Ramit Tandon

Ramit Tandon, (born August 21, 1992 in Kolkata, India) is a professional squash player who represents India. He graduated from Sishya school in Chennai in 2011. He reached a career-high world ranking of World No. 118 in September 2014. He captained the Indian Junior team to win the first ever Asian Junior title defeating Pakistan in the final. He has won 6 junior national titles and ended his junior career ranked #1 in India. He was part of the U-21 Indian team that made the historic world cup final in 2012. He was a student at Columbia University in the City of New York, where he captained and played No. 1 on the varsity Squash team. He graduated from Columbia University with a Statistics BA in 2015. He received the Skillman award from the College Squash Association to recognize his sportsmanship on and off court. He also received the Connie S.Maniatty award, the highest honor given to an athlete at Columbia University. In January this year, he became the 2nd India ever to qualify for the main draw in the Tournament of Champions at Grand Central Station in New York. He lost to current world champion Grégory Gaultier in 3 sets.