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December 4–8, 2013

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SCTI 2013: Lakshan Wanniarachchi [#101]

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On this page, you will find information about Lakshan Wanniarachchi, 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 15-16, -149, and is ranked #70.

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

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Given name(s): Lakshan
Surname(s): Wanniarachchi
Home: Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka
Awards: 2002 2003 2005 Sri Lanka NSC; (5 times) Premier Players; (4 times) Scrabble Player of the Year
Hobbies: Playing softball, cricket and touch rugby, reading
SCTI 2013 Team: Sri Lanka

Round by Round

High score: 605
Average for: 418
Average against: 423

Round 1

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England

Wanniarachchi played #5 Paul Allan (Eng) and lost 400 to 450 (a spread of -50).

Current ranking: #77.

Current record: 0-1, -50.

Round 2

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New Zealand

Wanniarachchi played #103 Howard Warner (NZL) and won 395 to 348 (a spread of 47).

Current ranking: #56.

Current record: 1-1, -3.

Round 3

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Slovakia

Wanniarachchi played #94 Viliam Snabel (SVK) and won 497 to 269 (a spread of 228).

Current ranking: #27.

Current record: 2-1, +225.

Round 4

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United Arab Emirates

Wanniarachchi played #96 Mohammad Sulaiman (ARE) and won 440 to 399 (a spread of 41).

Current ranking: #20.

Current record: 3-1, +266.

Round 5

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England

Wanniarachchi played #50 Wayne Kelly (Eng) and lost 376 to 487 (a spread of -111).

Current ranking: #39.

Current record: 3-2, +155.

Round 6

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England

Wanniarachchi played #93 Brett Smitheram (Eng) and lost 344 to 493 (a spread of -149).

Current ranking: #63.

Current record: 3-3, +6.

Round 7

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Scotland

Wanniarachchi played #41 Helen Gipson (Sco) and lost 462 to 475 (a spread of -13).

Current ranking: #72.

Current record: 3-4, -7.

Round 8

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Scotland

Wanniarachchi played #40 Simon Gillam (Sco) and won 455 to 395 (a spread of 60).

Current ranking: #59.

Current record: 4-4, +53.

Round 9

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Canada

Wanniarachchi played #100 Matthew Tunnicliffe (CAN) and lost 402 to 519 (a spread of -117).

Current ranking: #73.

Current record: 4-5, -64.

Round 10

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Thailand

Wanniarachchi played #97 Taewan Sutthasin (THA) and lost 394 to 404 (a spread of -10).

Current ranking: #81.

Current record: 4-6, -74.

Round 11

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Ghana

Wanniarachchi played #4 Michael Akonor (GHA) and won 443 to 380 (a spread of 63).

Current ranking: #69.

Current record: 5-6, -11.

Round 12

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Canada

Wanniarachchi played #74 Max Panitch (CAN) and lost 349 to 444 (a spread of -95).

Current ranking: #81.

Current record: 5-7, -106.

Round 13

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Canada

Wanniarachchi played #58 Tony Leah (CAN) and lost 375 to 466 (a spread of -91).

Current ranking: #87.

Current record: 5-8, -197.

Round 14

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World Youth Champion

Wanniarachchi played #65 Michael McKenna (Wysc) and lost 338 to 660 (a spread of -322).

Current ranking: #97.

Current record: 5-9, -519.

Round 15

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England

Wanniarachchi played #89 Austin Shin (Eng) and won 470 to 446 (a spread of 24).

Current ranking: #92.

Current record: 6-9, -495.

Round 16

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Pakistan

Wanniarachchi played #47 Mohammad Inayatullah (PAK) and won 419 to 301 (a spread of 118).

Current ranking: #83.

Current record: 7-9, -377.

Round 17

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Thailand

Wanniarachchi played #21 Apirat Choomai (THA) and won 416 to 372 (a spread of 44).

Current ranking: #71.

Current record: 8-9, -333.

Round 18

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Saudi Arabia

Wanniarachchi played #95 Sanjeev Sreejayan (SAU) and won 493 to 344 (a spread of 149).

Current ranking: #58.

Current record: 9-9, -184.

Round 19

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United States

Wanniarachchi played #49 Jason Keller (USA) and won 392 to 372 (a spread of 20).

Current ranking: #53.

Current record: 10-9, -164.

Round 20

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Canada

Wanniarachchi played #68 Geoffrey Newman (CAN) and won 425 to 348 (a spread of 77).

Current ranking: #44.

Current record: 11-9, -87.

Round 21

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Singapore

Wanniarachchi played #20 Siu Hean Cheah (SGP) and lost 416 to 511 (a spread of -95).

Current ranking: #53.

Current record: 11-10, -182.

Round 22

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South Africa

Wanniarachchi played #46 Trevor Hovelmeier (ZAF) and lost 371 to 486 (a spread of -115).

Current ranking: #61.

Current record: 11-11, -297.

Round 23

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India

Wanniarachchi played #78 Nakul Prabhu (IND) and won 446 to 430 (a spread of 16).

Current ranking: #55.

Current record: 12-11, -281.

Round 24

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Canada

Wanniarachchi played #102 Joel Wapnick (CAN) and lost 414 to 443 (a spread of -29).

Current ranking: #66.

Current record: 12-12, -310.

Round 25

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Philippines

Wanniarachchi played #82 Odette Carmina Rio (PHL) and lost 406 to 459 (a spread of -53).

Current ranking: #74.

Current record: 12-13, -363.

Round 26

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Last Chance Qualifier

Wanniarachchi played #3 Tim Adamson (LCQ) and won 481 to 331 (a spread of 150).

Current ranking: #63.

Current record: 13-13, -213.

Round 27

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United States

Wanniarachchi played #25 Chris Cree (USA) and won 439 to 397 (a spread of 42).

Current ranking: #54.

Current record: 14-13, -171.

Round 28

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England

Wanniarachchi played #107 Howard Wilde (Eng) and lost 356 to 440 (a spread of -84).

Current ranking: #63.

Current record: 14-14, -255.

Round 29

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United States

Wanniarachchi played #54 David Koenig (USA) and lost 395 to 459 (a spread of -64).

Current ranking: #74.

Current record: 14-15, -319.

Round 30

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Scotland

Wanniarachchi played #91 Allan Simmons (Sco) and lost 339 to 470 (a spread of -131).

Current ranking: #87.

Current record: 14-16, -450.

Round 31

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Netherlands

Wanniarachchi played #15 Anand Buddhdev (NLD) and won 605 to 304 (a spread of 301).

Current ranking: #70.

Current record: 15-16, -149.


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