WSC 2007: Indunil Amarasinghe [#6]

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WSC 2007:
Indunil Amarasinghe [#6]

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On this page, you will find information about Indunil 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, -531, and is ranked #92.

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): Indunil Surname(s): Amarasinghe Home: Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka Awards: (2nd) 2004 All Island Scrabble Competition Hobbies: Bridge Occupation: Student 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.

[rank diagram]
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Round by Round
High score: 518 Average for: 403 Average against: 425
Round 1	Germany, Federal Republic of	Amarasinghe played #48 Llewellin Jegels (DEU) and won 479 to 353 (a spread of 126). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 1-0, +126.
Round 2	United States	Amarasinghe played #53 Mark Kenas (USA) and won 407 to 400 (a spread of 7). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 2-0, +133.
Round 3	United Arab Emirates	Amarasinghe played #13 Akshay Bhandarkar (ARE) and lost 297 to 497 (a spread of -200). Current ranking: #48. Current record: 2-1, -67.
Round 4	United States	Amarasinghe played #51 Jason Katz-Brown (USA) and lost 456 to 534 (a spread of -78). Current ranking: #64. Current record: 2-2, -145. Amarasinghe is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 5	Trinidad and Tobago	Amarasinghe played #69 Anthony Modeste (TTO) and won 436 to 359 (a spread of 77). Current ranking: #46. Current record: 3-2, -68.
Round 6	Nigeria	Amarasinghe played #45 Dennis Ikekeregor (NGA) and lost 378 to 398 (a spread of -20). Current ranking: #57. Current record: 3-3, -88.
Round 7	New Zealand	Amarasinghe played #101 Howard Warner (NZL) and lost 348 to 396 (a spread of -48). Current ranking: #63. Current record: 3-4, -136.
Round 8	Kuwait	Amarasinghe played #81 Shakir Reshamwala (KWT) and won 444 to 413 (a spread of 31). Current ranking: #57. Current record: 4-4, -105.
Round 9	Oman	Amarasinghe played #61 Ralph Lobo (OMN) and lost 354 to 533 (a spread of -179). Current ranking: #74. Current record: 4-5, -284.
Round 10	Nigeria	Amarasinghe played #96 Emmanuel Umujose (NGA) and won 418 to 380 (a spread of 38). Current ranking: #61. Current record: 5-5, -246.
Round 11	Pakistan	Amarasinghe played #46 Wajid Iqbal (PAK) and won 518 to 408 (a spread of 110). Current ranking: #49. Current record: 6-5, -136.
Round 12	United States	Amarasinghe played #79 Steve Polatnick (USA) and lost 381 to 409 (a spread of -28). Current ranking: #59. Current record: 6-6, -164.
Round 13	India	Amarasinghe played #85 Sherwin Rodrigues (IND) and lost 436 to 462 (a spread of -26). Current ranking: #68. Current record: 6-7, -190.
Round 14	Australia	Amarasinghe played #34 Naween Fernando (AUS) and lost 385 to 495 (a spread of -110). Current ranking: #73. Current record: 6-8, -300.
Round 15	Oman	Amarasinghe played #41 Sanath Hemachandra (OMN) and lost 338 to 415 (a spread of -77). Current ranking: #80. Current record: 6-9, -377.
Round 16	Netherlands	Amarasinghe played #16 Anand Buddhdev (NLD) and won 497 to 403 (a spread of 94). Current ranking: #72. Current record: 7-9, -283.
Round 17	Japan	Amarasinghe played #67 Manabu Matsuda (JPN) and lost 388 to 476 (a spread of -88). Current ranking: #79. Current record: 7-10, -371.
Round 18	Sri Lanka	Amarasinghe played #99 Lakshan Wanniarachchi (LKA) and lost 365 to 432 (a spread of -67). Current ranking: #86. Current record: 7-11, -438.
Round 19	Canada	Amarasinghe played #58 Tony Leah (CAN) and lost 469 to 493 (a spread of -24). Current ranking: #93. Current record: 7-12, -462.
Round 20	Malta	Amarasinghe played #30 David Delicata (MLT) and lost 344 to 434 (a spread of -90). Current ranking: #96. Current record: 7-13, -552.
Round 21	Guyana	Amarasinghe played #26 Frederick Collins (GUY) and lost 423 to 437 (a spread of -14). Current ranking: #96. Current record: 7-14, -566.
Round 22	Qatar	Amarasinghe played #3 Loreta Alban (QAT) and won 400 to 358 (a spread of 42). Current ranking: #90. Current record: 8-14, -524.
Round 23	Japan	Amarasinghe played #56 Kunihiko Kuroda (JPN) and lost 292 to 383 (a spread of -91). Current ranking: #94. Current record: 8-15, -615.
Round 24	Germany, Federal Republic of	Amarasinghe played #48 Llewellin Jegels (DEU) again and won 423 to 339 (a spread of 84). Current ranking: #92. Current record: 9-15, -531.

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WSC 2007:Indunil Amarasinghe [#6]

WSC 2007:
Indunil Amarasinghe [#6]