The 2013 Scrabble Champions Tournament (Invitational)

December 4–8, 2013

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SCTI 2013: Sanath Hemachandra [#45]

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On this page, you will find information about Sanath Hemachandra, who is competing at the 2013 Scrabble Champions Tournament: Invitational. This page was updated at least hourly between 09:00 A.M. and midnight local time. This player currently has a record of 12-19, -171, and is ranked #102.

Lower on this page, you can find brief self-reported biographical details of the player, statistics on the player’s past several years of rated tournament play in North America, a graphic showing the player’s ups and downs at this tournament, and a round-by-round report on the player’s opponents and games.

Background Information
	Given name(s): Sanath Surname(s): Hemachandra Home: Muscat, Oman Awards: 1995 1996 1999 Oman NSC; 2004 (Runner-up) Gulf SC Hobbies: Music, singing, swimming, reading, philosophy SCTI 2013 Team: Oman

Round by Round
High score: 591 Average for: 394 Average against: 400
Round 1	England	Hemachandra played #62 Lewis Mackay (Eng) and won 434 to 404 (a spread of 30). Current ranking: #42. Current record: 1-0, +30.
Round 2	United States	Hemachandra played #22 Evans Clinchy (USA) and lost 359 to 516 (a spread of -157). Current ranking: #73. Current record: 1-1, -127.
Round 3	United States	Hemachandra played #38 Marty Gabriel (USA) and lost 375 to 384 (a spread of -9). Current ranking: #79. Current record: 1-2, -136.
Round 4	United States	Hemachandra played #49 Jason Keller (USA) and lost 411 to 420 (a spread of -9). Current ranking: #86. Current record: 1-3, -145.
Round 5	South Africa	Hemachandra played #46 Trevor Hovelmeier (ZAF) and lost 393 to 476 (a spread of -83). Current ranking: #97. Current record: 1-4, -228.
Round 6	Romania	Hemachandra played #86 Dan Sandu (ROM) and won 433 to 320 (a spread of 113). Current ranking: #84. Current record: 2-4, -115.
Round 7	Thailand	Hemachandra played #21 Apirat Choomai (THA) and lost 422 to 470 (a spread of -48). Current ranking: #91. Current record: 2-5, -163.
Round 8	Germany, Federal Republic of	Hemachandra played #34 Peggy Fehily (DEU) and won 370 to 334 (a spread of 36). Current ranking: #84. Current record: 3-5, -127.
Round 9	New Zealand	Hemachandra played #18 Nicholas Cavenagh (NZL) and lost 412 to 415 (a spread of -3). Current ranking: #89. Current record: 3-6, -130.
Round 10	Philippines	Hemachandra played #1 Chris Abordo (PHL) and lost 400 to 461 (a spread of -61). Current ranking: #95. Current record: 3-7, -191.
Round 11	Wales	Hemachandra played #108 Gareth Williams (Wal) and won 499 to 375 (a spread of 124). Current ranking: #87. Current record: 4-7, -67.
Round 12	United Arab Emirates	Hemachandra played #60 Selwyn Lobo (ARE) and lost 405 to 428 (a spread of -23). Current ranking: #92. Current record: 4-8, -90.
Round 13	Bahrain	Hemachandra played #90 Irfan Siddiqui (BHR) and lost 410 to 477 (a spread of -67). Current ranking: #97. Current record: 4-9, -157.
Round 14	Netherlands	Hemachandra played #15 Anand Buddhdev (NLD) and lost 360 to 424 (a spread of -64). Current ranking: #102. Current record: 4-10, -221.
Round 15	United States	Hemachandra played #69 John OLaughlin (USA) and won 460 to 432 (a spread of 28). Current ranking: #100. Current record: 5-10, -193.
Round 16	Slovakia	Hemachandra played #94 Viliam Snabel (SVK) and lost 346 to 350 (a spread of -4). Current ranking: #103. Current record: 5-11, -197.
Round 17	Indonesia	Hemachandra played #43 H Hardiyanto (IDN) and won 591 to 251 (a spread of 340). Current ranking: #99. Current record: 6-11, +143.
Round 18	Czech Republic	Hemachandra played #109 Radana Williamsova (CZE) and won 397 to 300 (a spread of 97). Current ranking: #92. Current record: 7-11, +240.
Round 19	Czech Republic	Hemachandra played #84 Tomas Rodr (CZE) and won 446 to 317 (a spread of 129). Current ranking: #80. Current record: 8-11, +369.
Round 20	Singapore	Hemachandra played #110 Zhi Yuan Wong (SGP) and lost 391 to 450 (a spread of -59). Current ranking: #90. Current record: 8-12, +310.
Round 21	Malaysia	Hemachandra played #48 William Kang (MYS) and won 393 to 365 (a spread of 28). Current ranking: #79. Current record: 9-12, +338.
Round 22	Last Chance Qualifier	Hemachandra played #79 Muhammad Shabaz (LCQ) and lost 332 to 444 (a spread of -112). Current ranking: #90. Current record: 9-13, +226.
Round 23	United States	Hemachandra played #77 Steve Polatnick (USA) and won 360 to 347 (a spread of 13). Current ranking: #82. Current record: 10-13, +239.
Round 24	Thailand	Hemachandra played #17 Gerald Carter (THA) and won 442 to 380 (a spread of 62). Current ranking: #72. Current record: 11-13, +301.
Round 25	England	Hemachandra played #53 Terry Kirk (Eng) and lost 399 to 468 (a spread of -69). Current ranking: #83. Current record: 11-14, +232.
Round 26	Australia	Hemachandra played #42 Trevor Halsall (AUS) and lost 264 to 486 (a spread of -222). Current ranking: #94. Current record: 11-15, +10.
Round 27	Indonesia	Hemachandra played #87 Fadlan Satria (IDN) and lost 352 to 362 (a spread of -10). Current ranking: #101. Current record: 11-16, +0.
Round 28	Japan	Hemachandra played #57 Kunihiko Kuroda (JPN) and won 425 to 349 (a spread of 76). Current ranking: #95. Current record: 12-16, +76.
Round 29	Norway	Hemachandra played #37 Anlaug Frydenlund (NOR) and lost 330 to 344 (a spread of -14). Current ranking: #100. Current record: 12-17, +62.
Round 30	France	Hemachandra played #11 Herve Bohbot (FRA) and lost 339 to 388 (a spread of -49). Current ranking: #101. Current record: 12-18, +13.
Round 31	Saudi Arabia	Hemachandra played #95 Sanjeev Sreejayan (SAU) and lost 270 to 454 (a spread of -184). Current ranking: #102. Current record: 12-19, -171.

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