Results
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2023 National Winners
National Champion: Shradha Rachamreddy
National Runner Up: Ishika Varipalli
2023 Dallas Regional Winners
Ishika Varipalli – Champion
Ananya Rao Prasanna – Runner up
Edison Co-Champions
Faizan Zaki - Regional Co-Champion
Tarini Nandakumar - Regional Co-Champion
Fremont Co-Champions
Bruhat Soma - Regional Co-Champion
Shradha Rachamreddy - Regional Co-Champion
2022 National Winners
Yash Shelar – National Champion
Tarini Nandakumar – Runner up
Houston
Nimal Murugan - Regional Champion
Ananya Rao Prassanna - Runner Up
Dallas
Shradha Rachamreddy - Regional Champion
Rishi Nemmani - Runner up
Seattle: Co-Champions
Abhilash Patel
Deetya Vuppala
Raleigh
Surya Kapu - Regional Champion
Sophia Lopez - Runner Up
Edison: Co-Champions
Tarini Nandakumar - Co Champion
Yash Shelar - Co Champion
Fremont
Saharsh Vuppala - Regional Champion
Sirjana Kaur - Runner Up
2021 National Champions
Sahasrad Sathish – National Champion
Akshainie Kamma – Runner Up
Houston
Ishika Varipilli – Regional Champion
Yash Ganesh – Runner Up
Seattle
Saharsh Vuppala – Co-Champion
Pranav Chandar – Co-Champion
Raleigh
Maya Jadhav – Co-Champion
Akshita Balaji – Co-Champion
Edison
Akshainie Kamma – Regional Champion
Dev Shah – Runner Up
Fremont
Harini Logan – Regional Champion
Shradha Rachamreddy – Runner Up
2020 National Champions
Aaron Chang – National Champion
Aritra Banerjee – Runner Up
Dallas Winners
Tarini Nandakumar – Regional Champion
Chaitra Thummala – Runner Up
Seattle Winners
Saharsh Vuppala – Regional Champion
Deetya Vuppala – Runner Up
Raleigh Winners
Maya Jodhav – Co-Champion
Zaila Avant-Garde – Co-Champion
Edison Winners
Nitya Kathiravan – Regional Champion
Sirjana Kaur – First Runner Up
Fremont Winners
Dean Alkhairy – Regional Champion
Jayden Lee – First Runner Up
2019 National Champion
Navneeth Murali (National Champion) of
Edison, New Jersey
2019 National First Runners-Up
Jaideep Janakiram, Head of North America, Sony Entertainment Television-Asia, Vayun Krishna of Sunnyvale, California, Hephzibah Sujoe of Forth Worth, Texas, Pranav Nandakumar of Austin, Texas (National Runners-up), Rahul Walia, Founder of the South Asian Spelling Bee, & Sravanth Malla, 2017 National SASB Champion
Bay Area
Nidhi Vadlamudi – (winner)- Santa Clara, California
Vayun Krishna – (1st Runner Up)- Sunnyvale, California
Charlotte
Maya Jadhav (winner) – Fitchburg, Wisconsin
Ekansh Rastogi (1st Runner up) – Heathrow, Florida
DC Metro
Aryan Nindra — (co-Champion) Leesburg, Virginia
Nilla Rajan — (co-champion) Chillicothe, Ohio
Dallas
Pranav Nandakumar — Regional Champion from Austin, Texas
Hepzibah Sujoe — 1st Runner Up from Ft. Worth, Texas
New Jersey
Navneeth Murali — Regional Champion from Edison, New Jersey
Advitiya Jadhav — 1st Runner Up from Princeton Junction, New Jersey
2018 National Champions
2018 South Asian Spelling Bee Champion – Sohum Sukhatankar
Jaideep Janakiram, Head of North America, Sony Entertainment Television-Asia
Sohum Sukhatankar (National Champion) and Father
Abhijay Kodali (National First Runner Up) and Father
Rahul Walia, Founder of South Asian Spelling Bee
2018 DC Metro Winners
Regional Champion – Christopher Serrao, 12 from Whitehouse Station, New Jersey
1st Runner-Up – Srivarun Hathwar, 12 from Virginia Beach, Virginia
2018 Dallas Winners
Regional Champion – Sohum Sukhatankar, 12 from Dallas, Texas
1st Runner-Up – Rohan Raja, 12 from Irving, Texas
2018 Chicago Winners
Regional Champion – Snehal Choudhury, 14 from Massillon, Ohio
1st Runner-Up – Maya Jadhav, 10 from Fitchburg, Wisconsin
2018 Charlotte Winners
Regional Champion – Vishal Madhudi, 15 from Painted Post, New York
1st Runner-Up – Kyu Carlo, 14 from Carrollton, Georgia
2018 Charlotte Winners
Regional Champion – Rishik Ghandhasri, 12 from San Jose, California
1st Runner-Up – Vayun Krishna, 11 from Sunnyvale, California
2017 National Champions
National Champion – Sravanth Malla
First Runner Up – Sreeniketh Vogoti
2017 Chicago Winners
Regional Champion – Nilla Rajan, 12 from Chillicothe, Ohio
1st Runner-up – Snehal Choudhury, 12 from Massillon, Ohio
2nd Runner-up – Jashun Paluru, 12 from West Lafayette, Indiana
2017 Dallas Winners
Pranav Chemudupaty (Regional Champ)
Pavani Chittemsetty & Abhijay Kodali (Co-First Runner Up)
2017 Seattle Winners
Regional Champion – Cameron Keith, 11 from Longmont, Colorado
1st Runner-up – Zoe Keith, 10 from Longmont, Colorado
2nd Runner-up – Vithul Ravivarma, 13 from Sammamish, Washington
2017 Bay Area Winners
Regional champ – Rutvik Gandhasri, San Jose, CA
1st Runner Up – Rishik Gandhasri, San Jose, CA
2nd Runner Up – Emaad Sohail, Bakersfield, CA
2017 New Jersey Winners
Sujata Choudhury (Regional Champion)
Abilash Patel (First Runner Up)
Agranya Ketha (Second Runner Up)
2017 DC Winners
Shaheer Imam (Regional Champion)
Aryan Nindra (First Runner Up)
Aditya Chezhiyan (Second Runner Up)
2017 Charlotte Winners
Sreeniketh Vogoti (Regional Champion)
Kyu-Carlo Alegre (First Runner Up)
Adrija Rukmini (Second Runner Up)
2017 Boston Winners
Sravanth Malla (Regional Champion)
Anmol Dash (First Runner Up)
Richa Juvekar (Second Runner Up)
2016 National Champions
National Champion – Siyona Mishra
1st Runner Up – Ananya Kodali
2016 Seattle Winners
Regional Champion – Ayush Noori
1st Runner Up – Tony Punnacherry
2nd Runner Up – Anshita Saini
2016 New Jersey Winners
Regional Champion – Shruthika Padhy
1st Runner Up – Christy Jestin
2nd Runner Up – Roshni Kainthan
2016 Los Angeles Winners
Regional Champion – Ananya Vinay
1st Runner Up – Emaad Sohail
2nd Runner Up – Kiran Depala
2016 DC Winners
Regional Champion – Tejas Muthusamy
1st Runner Up – Rohan Sachdev
2nd Runner Up – Aditya Chezhiyan
2016 Dallas Winners
Regional Champion – Ananya Kodali
1st Runner Up – Rohan Rajeev
2nd Runner Up – Smrithi Upadhyayula
2016 Chicago Winners
Regional Champion – Jashun Paluru
1st Runner Up – Anmol Dash
2nd Runner Up – Tara Singh
2016 Charlotte Winners
Regional Champion – Snehaa Ganesh Kumar
1st Runner Up – Siyona Mishra
2nd Runner Up – Akshra Paimagam
2016 Bay Area Winners
Regional Champion – Rutvik Ghandasri
1st Runner Up – Rishik Ghandasri
2nd Runner Up – Aaryan Shah
2016 Atlanta Winners
Regional Champion – Sreeniketh Vogoti
1st Runner Up – Navya Murugesan
2nd Runner Up – Pavani Chittemsetty
2016 Houston Winners
Regional Champion – Raksheet Kota
1st Runner Up – Alex Iyer
2nd Runner Up – Abhirami Jeyaseelan
2016 New York Winners
Regional Champion – Srinath Mahankali
1st Runner Up – Sravanth Malla
2nd Runner Up – Anil Singh
2016 Boston Winners
Regional Champion – Pranav Chemudupaty
1st Runner Up – Ashrita Gandhari
2nd Runner Up – Richa Juvekar
2015 National Champions
National Champion – Shourav Dasari
1st Runner Up – Jairam Hathwar
2015 Los Angeles Winners
Regional Champion – Aryan Verma
1st Runner Up – Yash Hande
2nd Runner Up – Kiran Depala
2015 Bay Area Winners
Regional Champion – Shreyas Rathi
1st Runner Up – Shreya Girish
2nd Runner Up – Anisha Rao
2015 Houston Winners
Regional Champion – Shobha Dasari
1st Runner Up – Shourav Dasari
2nd Runner Up – Abhirami Jeyaseelan
2015 Chicago Winners
Regional Champion – Sharanya Pastapur
1st Runner Up – Shiv Dewan
2nd Runner Up – Aniket Nuthalapati
2015 Seattle Winners
Regional Champion – Ayush Noori
1st Runner Up – Susanne George
2nd Runner Up – Anshita Saini
2015 Atlanta Winners
Regional Champion – Dev Jaiswal
1st Runner Up – Vishal Thakwani
2nd Runner Up – Lipika Narisettu
2015 Charlotte Winners
Regional Champion – Siyona Mishra
1st Runner Up – Adrija Rukmini
2nd Runner Up – Aryan Sreshta
2015 DC Metro Winners
Regional Champion – Tejas Muthusamy
1st Runner Up – Shaheer Imam
2nd Runner Up – Shreyas Parab
2015 New Jersey Winners
Regional Champion – Siddharth Krishnakumar
1st Runner Up – Roshni Kainthan
2nd Runner Up – Shruthika Padhy
2015 New York Winners
Regional Champion – Jairam Hathwar
1st Runner Up – Uma Upamaka
2nd Runner Up – Anil Singh
2015 Boston Winners
Regional Champion – Arushi Kalpande
1st Runner Up – Harshitha Sunchu
2nd Runner Up – Anjum Khalifa
2014 National Champion
Gokul Venkatachalam – Metlife South Asian Spelling Bee National Winner
2014 Seattle Winners
Sriharshita Musunuri – Regional Champ
Divya Amirtharaj – 1st Runner Up
Anshita Saini – 2nd Runner Up
2014 Orlando Winners
Shreya Nidadavolu – (Regional Champ)
Siyona Mishra – (1st Runner Up)
Sreeniketh Vogoti – (2nd Runner Up)
2014 New York Winners
Sanjana Malla – Regional Champ
Muthara Bhuiyan- 1st Runner Up
Anil Singh – 2nd Runner Up
2014 New Jersey Winners
Aditya Rao – Regional Champ
Roshni Kainthan – 1st Runner Up
Sanjay Rao – 2nd Runner Up
2014 Los Angeles Winners
Aryan Verma – Regional Champ
Anjana Saravanan – 1st Runner Up
Jayani Srinivasan – 2nd Runner Up
2014 Houston Winners
Shourav Dasari – (Regional Champ)
Shobha Dasari – (1st Runner Up)
Tanya Roysam – (2nd Runner Up)
2014 DC Metro Winners
Tejas Muthusamy – Champion
Shreyas Parab – 1st Runner Up
Manasi Surve – 2nd Runner Up
2014 Dallas Winners
Vanya Shivshankar – (Regional Champ)
Ananya Kodali – (1st Runner Up)
Ansun Sujoe – (2nd Runner Up)
2014 Chicago Winners
Gokul Venkatchalam – Regional Champ
Yasir Hasnain – 1st Runner Up
Nikhit Rao – 2nd Runner Up
2014 Boston Winners
Arjun Jivjiwan – Regional Champion
Arushi Kalpande – 1st Runner up
Anirudh Iyer – 2nd Runner up
2014 Bay Area Winners
Swapnil Garg – Regional Champ
Surya Auroprem – 1st Runner Up
Shirlyn Prabahar – 2nd Runner Up
2014 Atlanta Winners
Dev Jaiswal – (Regional Champ)
Arul Selvakumar – (1st Runner Up)
Varun Kumar – (2nd Runner Up)
2013 National Champions
Sriram Hathwar – National Champion
Shobha Dasari & Shourav Dasari – National Runner Ups
2013 Seattle Winners
Regional Champ Neha Seshadari
First Runner-Up Siddhant Chari
Second Runner-Up Tapabrata Ghosh
2013 Orlando Winners
Shreya Nidadavolu – Regional Champion
Siyona Mishra – 1st Runner Up
Dhyana Mishra – 2nd Runner Up
2013 New York Winners
Aditya Rao – Regional Champion
Jairam Hathwar – 1st Runner Up
Sriram Hathwar – 2nd Runner Up
2013 New Jersey Winners
Keerthi Radhakrishnan – Regional Champion
Swetha Pola – 1st Runner Up
Ameya Hadap – 2nd Runner Up
2013 Los Angeles Winners
Aditya Mishra – Regional Champion
Samruddhi Hande – 1st Runner Up
Arthava Patil – 2nd Runner Up
2013 Houston Winners
Shobha Dasari – Regional Champion
Shorav Dasari – 1st Runner Up
Himanvi Kopuri – 2nd Runner Up
2013 DC Metro Winners
North Royalton – Regional Champion
Moses Alexander – 1st Runner Up
Varun Mosur Purcellville – 2nd Runner Up
2013 Dallas Winners
Chetan Reddy – Regional Champion
Lokesh Naginenni – 1st Runner Up
Ansun Sujoe – 2nd Runner Up
2013 Chicago Winners
Gokul Venkatachalam – Regional Champion
Sharmita Dixit – 1st Runner Up
Yasir Hasnain – 2nd Runner Up
2013 Boston Winners
Surabhi Iyer – Regional Champion
Shakti Kumaresan – 1st Runner Up
Mahima Das – 2nd Runner Up
2013 Bay Area Winners
Shirlyn Prabahar – Regional Champion
Neel Kovelamudi – 1st Runner Up
Anwesh Sahu – 2nd Runner Up
2013 Atlanta Winners
Dev Jaiswal – Regional Champion
Alina Baiju – 1st Runner Up
Julia Radhakrishnan – 2nd Runner Up
2012 Seattle Winners
Suvansh Sanjeev – Regional Champion
Anushka Nair – 1st Runner Up
Nikhilesh Kumar – 2nd Runner Up
2012 New York Winners
Sanjana Malla – Regional Champion
Naman Shakrani – 1st Runner Up
Isha Brahmbatt – 2nd Runner Up
2012 New Jersey Winners
Sriram Hathwar – Regional Champion
Ameya Hadap – 1st Runner Up
Shreyan Das – 2nd Runner Up
2012 Los Angeles Winners
Aditya Mishra – Regional Champion
Samruddhi Hande – 1st Runner Up
Arthava Patil – 2nd Runner Up
2012 Houston Winners
Syamantak Payra – Regional Champion
Shourav Dasari – 1st Runner Up
Shobha Dasari – 2nd Runner Up
2012 DC Metro Winners
Roshni Kainthan – Regional Champion
Ankith Laichetty – 1st Runner Up
Tejas Muthusany – 2nd Runner Up
2012 Dallas Winners
Chetan Reddy – Regional Champion
Nandika Mansingka – 1st Runner Up
Lokesh Nagineni – 2nd Runner Up
2012 Chicago Winners
Sai Allu – Regional Champion
Roshni Asirvatham – 1st Runner Up
Gokul Venkatachalam – 2nd Runner Up
2012 Boston Winners
Arushi Kalpande – Regional Champion
Surabhi Iyer – 1st Runner Up
Pratima Rao – 2nd Runner Up
2012 Bay Area Winners
Surya Auroprem – Regional Champion
Siddarth Kulkarni – 1st Runner Up
Rutvik Gandhasri – 2nd Runner Up
2012 Atlanta Winners
Sumedh Garimella – Regional Champion
Sadhana Durbha – 1st Runner Up
Prutha Patel – 2nd Runner Up
2012 National Champions
Syamantak Payra – National Champion
Chetan Reddy – 1st Runner Up
2011 New York Winners
Regional Champion – Arvind Mahankali
1st Runner Up – Nabeel Rahman
2nd Runner Up – Sanjana Malla
2011 New Jersey Winners
Regional Champion – Sriram Hathwar
1st Runner Up – Aditya Rao
2nd Runner Up – Mariamma Abraham
2011 Los Angeles Winners
Regional Champion – Shruti Amin
1st Runner Up – Samruddhi Hande
2nd Runner Up – Mashad Arora
2011 Houston Winners
Regional Champion – Syamantak Payra
1st Runner Up – Shiva Saravanan
2nd Runner Up – Raksheet Kota
2011 DC Metro Winners
Regional Champion – Sruti Akula
1st Runner Up – Moses Alexander
2nd Runner Up – Som Mohapatra
2011 Dallas Winners
Regional Champion – Chetan Reddy
1st Runner Up – Narahari Bharadwaj
2nd Runner Up – Nikitha Samy
2011 Chicago Winners
Regional Champion – Mahati Vavilala
1st Runner Up – Taarak Shah
2nd Runner Up – Yasir Hasnain
2011 Boston Winners
Regional Champ – Surabhi Iyer
1st Runner Up – Pratima Rao
2nd Runner Up – Anshul Joshi
2011 Bay Area Winners
Regional Champion – Akshayraj Aitha
1st Runner Up – Swapnil Garg
2nd Runner Up – Surya Auroprem
2011 Atlanta Winners
Regional Champion – Stuti Mishra
1st Runner Up – Vaidya Govindarajan
2nd Runner Up – Nilai Sarda
2011 National Champions
National Champion – Narahari Bharadwaj
1st Runner Up – Stuti Mishra
2nd Runner Up – Chetan Reddy
2010 National Champions
National Champion – Narahari Bharadwaj
1st Runner Up – Stuti Mishra
2nd Runner Up – Chetan Reddy
2010 Washington Winners
Regional Champion – Sriram Hathwar
First Runner Up – Anjithaa Radakrishnan
Second Runner Up – Prakash Mishra
2010 New York Winners
Regional Champion – Sukanya Roy
First Runner Up – Emily Pathil
Second Runner Up – Saloni Jaiswal
2010 New Jersey Winners
Regional Champion – Anahita Iyer
First Runner Up – Neetu Chandak
Second Runner Up – Arvind Mahankali
2010 Los Angeles Winners
Regional Champion – Sivateja Tangirala
First Runner Up – Syed Huq
Second Runner Up – Varenya Shrikant
2010 Houston Winners
Regional Champion – Shilpa Saravanan
First Runner Up – Syamantak Payra
Second Runner Up – Abhishek Routray
2010 Dallas Winners
Regional Champion – Akshay Raghuram
First Runner Up – Narahari Bharadwaj
Second Runner Up – Nikitha Samy
Eligibility
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A speller qualifying for the 2021 South Asian Spelling Bee must meet these requirements:
- The speller must have been born on or after September 1st 2007 to be eligible for the 2022 South Asian Spelling Bee.
- At least one of the speller’s parents or grandparents must be of South Asian descent. To be of South Asian descent, an individual must be able to trace his or her lineage to one of the following nations: Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, and/or Sri Lanka.
A speller can participate in only ONE regional contest per year. For example, a speller cannot participate in New Jersey once eliminated in the Bay Area Competition of the 2022 South Asian Spelling Bees. It is the responsibility of the parent/guardian to make certain that his/her child meets the eligibility criteria and is not participating in more than one regional contest in a given year.
The 2022 South Asian Spelling Bee reserves the right to verify eligibility including but not limited to the date of birth and/or grade of the spellers and revoke the rank(s) and prize(s) in case of any discrepancy. The South Asian Spelling Bee may disqualify, prior to or during the competition, any speller who is not in compliance with any of its eligibility requirements; and it may at any time between the commencement and conclusion of the 2022 South Asian Spelling Bee require any speller who is found to have not been in compliance with any of the eligibility requirements to forfeit the prizes, rank, and other benefits awarded to the speller as a result of participation in the 2022 South Asian Spelling Bee.
Indemnity
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All spellers, their legal guardians, parents and registrants hold South Asian Engagement Foundation, its affiliated entities, employees, directors, officers, licensees, agents, designees, successors and assigns (collectively, the “Indemnified Parties”) harmless from and against any and all claims, losses, costs, liabilities, damages, and expenses, including counsel fees, of every kind, nature, and description, including, but not limited to libel, slander, illegal competition or trade practices, or infringement of trade marks or program titles, violation of any statutory or regulatory prohibition on commercial content, violation of rights of privacy, and infringement of copyrights and proprietary rights.
Refunds
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After registration it is the responsibility of the speller and their parent/guardian to check in at the appropriate time and place. NO REFUNDS will be issued under any circumstances.