WSC 2007: Lakshan Wanniarachchi [#99]

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WSC 2007:
Lakshan Wanniarachchi [#99]

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On this page, you will find information about Lakshan Wanniarachchi, 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, -286, and is ranked #81.

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 Lakshan Wanniarachchi]

Given name(s): Lakshan
Surname(s): Wanniarachchi
Home: Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka
Awards: 2002 2003 2005 Sri Lanka NSC; (5 times) Premier Players; (4 times) Scrabble Player of the Year
Hobbies: Playing softball, cricket and touch rugby, reading
Occupation: Banker
WSC 1999 Rank: 94
WSC 2003 Rank: 80
WSC 2005 Rank: 80
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]
See legend

Round by Round
High score: 559 Average for: 405 Average against: 417
Round 1	Canada	Wanniarachchi played #15 David Boys (CAN) and lost 403 to 458 (a spread of -55). Current ranking: #69. Current record: 0-1, -55.
Round 2	France	Wanniarachchi played #14 Herve Bohbot (FRA) and won 507 to 451 (a spread of 56). Current ranking: #55. Current record: 1-1, +1.
Round 3	Malta	Wanniarachchi played #29 Jojo Delia (MLT) and won 478 to 365 (a spread of 113). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 2-1, +114.
Round 4	World Champion	Wanniarachchi played #62 Adam Logan (Wsc) and lost 388 to 399 (a spread of -11). Current ranking: #42. Current record: 2-2, +103.
Round 5	South Africa	Wanniarachchi played #44 Trevor Mark Hovelmeier (ZAF) and won 559 to 362 (a spread of 197). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 3-2, +300.
Round 6	Canada	Wanniarachchi played #87 Dean Saldanha (CAN) and lost 343 to 469 (a spread of -126). Current ranking: #44. Current record: 3-3, +174.
Round 7	Thailand	Wanniarachchi played #91 Panupol Sujjayakorn (THA) and lost 397 to 407 (a spread of -10). Current ranking: #56. Current record: 3-4, +164.
Round 8	Netherlands	Wanniarachchi played #16 Anand Buddhdev (NLD) and won 362 to 346 (a spread of 16). Current ranking: #45. Current record: 4-4, +180.
Round 9	Malta	Wanniarachchi played #18 Theresa Camilleri (MLT) and lost 383 to 504 (a spread of -121). Current ranking: #61. Current record: 4-5, +59. Wanniarachchi is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 10	United States	Wanniarachchi played #10 Michael Baker (USA) and won 415 to 337 (a spread of 78). Current ranking: #46. Current record: 5-5, +137.
Round 11	Philippines	Wanniarachchi played #28 Ronald Credo (PHL) and lost 288 to 413 (a spread of -125). Current ranking: #61. Current record: 5-6, +12.
Round 12	United States	Wanniarachchi played #53 Mark Kenas (USA) and won 487 to 486 (a spread of 1). Current ranking: #53. Current record: 6-6, +13.
Round 13	Pakistan	Wanniarachchi played #46 Wajid Iqbal (PAK) and won 408 to 397 (a spread of 11). Current ranking: #46. Current record: 7-6, +24.
Round 14	Indonesia	Wanniarachchi played #7 Ferdy Anthonius (IDN) and lost 367 to 457 (a spread of -90). Current ranking: #56. Current record: 7-7, -66.
Round 15	Nigeria	Wanniarachchi played #96 Emmanuel Umujose (NGA) and lost 301 to 405 (a spread of -104). Current ranking: #68. Current record: 7-8, -170.
Round 16	Australia	Wanniarachchi played #68 Christopher May (AUS) and lost 418 to 470 (a spread of -52). Current ranking: #70. Current record: 7-9, -222.
Round 17	England	Wanniarachchi played #54 Terry Kirk (Eng) and lost 344 to 382 (a spread of -38). Current ranking: #74. Current record: 7-10, -260.
Round 18	Sri Lanka	Wanniarachchi played #6 Indunil Amarasinghe (LKA) and won 432 to 365 (a spread of 67). Current ranking: #68. Current record: 8-10, -193.
Round 19	Wales	Wanniarachchi played #73 Shane O'Neill (Wal) and lost 393 to 413 (a spread of -20). Current ranking: #75. Current record: 8-11, -213.
Round 20	Germany, Federal Republic of	Wanniarachchi played #48 Llewellin Jegels (DEU) and won 488 to 405 (a spread of 83). Current ranking: #68. Current record: 9-11, -130.
Round 21	Bahrain	Wanniarachchi played #106 Mohammed Zafar Ali (BHR) and lost 391 to 507 (a spread of -116). Current ranking: #77. Current record: 9-12, -246.
Round 22	Oman	Wanniarachchi played #41 Sanath Hemachandra (OMN) and won 448 to 314 (a spread of 134). Current ranking: #69. Current record: 10-12, -112.
Round 23	England	Wanniarachchi played #78 Adam Philpotts (Eng) and lost 276 to 410 (a spread of -134). Current ranking: #77. Current record: 10-13, -246.
Round 24	Kenya	Wanniarachchi played #98 Francis Wachira (KEN) and lost 444 to 484 (a spread of -40). Current ranking: #81. Current record: 10-14, -286.

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WSC 2007:Lakshan Wanniarachchi [#99]

WSC 2007:
Lakshan Wanniarachchi [#99]