Aqua Regia 2007 came to Vijayawada on October 28,2007. This is the first time that Vijayawada, also known as Blazewada for its scorching summers, played host to an Aqua Regia event.

About 2500 students (1250 teams) took part in the School-level Prelims. Of these, 160 teams were short-listed for the City Prelims. After we administered the 25 Visual Questions that make up the City Prelims, the following top six teams short-listed for the On Stage Finals:

(a) Nalanda Vidya Niketan: P. Sai Krishna & B. Sri Hareendra (both of Class X)

(b) Atkinson A. I. Higher Sec. School: K. Soumya & T.Sultana (both of Class X)

(c) N. S. M. Public School Team I: M. Chaitanya & D.Nikhilesh (both of Class X)

(d) N. S. M. Public School Team II: B. V. Aditya & P.Ramachandra (both of Class X)

(e) Nirmala High School: Vikram Simha Reddy & P. Y.Sriram (both of Class X)

(f) Ravindra Bharati Public School: Y. Amulya (Class X) & V. Dinesh (Class IX)

While the ‘Prelims’ was a tight affair, the ‘On-Stage Finals’ turned out to be a one-team show. The team of P. Sai Krishna & B. Sri Hareendra from Nalanda Vidya Niketan led the rest from the very first round. The other five teams tried their best to go past the Nalanda duo but to no avail.

The final standings were as follows:

(a) Nalanda Vidya Niketan: P. Sai Krishna & B. Sri Hareendra (both of Class X)

(b) Ravindra Bharati Public School: Y. Amulya (Class X) & V. Dinesh (Class IX)

(c) Atkinson A. I. Higher Sec. School: K. Soumya & T.Sultana (both of Class X)

(d) N. S. M. Public School Team II: B. V. Aditya & P.Ramachandra (both of Class X)

(e) Nirmala High School: Vikram Simha Reddy & P. Y.Sriram (both of Class X)

(f) N. S. M. Public School Team I: M. Chaitanya & D.Nikhilesh (both of Class X)

With this win, the Nalanda Vidya Niketan team not only won Rs.10,000 but also assured themselves of a place in the Hyderabad Regional Finals.