	12	91	415
11	Benj Espina	SE Asia	Philippines	12	76	744
11	Movin Miranda	SE Asia	Malaysia	12	133	36
11	Aditya Gadre	Asia	India	12	90	423
11	Varun Rajiv	Asia	India	12	104	211
11	Danilo Balagtas	SE Asia	Philippines	12	88	472
11	Andrew Charles	Pacific	New Zealand	12	106	184
11	Thejaswi Udupa	Asia	India	12	106	186
11	R Jayakanthan	Asia	India	12	109	163

Asia Pacific - Top 20 (Culture)

Genre Position (AsiaPacific)	Name	Region	Country	Culture	Total WQC Score	Global Position (Overall)
1	Movin Miranda	SE Asia	Malaysia	20	133	36
2	Shubhankar Gokhale	Asia	India	18	101	250
2	Samanth Subramanian	Asia	India	18	116	114
4	Ross Evans	Pacific	Australia	17	118	104
4	Vinoo Sanjay	Asia	India	17	117	109
4	Abhijit Banerjee	Asia	India	17	88	489
4	Chandrakant Nair	Asia	India	17	106	195
4	Arul Mani	Asia	India	17	108	170
4	Haren Fernando	Asia	Sri Lanka	17	85	556
4	Annie Sen Gupta	Asia	India	17	100	269
11	Rajiv Rai	Asia	India	16	106	194
11	Debashree Mitra	Asia	India	16	87	501
11	Vijay Siddharth	SE Asia	Singapore	16	87	510
11	Vikram Balasubramanian	SE Asia	Singapore	16	88	482
15	Aditya Gadre	Asia	India	15	90	423
15	Augustus Botrous Guco	SE Asia	Philippines	15	69	942
15	David Nadora	SE Asia	Philippines	15	103	217
15	Somasish Ghosh	Asia	India	15	86	536
15	Abhishek Kapoor	Asia	India	15	97	321
15	Anirudh Chari	Asia	India	15	78	704

Asia Pacific - Top 20 (Lifestyle)

Genre Position (AsiaPacific)	Name	Region	Country	Lifestyle	Total WQC Score	Global Position (Overall)
1	Suraj Menon	Asia	India	23	95	342
1	Samanth Subramanian	Asia	India	23	116	114
3	Ravi Avva	Asia	India	22	108	172
4	Movin Miranda	SE Asia	Malaysia	21	133	36
4	Brydon Coverdale	Pacific	Australia	21	97	310
4	R Jayakanthan	Asia	India	21	109	163
7	Issa Schultz	Pacific	Australia	20	123	70
7	Varun Rajiv	Asia	India	20	104	211
7	Chris Ho	Pacific	Australia	20	70	914
7	Nikhil Sonde	Asia	India	20	93	379
7	Mick Logue	Pacific	Australia	20	92	391
7	Paul Bakker	Pacific	Australia	20	90	433
13	Thejaswi Udupa	Asia	India	19	106	186
13	Michael Sanders	Pacific	Australia	19	109	164
13	John Louie Matira	SE Asia	Philippines	19	75	782
13	Holly Wulf	Pacific	Australia	19	72	851
13	Alvin Julian	SE Asia	Philippines	19	88	484
13	Nicholas Pang	SE Asia	Malaysia	19	82	603
13	Santosh J S	Asia	India	19	96	324
13	Jayashree Jayakar Mohanka	Asia	India	19	92	394

Asia Pacific - Top 20 (Sport and Games)

Genre Position (AsiaPacific)	Name	Region	Country	Sport & Games	Total WQC Score	Global Position (Overall)
1	Shubhankar Gokhale	Asia	India	22	101	250
2	Atul Mathew	Asia	UAE	21	79	669
3	Kelvin Lange	Pacific	New Zealand	20	115	121
4	Issa Schultz	Pacific	Australia	19	123	70
5	Aniket Khasgiwale	Asia	India	18	96	334
6	Mick Logue	Pacific	Australia	17	92	391
7	S. Venkatraghavan	Asia	India	16	79	667
7	Pratyush Jha	Asia	India	16	60	1244
7	David Nadora	SE Asia	Philippines	16	103	217
7	Siddharth Vij	Asia	India	16	86	533
7	Vinoo Sanjay	Asia	India	16	117	109
7	Ravi Avva	Asia	India	16	108	172
7	Chandrakant Nair	Asia	India	16	106	195
7	Phil Denman	Pacific	Australia	16	77	714
7	David Regal	Pacific	Australia	16	103	216
16	Andrew Charles	Pacific	New Zealand	15	106	184
16	Gordon McGregor	Pacific	Australia	15	94	363
16	Aravind Vijayasarathy	Asia	India	15	86	530
16	Gokul S	Asia	India	15	89	458
20	Tom Keck	Pacific	Australia	14	79	679
20	Keitaro Kataoka	SE Asia	Japan	14	67	1001
20	Sreeradh R P	Asia	UAE	14	93	371
20	Ashwin Balasubramaniam	Asia	India	14	75	778
20	Hasini Minuwanpitiya	Asia	Sri Lanka	14	69	950
20	Selwyn Clyde Alojipan	SE Asia	Philippines	14	74	812
20	Harish Swaminathan	Asia	India	14	81	642
20	Piyush Singh	Asia	India	14	68	989
20	Holly Wulf	Pacific	Australia	14	72	851