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
	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

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 574 Average for: 390 Average against: 413
Round 1		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	Larger photo available	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		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		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		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		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		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		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		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		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		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		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	Larger photo available	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		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		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		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		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		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		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		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		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	Larger photo available	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		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		Nigeria	Wanniarachchi played #73 Olatunde Oduwole (NGA) and lost 252 to 458 (a spread of -206) . Current ranking: #80. Current record: 10-14, -532.

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