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WESPAC 2017: Janul De Silva [#83]

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On this page, you will find information about Janul De Silva, who is competing at the World English-language Scrabble Players Association Championship 2017. This page was updated at least hourly between 09:00 A.M. and midnight local time. This player currently has a record of 16-16, -250, and is ranked #65.

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): Janul Surname(s): De Silva Home: Sri Lanka WESPA Championship 2017 Team: Sri Lanka

Round by Round
High score: 519 Average for: 428 Average against: 436
Round 1	Canada	De Silva played #23 Max Panitch (CAN) and won 463 to 443 (a spread of 20). Current ranking: #52. Current record: 1-0, +20.
Round 2	New Zealand	De Silva played #58 Howard Warner (NZL) and lost 417 to 533 (a spread of -116). Current ranking: #71. Current record: 1-1, -96.
Round 3	Malaysia	De Silva played #48 Michael Tang (MYS) and won 476 to 372 (a spread of 104). Current ranking: #54. Current record: 2-1, +8.
Round 4	Nigeria	De Silva played #111 Curtis John (NGA) and lost 437 to 469 (a spread of -32). Current ranking: #71. Current record: 2-2, -24.
Round 5	England	De Silva played #28 Christopher Vicary (Eng) and won 451 to 427 (a spread of 24). Current ranking: #52. Current record: 3-2, +0.
Round 6	Canada	De Silva played #22 Shan Abbasi (CAN) and won 513 to 399 (a spread of 114). Current ranking: #37. Current record: 4-2, +114.
Round 7	Ireland	De Silva played #37 Philips Lukeman Owolabi (IRL) and lost 400 to 508 (a spread of -108). Current ranking: #54. Current record: 4-3, +6.
Round 8	Kenya	De Silva played #40 Allan Oyende (KEN) and lost 432 to 535 (a spread of -103). Current ranking: #65. Current record: 4-4, -97.
Round 9	United States	De Silva played #102 Sam Kantimathi (USA) and lost 394 to 506 (a spread of -112). Current ranking: #79. Current record: 4-5, -209.
Round 10	Kenya	De Silva played #110 Charles Kimani (KEN) and won 436 to 388 (a spread of 48). Current ranking: #70. Current record: 5-5, -161.
Round 11	Singapore	De Silva played #77 Andy Kurnia (SGP) and lost 390 to 431 (a spread of -41). Current ranking: #75. Current record: 5-6, -202.
Round 12	Australia	De Silva played #4 Tony Hunt (AUS) and lost 368 to 533 (a spread of -165). Current ranking: #89. Current record: 5-7, -367.
Round 13	Australia	De Silva played #12 Edie Mueller (AUS) and lost 354 to 366 (a spread of -12). Current ranking: #94. Current record: 5-8, -379. De Silva is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 14	Uganda	De Silva played #120 Phillip Edwin-Mugisha (UGA) and lost 468 to 473 (a spread of -5). Current ranking: #100. Current record: 5-9, -384.
Round 15	Nigeria	De Silva played #118 Tuoyo Mayuku (NGA) and won 493 to 369 (a spread of 124). Current ranking: #92. Current record: 6-9, -260.
Round 16	United States	De Silva played #101 Cheryl Melvin (USA) and won 439 to 387 (a spread of 52). Current ranking: #76. Current record: 7-9, -208.
Round 17	Kenya	De Silva played #107 Stanley Njoroge Ndungu (KEN) and won 501 to 446 (a spread of 55). Current ranking: #74. Current record: 8-9, -153.
Round 18	New Zealand	De Silva played #54 Anderina McLean (NZL) and won 499 to 349 (a spread of 150). Current ranking: #63. Current record: 9-9, -3.
Round 19	England	De Silva played #30 Fidelis Olotu (Eng) and won 413 to 398 (a spread of 15). Current ranking: #52. Current record: 10-9, +12.
Round 20	Uganda	De Silva played #91 Edgar Odongkara (UGA) and won 452 to 444 (a spread of 8). Current ranking: #48. Current record: 11-9, +20.
Round 21	Canada	De Silva played #18 Mohammad Sulaiman (CAN) and lost 320 to 457 (a spread of -137). Current ranking: #60. Current record: 11-10, -117.
Round 22	Kenya	De Silva played #41 Willy Mwangi (KEN) and won 453 to 433 (a spread of 20). Current ranking: #49. Current record: 12-10, -97.
Round 23	Nigeria	De Silva played #119 Dipo Akanbi (NGA) and won 519 to 418 (a spread of 101). Current ranking: #37. Current record: 13-10, +4.
Round 24	Nigeria	De Silva played #117 Dayo Tayo (NGA) and won 479 to 397 (a spread of 82). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 14-10, +86.
Round 25	United States	De Silva played #94 Jesse Day (USA) and lost 367 to 497 (a spread of -130). Current ranking: #39. Current record: 14-11, -44.
Round 26	Malaysia	De Silva played #49 Kien Hung Yeo (MYS) and won 505 to 411 (a spread of 94). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 15-11, +50.
Round 27	England	De Silva played #26 Femi Awowade (Eng) and won 394 to 289 (a spread of 105). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 16-11, +155.
Round 28	India	De Silva played #35 Goutham Jayaraman (IND) and lost 420 to 442 (a spread of -22). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 16-12, +133.
Round 29	Malta	De Silva played #50 David Delicata (MLT) and lost 345 to 505 (a spread of -160). Current ranking: #42. Current record: 16-13, -27.
Round 30	United States	De Silva played #98 Evans Clinchy (USA) and lost 335 to 443 (a spread of -108). Current ranking: #50. Current record: 16-14, -135.
Round 31	Pakistan	De Silva played #70 Waseem Khatri (PAK) and lost 424 to 436 (a spread of -12). Current ranking: #58. Current record: 16-15, -147.
Round 32	South Africa	De Silva played #81 Trevor Hovelmeier (ZAF) and lost 342 to 445 (a spread of -103). Current ranking: #65. Current record: 16-16, -250.

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