WSC 2007: Naween Fernando [#34]

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WSC 2007: Naween Fernando [#34]

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On this page, you will find information about Naween Fernando, 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 13-11, +371, and is ranked #31.

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

[photo of Naween Fernando]

Given name(s): Naween
Surname(s): Fernando
Home: Mount Waverley, Victoria, Australia
Awards: 1990 1992 1994 1995 1996 Bahrain; 1992 1994 1995 1997 Gulf; 1999 Channel News Asia; 2001 Sydney Masters; 2005 Australia; 2005 (3rd) WSC
Hobbies: Indoor cricket, Aus Rules Football, Poker, Pub crawls
Occupation: Accountant
Notes: A/k/a Naween Tharanga Fernando.
WSC 1995 Rank: 23
WSC 1997 Rank: 19
WSC 1999 Rank: 13
WSC 2001 Rank: 11
WSC 2003 Rank: 8
WSC 2005 Rank: 3
2007 World SCRABBLE® Championship Team: Australia

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: 552 Average for: 432 Average against: 417
Round 1	England	Fernando played #52 Wayne Kelly (Eng) and lost 391 to 394 (a spread of -3). Current ranking: #54. Current record: 0-1, -3.
Round 2	Guyana	Fernando played #26 Frederick Collins (GUY) and won 471 to 358 (a spread of 113). Current ranking: #37. Current record: 1-1, +110.
Round 3	New Zealand	Fernando played #17 Lynne Butler (NZL) and lost 461 to 480 (a spread of -19). Current ranking: #56. Current record: 1-2, +91.
Round 4	Philippines	Fernando played #66 Teodoro Martus (PHL) and lost 375 to 418 (a spread of -43). Current ranking: #75. Current record: 1-3, +48.
Round 5	United States	Fernando played #95 Geoff Thevenot (USA) and lost 350 to 475 (a spread of -125). Current ranking: #86. Current record: 1-4, -77.
Round 6	Malta	Fernando played #29 Jojo Delia (MLT) and won 371 to 290 (a spread of 81). Current ranking: #71. Current record: 2-4, +4.
Round 7	United States	Fernando played #50 Sam Kantimathi (USA) and won 473 to 378 (a spread of 95). Current ranking: #57. Current record: 3-4, +99.
Round 8	United States	Fernando played #59 Robert Linn (USA) and won 437 to 416 (a spread of 21). Current ranking: #49. Current record: 4-4, +120.
Round 9	Pakistan	Fernando played #46 Wajid Iqbal (PAK) and won 491 to 405 (a spread of 86). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 5-4, +206. Fernando is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Fernando is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits).
Round 10	England	Fernando played #57 Harshan Lamabadusuriya (Eng) and lost 395 to 451 (a spread of -56). Current ranking: #45. Current record: 5-5, +150.
Round 11	England	Fernando played #84 Phil Robertshaw (Eng) and lost 381 to 474 (a spread of -93). Current ranking: #58. Current record: 5-6, +57.
Round 12	Japan	Fernando played #67 Manabu Matsuda (JPN) and won 552 to 359 (a spread of 193). Current ranking: #45. Current record: 6-6, +250.
Round 13	Canada	Fernando played #43 Ron Hoekstra (CAN) and won 460 to 349 (a spread of 111). Current ranking: #36. Current record: 7-6, +361.
Round 14	Sri Lanka	Fernando played #6 Indunil Amarasinghe (LKA) and won 495 to 385 (a spread of 110). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 8-6, +471.
Round 15	Nigeria	Fernando played #45 Dennis Ikekeregor (NGA) and won 493 to 443 (a spread of 50). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 9-6, +521.
Round 16	United States	Fernando played #51 Jason Katz-Brown (USA) and lost 276 to 659 (a spread of -383). Current ranking: #36. Current record: 9-7, +138. Fernando is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Fernando is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 17	India	Fernando played #85 Sherwin Rodrigues (IND) and won 461 to 377 (a spread of 84). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 10-7, +222.
Round 18	Kenya	Fernando played #60 Patrick Litunya (KEN) and lost 445 to 522 (a spread of -77). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 10-8, +145.
Round 19	United States	Fernando played #79 Steve Polatnick (USA) and won 403 to 364 (a spread of 39). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 11-8, +184.
Round 20	Nigeria	Fernando played #96 Emmanuel Umujose (NGA) and lost 432 to 524 (a spread of -92). Current ranking: #39. Current record: 11-9, +92.
Round 21	Wales	Fernando played #105 Gareth Williams (Wal) and lost 376 to 401 (a spread of -25). Current ranking: #44. Current record: 11-10, +67.
Round 22	England	Fernando played #8 Phil Appleby (Eng) and won 481 to 398 (a spread of 83). Current ranking: #37. Current record: 12-10, +150.
Round 23	Kenya	Fernando played #39 Michael Gongolo (KEN) and lost 355 to 378 (a spread of -23). Current ranking: #42. Current record: 12-11, +127.
Round 24	England	Fernando played #54 Terry Kirk (Eng) and won 549 to 305 (a spread of 244). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 13-11, +371.

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