WSC 2007: Sanath Hemachandra [#41]

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WSC 2007:
Sanath Hemachandra [#41]

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On this page, you will find information about Sanath Hemachandra, 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 10-14, -576, and is ranked #86.

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): Sanath Surname(s): Hemachandra Home: Muscat, Oman Awards: 1995 1996 1999 Oman NSC; 2004 (Runner-up) Gulf SC Hobbies: Music, singing, swimming, reading, philosophy Occupation: IT Projects Leader/Systems Development Expert WSC 2001 Rank: 79 2007 World SCRABBLE® Championship Team: Oman

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: 533 Average for: 392 Average against: 416
Round 1	United States	Hemachandra played #20 Amit Chakrabarti (USA) and lost 372 to 520 (a spread of -148). Current ranking: #95. Current record: 0-1, -148.
Round 2	England	Hemachandra played #57 Harshan Lamabadusuriya (Eng) and lost 366 to 386 (a spread of -20). Current ranking: #88. Current record: 0-2, -168.
Round 3	Wales	Hemachandra played #73 Shane O'Neill (Wal) and lost 389 to 479 (a spread of -90). Current ranking: #96. Current record: 0-3, -258.
Round 4	United States	Hemachandra played #10 Michael Baker (USA) and won 500 to 362 (a spread of 138). Current ranking: #84. Current record: 1-3, -120.
Round 5	Kenya	Hemachandra played #98 Francis Wachira (KEN) and lost 411 to 414 (a spread of -3). Current ranking: #89. Current record: 1-4, -123.
Round 6	Japan	Hemachandra played #67 Manabu Matsuda (JPN) and lost 347 to 352 (a spread of -5). Current ranking: #94. Current record: 1-5, -128.
Round 7	Poland	Hemachandra played #97 Wojciech Usakiewicz (POL) and won 413 to 336 (a spread of 77). Current ranking: #84. Current record: 2-5, -51.
Round 8	Tanzania	Hemachandra played #33 Mushtak Esmail (TZA) and won 441 to 314 (a spread of 127). Current ranking: #69. Current record: 3-5, +76.
Round 9	United States	Hemachandra played #59 Robert Linn (USA) and won 417 to 399 (a spread of 18). Current ranking: #60. Current record: 4-5, +94.
Round 10	Pakistan	Hemachandra played #46 Wajid Iqbal (PAK) and lost 329 to 499 (a spread of -170). Current ranking: #74. Current record: 4-6, -76.
Round 11	Netherlands	Hemachandra played #16 Anand Buddhdev (NLD) and lost 362 to 404 (a spread of -42). Current ranking: #80. Current record: 4-7, -118. Hemachandra is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 12	France	Hemachandra played #14 Herve Bohbot (FRA) and won 533 to 414 (a spread of 119). Current ranking: #70. Current record: 5-7, +1. Hemachandra is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 13	United States	Hemachandra played #53 Mark Kenas (USA) and lost 409 to 503 (a spread of -94). Current ranking: #77. Current record: 5-8, -93.
Round 14	India	Hemachandra played #21 Ranganathan Chakravarthy (IND) and won 462 to 400 (a spread of 62). Current ranking: #65. Current record: 6-8, -31.
Round 15	Sri Lanka	Hemachandra played #6 Indunil Amarasinghe (LKA) and won 415 to 338 (a spread of 77). Current ranking: #58. Current record: 7-8, +46.
Round 16	United States	Hemachandra played #79 Steve Polatnick (USA) and lost 401 to 427 (a spread of -26). Current ranking: #65. Current record: 7-9, +20.
Round 17	England	Hemachandra played #52 Wayne Kelly (Eng) and won 404 to 393 (a spread of 11). Current ranking: #58. Current record: 8-9, +31. Hemachandra is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits).
Round 18	Canada	Hemachandra played #88 Mark Schellenberg (CAN) and lost 272 to 405 (a spread of -133). Current ranking: #66. Current record: 8-10, -102.
Round 19	Philippines	Hemachandra played #28 Ronald Credo (PHL) and lost 366 to 447 (a spread of -81). Current ranking: #73. Current record: 8-11, -183.
Round 20	Canada	Hemachandra played #58 Tony Leah (CAN) and won 388 to 339 (a spread of 49). Current ranking: #69. Current record: 9-11, -134.
Round 21	Thailand	Hemachandra played #86 Weera Saengsit (THA) and lost 263 to 596 (a spread of -333). Current ranking: #82. Current record: 9-12, -467.
Round 22	Sri Lanka	Hemachandra played #99 Lakshan Wanniarachchi (LKA) and lost 314 to 448 (a spread of -134). Current ranking: #86. Current record: 9-13, -601.
Round 23	New Zealand	Hemachandra played #27 Joanne Craig (NZL) and won 418 to 372 (a spread of 46). Current ranking: #79. Current record: 10-13, -555.
Round 24	United States	Hemachandra played #63 Rod MacNeil (USA) and lost 420 to 441 (a spread of -21). Current ranking: #86. Current record: 10-14, -576.

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WSC 2007:Sanath Hemachandra [#41]

WSC 2007:
Sanath Hemachandra [#41]