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{{Short description|Indian squash player (born 1979)}}
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'''Ritwik Bhattacharya''' ({{langx|bn|ঋত্বিক ভট্টাচার্য}}; born 14 October 1979 in [[Pathankot]]) is a [[squash player]] from India.

The flag bearer of Indian Squash on [[Professional Squash Association]] tour, as an accomplished junior players he brought momentum in the Indian squash scene.

Ritwik trained in England for five years under coach Neil Harvey, and was once India's highest ranked squash player (until superseded by Saurav Ghosal in 2013) and its most successful with nine PSA tour titles till date. His highest world ranking was #38 in November 2008. He was the first Indian to break into the top 50 of the PSA World Rankings (May 2006).

* He has won the Indian National Squash Championship five times (1998, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2005).
* He was the finalist at the World Doubles 2004 (Team India, partner: Saurav Ghosal).
* Has earned more than 70 caps playing for India and captained the Indian Team to a top 8 finish in the World Team Championships in 2007.

Ritwik who is now out of competitive squash  has set up a squash academy START ( Squash Temple and Real Training) which currently trains over 150  tribal children  who have never been exposed to sports and hail from  economically and educationally poor background from villages in and around Mokashi on the outskirts of Mumbai in India. Trainees at Bhattacharya's academy are now a regular fixture on the Junior National Circuit.   

==Personal life==
Ritwik Bhattacharya was in relationship with Bollywood actress [[Neha Dhupia]] but they split in June 2010. According to reports, Ritwik is now married to Pia Trivedi.<ref>{{cite news| url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/filmi-party/bollywood/Model-Pia-Trivedi-weds-squash-ace-Ritwik-Bhattacharya/articleshow/22549545.cms | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131003120451/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-09-14/bollywood/42042383_1_white-wedding-model-pia-trivedi-ritwik-bhattacharya | url-status=live | archive-date=3 October 2013 | work=[[The Times of India]] | title= Ritwik Bhattacharya-Pia Trivedi in love!| date=10 July 2012}}</ref>

== Television appearances ==
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| 2013
| {{nowrap|[[Fear Factor – Khatron Ke Khiladi#Season 3|Khatron Ke Khiladi 3]]}}
| Himself
| [[Colors TV]]
| 1st Runner-up
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== References ==
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== External links ==
* [http://coachcyrus.wordpress.com/tag/ritwik-bhattacharya Articles on Ritwik Bhattacharya on Cyrus' Blog]
* [http://www.ritwikbhattacharya.in/index.php Ritwik Bhattacharya]
* {{Squash Info|65-ritwik-bhattacharya}}

{{Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi}}

<ref>PTI reports.</ref>{{DEFAULTSORT:Bhattacharya, Ritwik}}
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