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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
	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	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	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	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	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	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	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	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	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	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	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	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	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	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	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	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	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	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	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	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	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	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	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	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	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	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	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	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	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	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	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	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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