Amit Sowani, returning to active sudoku solving after 2007, won the first Sudoku Mahabharat. The finals were held at Galleria, Infantry Hotel in Bangalore. Twenty seven finalists, who had qualified after seven online rounds of Sudoku Mahabharat from September 2014 to March 2015, were joined by the youngest participant Aditi Seshadri, the Sudoku Champs Bangalore winner.

Akash Doulani ran into an early lead after first round (classics) and was still leading after two rounds. Gaurav was the best finisher in the second round which contained well known variants. But Amit took a fifteen point lead after getting a six minute bonus in round 3. Gaurav again topped round 4. Amit went into the last round with a twenty point lead over second placed Rakesh. Inspite of some hiccups in round 5, Amit finished on top by 10 points. Rakesh came a close second and Gaurav was third. Akash and Jayant missed the top 3 closely. They made some silly mistakes which cost them points. Good performances by Rajesh, Kunal, Ashish, Harmeet and Zalak landed them places in the top 10. Neeraj made a mistake in Toroidal and lost points for that, bonus in that round and top 10 spot.

Participants from Bangalore, Chennai, Mumbai, Hyderabad, Coimbatore, Kolkata and Shillong came for the finals. There were prizes for the top10, trophies for the top3, special personalized mementoes for over-40 participants and certificates for all.

The organizing team comprised of Deb, Prasanna, Rohan and Sumit.

Sudoku Mahabharat 2014-15 Final Results

Name	City	Round 1	Round 2	Round 3	Round 4	Round 5	Total	Rank
Amit Sowani	Bangalore	195	385	205	200	40	1025	1
Rakesh Rai	Chennai	195	415	160	195	50	1015	2
Gaurav Kumar Jain	Bangalore	135	425	160	215	36	971	3
Akash Doulani	Kolkata	234	390	130	115	50	919	4
Jayant Ameta	Bangalore	195	374	160	123	50	902	5
Rajesh Kumar	Bangalore	170	339	120	115	40	784	6
Kunal Verma	Bangalore	165	345	95	85	44	734	7
Ashish Kumar	Chennai	135	290	115	115	50	705	8
Harmeet Singh	Bangalore	145	290	105	115	44	699	9
Zalak Ghetia	Bangalore	135	225	145	115	44	664	10
Neeraj Mehrotra	Shillong	115	260	110	115	40	640	11
M. Ezhilarasi	Chennai	160	215	115	115	32	637	12
K. Ravichandran	Chennai	110	225	100	115	40	590	13
Shaheer Rahman	Bangalore	135	255	75	70	44	579	14
Sai Karthik Burra	Bangalore	120	150	70	115	40	495	15
C V A Ravi Kumar	Hyderabad	110	150	90	75	44	469	16
Varun R	Chennai	75	180	70	85	50	460	17
R. Kumaresan	Chennai	85	225	60	30	32	432	18
Deepika Moningi	Bangalore	35	175	80	70	44	404	19
Aditi Seshadri	Sudoku Champs	110	70	110	40	40	370	20
Shri Vasantha S S	Bangalore	75	150	65	40	34	364	21
Sanket Saxena	Bangalore	85	65	60	85	36	331	22
T. N. Venkatesh	Bangalore	70	65	80	70	33	318	23
PURVI SHAH	Mumbai	50	40	90	85	36	301	24
D. Devarajan	Coimbatore	65	35	85	45	28	258	25
Parag Jain	Bangalore	85	40	80	0	28	233	26
Manikodi Rathinam	Chennai	70	35	65	0	44	214	27
Priyanka Bansal	Bangalore	65	0	55	30	40	190	28

Round 1 - Yudhisthira - Results

Name	C 01	C 02	C 03	C 04	C 05	C 06	C 07	C 08	C 09	C 10	Bonus	Total	Rank
Aditi Seshadri	15	15	15	20	20	25						110	15
Akash Doulani	15	0	15	20	20	25	25	25	30	35	24	234	1
Amit Sowani	15			20	20	25	25	25	30	35		195	2
Ashish Kumar	15	15	15	20	20	25	25					135	9
C V A Ravi Kumar	15	15	15	20	20	25						110	15
D. Devarajan	15	15	15	20								65	25
Deepika Moningi	15				20							35	28
Gaurav Kumar Jain	15	15	15	20	20	25	0	25				135	9
Harmeet Singh	15		15	20	20	25	25	25				145	8
Jayant Ameta			15	20	20	25	25	25	30	35		195	2
K. Ravichandran	15	15	15	20	20	25						110	15
Kunal Verma	15	15	15	20	20	25	0	25	30			165	6
M. Ezhilarasi	15	15	15	20	20	25	25	25				160	7
Manikodi Rathinam		15	15	20	20							70	23
Neeraj Mehrotra				20	20	25	25	25				115	14
Parag Jain	15	15	15	20	20							85	18
Priyanka Bansal	15	15	15	20								65	25
PURVI SHAH		15	15	20								50	27
R. Kumaresan	15	15	15	20	20							85	18
Rajesh Kumar	15			20	20		25	25	30	35		170	5
Rakesh Rai	15	15	15	20	20	25	25	25		35		195	2
Sai Karthik Burra	15	15	0	20	20	25	25					120	13
Sanket Saxena	15	15			20					35		85	18
Shaheer Rahman	15	15	15	20	20	0	25	25				135	9
Shri Vasantha S S	15	15			20	25						75	21
T. N. Venkatesh	15		15	20	20							70	23
Varun R	15	15			20	25						75	21
Zalak Ghetia	15	15	15	20	20	25	25					135	9

Name	OE	InE	Kill	Arro	Outs	ER	Toro	Cons	Bonus	Total	Rank
Aditi Seshadri		35			35					70	21
Akash Doulani	40	35	40	30	35	45	65	35	65	390	3
Amit Sowani	40	35	40	30	35	45	65	35	60	385	4
Ashish Kumar	40		40	30	35	45	65	35		290	8
C V A Ravi Kumar	40					45	65			150	18
D. Devarajan								35		35	26
Deepika Moningi		35	40		35		65			175	17
Gaurav Kumar Jain	40	35	40	30	35	45	65	35	100	425	1
Harmeet Singh	40		40	30	35	45	65	35		290	8
Jayant Ameta	40	35	40	30	35	45	65		84	374	5
K. Ravichandran	40		40		35	45	65			225	12
Kunal Verma	40	35	40	30	35	45	65	35	20	345	6
M. Ezhilarasi	40		40		35		65	35		215	15
Manikodi Rathinam		35								35	26
Neeraj Mehrotra	40	35	40	30	35	45		35		260	10
Parag Jain			40							40	24
Priyanka Bansal										0	28
PURVI SHAH			40							40	24
R. Kumaresan	40		40		35	45	65			225	12
Rajesh Kumar	40	35	40		35	45	65	35	44	339	7
Rakesh Rai	40	35	40	30	35	45	65	35	90	415	2
Sai Karthik Burra	40			30	35	45				150	18
Sanket Saxena				30	35					65	22
Shaheer Rahman	40		40	30	35	45	65			255	11
Shri Vasantha S S	40			30	35	45				150	18
T. N. Venkatesh		35		30						65	22
Varun R	40	35	40	30	35					180	16
Zalak Ghetia	40		40		35	45	65			225	12

Round 3 - Arjuna - Results

Name	Relay 1			Relay 2			Relay 3			Relay 4			Relay 5			Relay 6			Bonus	Total	Rank
	T	M	B	T	M	B	T	M	B	T	M	B	T	M	B	T	M	B
Aditi Seshadri	5	10	5	5	5	5	5	10	10	5			5	15	15	10				110	10
Akash Doulani	5	10	5	5	5	5	5	10	10	5	20	15	5		15	10				130	6
Amit Sowani	5	10	5	5	5	5	5	10	10	5	20	15	5	15	15	10	15	15	30	205	1
Ashish Kumar	5	10	5	5	5	5	5	10	10	5	20	15	5			10				115	8
C V A Ravi Kumar	5	10	5	5	5	5	5		10	5	20		5			10				90	15
D. Devarajan	5	10	5	5	5	5	5	10	10	5	20									85	17
Deepika Moningi	5	10	5	5	5	5	5			5	20		5			10				80	18
Gaurav Kumar Jain	5	10	5	5	5	5	5	10	10	5	20	15	5	15	15	10	15			160	2
Harmeet Singh	5	10	5	5	5	5	5	10	10	5	20	15	5							105	12
Jayant Ameta	5	10	5	5	5	5	5	10	10	5	20	15	5	15		10	15	15		160	2
K. Ravichandran	5	10	5	5	5	5	5	10	10	5	20		5			10				100	13
Kunal Verma	5	10	5	5	5	5	5			5	20	15	5			10				95	14
M. Ezhilarasi	5	10	5	5	5	5	5	10	10	5	20		5	15		10				115	8
Manikodi Rathinam	5		5	5	5	5	5	10	10				5			10				65	24
Neeraj Mehrotra	5	10	5	5	5	5	5	10	10	5			5	15	15	10				110	10
Parag Jain	5	10	5	5	5	5	5			5	20		5			10				80	18
Priyanka Bansal	5	10	5	5	5	5							5	15						55	28
PURVI SHAH	5	10	5	5	5	5	5			5			5	15	15	10				90	15
R. Kumaresan	5	10	5	5	5	5	5		10	5			5							60	26
Rajesh Kumar	5	10	5	5	5	5	5	10	10	5	20	15	5	15						120	7
Rakesh Rai	5	10	5	5	5	5	5	10	10	5	20	15	5	15	15	10	15			160	2
Sai Karthik Burra	5	10	5	5	5	5	5		10	5			5			10				70	22
Sanket Saxena	5	10	5	5			5	10	10	5			5							60	26
Shaheer Rahman		10	5			5			10	5				15	15	10				75	21
Shri Vasantha S S	5	10	5	5	5	5	5	10	10				5							65	24
T. N. Venkatesh	5	10	5	5	5	5	5	10	10	5			5			10				80	18
Varun R	5	10	5	5			5	10	10	5			5			10				70	22
Zalak Ghetia	5	10	5	5	5	5	5	10	10	5	20	15	5	15	15	10				145	5

Round 4 - Nakula - Results

Name	Expand	Over	Comp	Link	Bonus	Total	Rank
Aditi Seshadri	40					40	23
Akash Doulani	40		30	45		115	5
Amit Sowani	40	60	30	45	25	200	2
Ashish Kumar	40		30	45		115	5
C V A Ravi Kumar			30	45		75	18
D. Devarajan				45		45	22
Deepika Moningi	40		30			70	19
Gaurav Kumar Jain	40	60	30	45	40	215	1
Harmeet Singh	40		30	45		115	5
Jayant Ameta	40		30	45	8	123	4
K. Ravichandran	40		30	45		115	5
Kunal Verma	40			45		85	14
M. Ezhilarasi	40		30	45		115	5
Manikodi Rathinam						0	27
Neeraj Mehrotra	40		30	45		115	5
Parag Jain						0	27
Priyanka Bansal			30			30	25
PURVI SHAH	40			45		85	14
R. Kumaresan			30			30	25
Rajesh Kumar	40		30	45		115	5
Rakesh Rai	40	60	30	45	20	195	3
Sai Karthik Burra	40		30	45		115	5
Sanket Saxena	40			45		85	14
Shaheer Rahman	40		30			70	19
Shri Vasantha S S	40					40	23
T. N. Venkatesh	40		30			70	19
Varun R	40			45		85	14
Zalak Ghetia	40		30	45		115	5