India, Nov. 23 -- Erik Agard of Kansas City, US, and his compatriot Matthew Marcus from Portland have maintained their supremacy in the 13th edition of the global Indian Crossword League (IXL). In the 10th and last online round of the contest's preliminary stage, while Erik stood first, Matthew was close behind on number 2. Interestingly, the next two positions too have been taken by overseas players - Philip Coote of Canberra, Australia, and Neville Fogarty of Newport News, US, at numbers 3 and 4, respectively.

With the end of the 10th round, a final cumulative leaderboard has been formed. This too witnesses Matthew and Erik at numbers 1 and 2, respectively. Ramki Krishnan from Chennai, a six-time champion, sits at 3 in the cumulative r...