Naween Fernando [#32] 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 Naween Fernando, 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. Fernando currently has a record of 17-7, +741, and is ranked #3.

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

[player photo]

Given name(s): Naween
Surname(s): Fernando
Home: Burwood East, Victoria, Australia
Age: 26
Awards: 1990 1992 1994 1995 1996 Bahrain; 1992 1994 1995 1997 Gulf; 1999 Channel News Asia; 2001 Sydney Masters; 2005 Australia
Hobbies: Beer, Pool, Chasing sheilas
Occupation: Accountant
Notes: A/k/a Naweed Tharanga Fernando.
WSC 1995 Rank: 23
WSC 1997 Rank: 19
WSC 1999 Rank: 13
WSC 2001 Rank: 11
WSC 2005 Team: Australia

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 638 Average for: 426 Average against: 395
Registration	Fernando is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (1 hit).
Round 1	England	Fernando played #90 Brett Smitheram (Eng) and won 432 to 357 (a spread of 75) . Current ranking: #18. Current record: 1-0, +75.
Round 2	Bahrain	Fernando played #2 Adeeb Ahmad (BHR) and won 483 to 313 (a spread of 170) . Current ranking: #4. Current record: 2-0, +245.
Round 3	England	Fernando played #34 Peter Finley (Eng) and won 422 to 405 (a spread of 17) . Current ranking: #8. Current record: 3-0, +262. Fernando is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (2 hits).
Round 4	Australia	Fernando played #35 Andrew Fisher (AUS) and won 493 to 430 (a spread of 63) . Current ranking: #5. Current record: 4-0, +325. Fernando is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (2 hits).
Round 5	Malaysia	Fernando played #10 Ganesh Asirvatham (MYS) and won 387 to 322 (a spread of 65) . Current ranking: #2. Current record: 5-0, +390. Fernando is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (2 hits).
Round 6	Canada	Fernando played #63 Adam Logan (CAN) and lost 367 to 426 (a spread of -59) . Current ranking: #8. Current record: 5-1, +331. Fernando is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Fernando is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (2 hits).
Round 7	England	Fernando played #18 Russell Byers (Eng) and lost 404 to 432 (a spread of -28) . Current ranking: #15. Current record: 5-2, +303.
Round 8	Philippines	Fernando played #92 John Edward Tabasa (PHL) and won 355 to 351 (a spread of 4) . Current ranking: #13. Current record: 6-2, +307.
Round 9	New Zealand	Fernando played #81 Nigel Richards (NZL) and won 477 to 458 (a spread of 19) . Current ranking: #8. Current record: 7-2, +326.
Round 10	Canada	Fernando played #15 David Boys (CAN) and won 399 to 385 (a spread of 14) . Current ranking: #5. Current record: 8-2, +340.
Round 11	England	Fernando played #37 Helen Gipson (Eng) and won 458 to 369 (a spread of 89) . Current ranking: #4. Current record: 9-2, +429.
Round 12	Australia	Fernando played #24 Paul Cleary (AUS) and lost 450 to 494 (a spread of -44) . Current ranking: #5. Current record: 9-3, +385. Fernando is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Fernando is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (2 hits).
Round 13	Thailand	Fernando played #21 Gerald Carter (THA) and won 406 to 393 (a spread of 13) . Current ranking: #3. Current record: 10-3, +398. Fernando is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 14	United States	Fernando played #71 John O'Laughlin (USA) and won 418 to 416 (a spread of 2) . Current ranking: #3. Current record: 11-3, +400. Fernando is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Fernando is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (2 hits).
Round 15	Thailand	Fernando played #68 Pakorn Nemitrmansuk (THA) and lost 413 to 439 (a spread of -26) . Current ranking: #5. Current record: 11-4, +374. Fernando is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 16	United States	Fernando played #87 Joel Sherman (USA) and won 425 to 424 (a spread of 1) . Current ranking: #3. Current record: 12-4, +375. Fernando is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Fernando is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (2 hits).
Round 17	World Champion	Fernando played #91 Panupol Sujjayakorn (Wsc) and won 478 to 381 (a spread of 97) . Current ranking: #2. Current record: 13-4, +472. Fernando is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 18	India	Fernando played #12 Akshay Bhandarkar (IND) and won 371 to 345 (a spread of 26) . Current ranking: #2. Current record: 14-4, +498. Fernando is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Fernando is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (2 hits).
Round 19	United States	Fernando played #9 Peter Armstrong (USA) and won 638 to 324 (a spread of 314) . Current ranking: #2. Current record: 15-4, +812. Fernando is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Fernando is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (2 hits).
Round 20	Scotland	Fernando played #3 Paul Allan (Sco) and lost 317 to 428 (a spread of -111) . Current ranking: #2. Current record: 15-5, +701. Fernando is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Fernando is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (2 hits).
Round 21	United States	Fernando played #99 Dave Wiegand (USA) and won 501 to 354 (a spread of 147) . Current ranking: #2. Current record: 16-5, +848. Fernando is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Fernando is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (2 hits).
Round 22	Canada	Fernando played #63 Adam Logan (CAN) and lost 386 to 432 (a spread of -46) . Current ranking: #2. Current record: 16-6, +802. Fernando is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Fernando is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (2 hits).
Round 23	Thailand	Fernando played #68 Pakorn Nemitrmansuk (THA) and lost 327 to 393 (a spread of -66) . Current ranking: #3. Current record: 16-7, +736. Fernando is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Fernando is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 24	Malaysia	Fernando played #10 Ganesh Asirvatham (MYS) and won 425 to 420 (a spread of 5) . Current ranking: #3. Current record: 17-7, +741. Fernando is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Fernando is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (2 hits).
Finals	Fernando is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).

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