WSC 2007: Asanka Amarasinghe [#5]

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WSC 2007:
Asanka Amarasinghe [#5]

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On this page, you will find information about Asanka Amarasinghe, who is competing at the 2007 World SCRABBLE® Championship. This page was updated at least hourly between 09:00 A.M. and midnight local time. This player currently has a record of 9-15, -468, and is ranked #91.

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): Asanka Surname(s): Amarasinghe Home: Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka Awards: 2006 Premier Players' Tournament 2006; (2nd) 2003, 2004 All Island Scrabble Championship Hobbies: Duplicate Bridge, Table Tennis, Music (Listening, Singing) Occupation: Civil Engineer 2007 World SCRABBLE® Championship Team: Sri Lanka

Rank Diagram

Tournament Ups and Downs

Each pole is labelled at the top with the tournament round. The player’s rank that round is shown below.

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Round by Round
High score: 509 Average for: 394 Average against: 413
Round 1	Malaysia	Amarasinghe played #9 Ganesh Asirvatham (MYS) and lost 337 to 476 (a spread of -139). Current ranking: #93. Current record: 0-1, -139.
Round 2	Pakistan	Amarasinghe played #46 Wajid Iqbal (PAK) and lost 391 to 413 (a spread of -22). Current ranking: #86. Current record: 0-2, -161.
Round 3	Sweden	Amarasinghe played #70 Greger Nassen (SWE) and won 479 to 252 (a spread of 227). Current ranking: #59. Current record: 1-2, +66.
Round 4	India	Amarasinghe played #42 Varisht Hingorani (IND) and lost 381 to 464 (a spread of -83). Current ranking: #81. Current record: 1-3, -17.
Round 5	Oman	Amarasinghe played #61 Ralph Lobo (OMN) and lost 411 to 412 (a spread of -1). Current ranking: #85. Current record: 1-4, -18.
Round 6	Australia	Amarasinghe played #68 Christopher May (AUS) and lost 348 to 531 (a spread of -183). Current ranking: #96. Current record: 1-5, -201.
Round 7	England	Amarasinghe played #31 Di Dennis (Eng) and lost 361 to 470 (a spread of -109). Current ranking: #98. Current record: 1-6, -310.
Round 8	Qatar	Amarasinghe played #3 Loreta Alban (QAT) and lost 367 to 423 (a spread of -56). Current ranking: #102. Current record: 1-7, -366.
Round 9	Poland	Amarasinghe played #97 Wojciech Usakiewicz (POL) and won 405 to 397 (a spread of 8). Current ranking: #96. Current record: 2-7, -358.
Round 10	Malta	Amarasinghe played #30 David Delicata (MLT) and won 400 to 339 (a spread of 61). Current ranking: #86. Current record: 3-7, -297.
Round 11	Uganda	Amarasinghe played #71 Chris Ntege (UGA) and won 487 to 327 (a spread of 160). Current ranking: #81. Current record: 4-7, -137.
Round 12	United States	Amarasinghe played #10 Michael Baker (USA) and lost 291 to 447 (a spread of -156). Current ranking: #87. Current record: 4-8, -293.
Round 13	Wales	Amarasinghe played #73 Shane O'Neill (Wal) and won 457 to 383 (a spread of 74). Current ranking: #79. Current record: 5-8, -219.
Round 14	Philippines	Amarasinghe played #66 Teodoro Martus (PHL) and lost 329 to 450 (a spread of -121). Current ranking: #87. Current record: 5-9, -340.
Round 15	India	Amarasinghe played #21 Ranganathan Chakravarthy (IND) and won 478 to 434 (a spread of 44). Current ranking: #76. Current record: 6-9, -296.
Round 16	France	Amarasinghe played #14 Herve Bohbot (FRA) and lost 398 to 434 (a spread of -36). Current ranking: #85. Current record: 6-10, -332.
Round 17	Trinidad and Tobago	Amarasinghe played #69 Anthony Modeste (TTO) and won 402 to 362 (a spread of 40). Current ranking: #76. Current record: 7-10, -292.
Round 18	Kenya	Amarasinghe played #64 Joshua Otieno Manase (KEN) and lost 371 to 449 (a spread of -78). Current ranking: #83. Current record: 7-11, -370.
Round 19	Germany, Federal Republic of	Amarasinghe played #48 Llewellin Jegels (DEU) and lost 328 to 442 (a spread of -114). Current ranking: #94. Current record: 7-12, -484.
Round 20	Kenya	Amarasinghe played #98 Francis Wachira (KEN) and won 391 to 382 (a spread of 9). Current ranking: #87. Current record: 8-12, -475.
Round 21	Canada	Amarasinghe played #58 Tony Leah (CAN) and lost 383 to 392 (a spread of -9). Current ranking: #89. Current record: 8-13, -484.
Round 22	Tanzania	Amarasinghe played #33 Mushtak Esmail (TZA) and won 509 to 398 (a spread of 111). Current ranking: #84. Current record: 9-13, -373.
Round 23	England	Amarasinghe played #52 Wayne Kelly (Eng) and lost 360 to 370 (a spread of -10). Current ranking: #89. Current record: 9-14, -383.
Round 24	Zambia	Amarasinghe played #49 Paul Yandisha Kalumba (ZMB) and lost 391 to 476 (a spread of -85). Current ranking: #91. Current record: 9-15, -468. Amarasinghe is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).

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WSC 2007:Asanka Amarasinghe [#5]

WSC 2007:
Asanka Amarasinghe [#5]