WSC 2009: Shaila Amalean [#4]

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WSC 2009: Shaila Amalean [#4]

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On this page, you will find information about Shaila Amalean, who is competing at the 2009 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 11.5-12.5, +170, and is ranked #63.

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): Shaila Surname(s): Amalean Home: Colombo, Sri Lanka Awards: 2000 2005 Scrabbler of the year; 2001 All-Island Scrabble Championship; (runner-up) 2004 2005 Premier Players Hobbies: Reading, travelling, cooking Occupation: Housewife WSC 2005 Rank: 79 2009 World SCRABBLE® Championship Team: Sri Lanka

Round by Round
High score: 593 Average for: 405 Average against: 398
Before the Tournament		Amalean is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 1	England	Amalean played #70 Mark Nyman (Eng) and lost 363 to 540 (a spread of -177). Current ranking: #103. Current record: 0-1, -177.
Round 2	United States	Amalean played #55 Jim Kramer (USA) and lost 304 to 418 (a spread of -114). Current ranking: #105. Current record: 0-2, -291.
Round 3	Nigeria	Amalean played #43 Dennis Ikekeregor (NGA) and lost 405 to 451 (a spread of -46). Current ranking: #107. Current record: 0-3, -337.
Round 4	Sweden	Amalean played #88 Marc Roddis (SWE) and won 326 to 321 (a spread of 5). Current ranking: #101. Current record: 1-3, -332.
Round 5	United States	Amalean played #90 Sam Rosin (USA) and lost 389 to 495 (a spread of -106). Current ranking: #102. Current record: 1-4, -438.
Round 6	New Zealand	Amalean played #107 Howard Warner (NZL) and lost 390 to 403 (a spread of -13). Current ranking: #104. Current record: 1-5, -451.
Round 7	Singapore	Amalean played #83 Marlon Prudencio (SGP) and lost 350 to 397 (a spread of -47). Current ranking: #103. Current record: 1-6, -498.
Round 8	France	Amalean played #12 Herve Bohbot (FRA) and lost 309 to 450 (a spread of -141). Current ranking: #105. Current record: 1-7, -639.
Round 9	Qatar	Amalean played #32 Anthony Gomes (QAT) and lost 331 to 353 (a spread of -22). Current ranking: #107. Current record: 1-8, -661.
Round 10	United Arab Emirates	Amalean played #61 Ralph Lobo (ARE) and lost 401 to 499 (a spread of -98). Current ranking: #108. Current record: 1-9, -759.
Round 11	United States	Amalean played #41 Jason Idalski (USA) and won 436 to 381 (a spread of 55). Current ranking: #106. Current record: 2-9, -704.
Round 12	Oman	Amalean played #25 Cecil Fernandes (OMN) and won 593 to 258 (a spread of 335). Current ranking: #101. Current record: 3-9, -369.
Round 13	Kuwait	Amalean played #102 Rohaina Tanveer (KWT) and won 404 to 388 (a spread of 16). Current ranking: #95. Current record: 4-9, -353.
Round 14	Pakistan	Amalean played #45 Rodney Judd (PAK) and tied at 370. Current ranking: #98. Current record: 4.5-9.5, -353.
Round 15	Trinidad and Tobago	Amalean played #17 Leslie Charles (TTO) and lost 427 to 441 (a spread of -14). Current ranking: #100. Current record: 4.5-10.5, -367.
Round 16	Japan	Amalean played #29 Warodom Geamsakul (JPN) and won 400 to 360 (a spread of 40). Current ranking: #96. Current record: 5.5-10.5, -327.
Round 17	Indonesia	Amalean played #5 Ferdy Anthonius (IDN) and lost 413 to 436 (a spread of -23). Current ranking: #99. Current record: 5.5-11.5, -350. Amalean is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (12 hits).
Round 18	Tanzania	Amalean played #24 Mushtak Esmail (TZA) and won 511 to 322 (a spread of 189). Current ranking: #91. Current record: 6.5-11.5, -161.
Round 19	Guyana	Amalean played #64 Abigail McDonald (GUY) and won 523 to 255 (a spread of 268). Current ranking: #87. Current record: 7.5-11.5, +107.
Round 20	Malaysia	Amalean played #46 William Kang (MYS) and won 410 to 393 (a spread of 17). Current ranking: #81. Current record: 8.5-11.5, +124.
Round 21	Romania	Amalean played #78 Mihai Pantis (ROM) and lost 313 to 394 (a spread of -81). Current ranking: #86. Current record: 8.5-12.5, +43.
Round 22	Zambia	Amalean played #66 Patrick Mulemena Mpundu (ZMB) and won 452 to 404 (a spread of 48). Current ranking: #80. Current record: 9.5-12.5, +91.
Round 23	Canada	Amalean played #31 Andrew Golding (CAN) and won 449 to 447 (a spread of 2). Current ranking: #72. Current record: 10.5-12.5, +93.
Round 24	Bahrain	Amalean played #42 Victor Ikawa (BHR) and won 442 to 365 (a spread of 77). Current ranking: #63. Current record: 11.5-12.5, +170.

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