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Lakshan Wanniarachchi [#96] at WSC 2005

[ Congratulations to the new World Scrabble® Champion, Adam Logan (CAN), and the runner-up Pakorn Nemitrmansuk (THA). ]

On this page, you will find information about Lakshan Wanniarachchi, who is a contestant in at the 2005 World SCRABBLE® Championship, held November 17–20 in London. This page was updated at least hourly between 09:00 A.M. and midnight EDT. Wanniarachchi currently has a record of 10-14, -532, and is ranked #80.

Lower on this page, you can find brief self-reported biographical details of the player, 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

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Given name(s): Lakshan
Surname(s): Wanniarachchi
Home: Colombo, Sri Lanka
Awards: 2002 2003 2005 Sri Lanka NSC; (32nd) Asia Pacific; numerous tournaments in Sri Lanka
Hobbies: Playing softball, cricket and touch rugby, reading
Occupation: Banker
WSC 1999 Rank: 94
WSC 2005 Team: Sri Lanka

 

 

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Round-by-Round

High score: 574
Average for: 390
Average against: 413

Round 1

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Canada

Wanniarachchi played #15 David Boys (CAN) and lost 348 to 513 (a spread of -165) .

Current ranking: #98.

Current record: 0-1, -165.

Round 2

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Ghana

Wanniarachchi played #79 Michael Arthur Quao (GHA) and lost 272 to 523 (a spread of -251) .

Current ranking: #102.

Current record: 0-2, -416.

Round 3

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United Arab Emirates

Wanniarachchi played #20 Leonardo Capuno (ARE) and won 441 to 392 (a spread of 49) .

Current ranking: #89.

Current record: 1-2, -367.

Round 4

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Netherlands

Wanniarachchi played #16 Anand Buddhdev (NLD) and lost 358 to 369 (a spread of -11) .

Current ranking: #96.

Current record: 1-3, -378.

Round 5

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Cameroon

Wanniarachchi played #36 Samuel Tanee Fomum (CMR) and lost 403 to 463 (a spread of -60) .

Current ranking: #97.

Current record: 1-4, -438.

Round 6

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Tanzania

Wanniarachchi played #30 Mushtak Esmail (TZA) and lost 366 to 370 (a spread of -4) .

Current ranking: #96.

Current record: 1-5, -442.

Round 7

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Indonesia

Wanniarachchi played #7 Ferdy Anthonius (IDN) and won 406 to 352 (a spread of 54) .

Current ranking: #93.

Current record: 2-5, -388.

Round 8

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Bahrain

Wanniarachchi played #33 Ben Filio (BHR) and lost 369 to 373 (a spread of -4) .

Current ranking: #95.

Current record: 2-6, -392.

Round 9

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England

Wanniarachchi played #11 Nick Ball (Eng) and lost 431 to 442 (a spread of -11) .

Current ranking: #95.

Current record: 2-7, -403.

Round 10

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Sweden

Wanniarachchi played #13 Marten Bjorkman (SWE) and won 452 to 350 (a spread of 102) .

Current ranking: #88.

Current record: 3-7, -301.

Round 11

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Bahrain

Wanniarachchi played #2 Adeeb Ahmad (BHR) and won 442 to 419 (a spread of 23) .

Current ranking: #86.

Current record: 4-7, -278.

Round 12

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England

Wanniarachchi played #39 Femi Awowade (Eng) and lost 371 to 432 (a spread of -61) .

Current ranking: #89.

Current record: 4-8, -339.

Round 13

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South Africa

Wanniarachchi played #46 Trevor Mark Hovelmeier (ZAF) and won 394 to 391 (a spread of 3) .

Current ranking: #85.

Current record: 5-8, -336.

Round 14

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England

Wanniarachchi played #34 Peter Finley (Eng) and lost 289 to 417 (a spread of -128) .

Current ranking: #89.

Current record: 5-9, -464.

Round 15

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Israel

Wanniarachchi played #80 Paloma Raychbart (ISR) and won 381 to 350 (a spread of 31) .

Current ranking: #83.

Current record: 6-9, -433.

Round 16

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United States

Wanniarachchi played #56 Jim Kramer (USA) and won 498 to 497 (a spread of 1) .

Current ranking: #78.

Current record: 7-9, -432.

Round 17

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Malaysia

Wanniarachchi played #101 Kien Hung Yeo (MYS) and won 420 to 341 (a spread of 79) .

Current ranking: #66.

Current record: 8-9, -353.

Round 18

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United States

Wanniarachchi played #72 Lisa Odom (USA) and lost 362 to 380 (a spread of -18) .

Current ranking: #76.

Current record: 8-10, -371.

Round 19

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Thailand

Wanniarachchi played #86 Navapadol Sayavesa (THA) and lost 350 to 427 (a spread of -77) .

Current ranking: #81.

Current record: 8-11, -448.

Round 20

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Pakistan

Wanniarachchi played #48 Abdul Jabbar (PAK) and won 402 to 391 (a spread of 11) .

Current ranking: #73.

Current record: 9-11, -437.

Round 21

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Kurdistan-Iraq

Wanniarachchi played #54 Karl Khoshnaw (Kur) and won 574 to 360 (a spread of 214) .

Current ranking: #61.

Current record: 10-11, -223.

Round 22

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Zambia

Wanniarachchi played #49 Paul Yandisha Kalumba (ZMB) and lost 399 to 407 (a spread of -8) .

Current ranking: #68.

Current record: 10-12, -231.

Round 23

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Kenya

Wanniarachchi played #61 Patrick Litunya (KEN) and lost 391 to 486 (a spread of -95) .

Current ranking: #75.

Current record: 10-13, -326.

Round 24

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Nigeria

Wanniarachchi played #73 Olatunde Oduwole (NGA) and lost 252 to 458 (a spread of -206) .

Current ranking: #80.

Current record: 10-14, -532.