NASC 2015: Chan Fonseka [4-02]

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On this page, you will find information about Chan Fonseka, who is competing at the 2015 North American 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 14-7, +718, and is ranked #30 in Division 4.

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): Chan Surname(s): Fonseka Home: Dublin, CA, United States

Round by Round
High score: 545 Average for: 384 Average against: 350
Round 1		Fonseka played #43 Desiree Engel (Anaheim, CA) and won 349 to 282 (a spread of 67). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 1-0, +67.
Round 2		Fonseka played #34 Margaret Hughes (Los Angeles, CA) and lost 327 to 347 (a spread of -20). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 1-1, +47.
Round 3		Fonseka played #24 Jamie De Jong (Ottawa ON) and won 395 to 323 (a spread of 72). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 2-1, +119.
Round 4		Fonseka played #26 Paul Rickhoff (Saugus, CA) and lost 339 to 404 (a spread of -65). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 2-2, +54.
Round 5		Fonseka played #25 Maxine Marcus (Anaheim Hills, CA) and won 317 to 298 (a spread of 19). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 3-2, +73. Fonseka is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 6		Fonseka played #30 Rachel Gillette (Lafayette, CO) and lost 337 to 366 (a spread of -29). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 3-3, +44.
Round 7		Fonseka played #29 Sandra Finley (Blue Diamond, NV) and lost 302 to 312 (a spread of -10). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 3-4, +34.
Round 8		Fonseka played #10 Gladys Burritt (Eureka, CA) and won 387 to 332 (a spread of 55). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 4-4, +89.
Round 9		Fonseka played #38 Sylvia Strong (Valparaiso, IN) and won 340 to 299 (a spread of 41). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 5-4, +130.
Round 10		Fonseka played #11 Constance J Creech (Metamora, MI) and won 390 to 377 (a spread of 13). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 6-4, +143. Fonseka is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 11		Fonseka played #32 Pamela Pudelka (Corpus Christi, TX) and won 545 to 273 (a spread of 272). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 7-4, +415. Fonseka is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 12		Fonseka played #31 Jennifer DeWaelsche (San Antonio, TX) and lost 372 to 415 (a spread of -43). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 7-5, +372.
Round 13		Fonseka played #28 Jim Laris (Altadena, CA) and won 398 to 371 (a spread of 27). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 8-5, +399.
Round 14		Fonseka played #9 Hannah Rozear (Durham, NC) and won 482 to 356 (a spread of 126). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 9-5, +525. Fonseka is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 15		Fonseka played #46 Jack Peters (Nantucket, MA) and lost 297 to 428 (a spread of -131). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 9-6, +394.
Round 16		Fonseka played #16 Peter Hopkins (Toronto ON) and won 494 to 337 (a spread of 157). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 10-6, +551. Fonseka is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 17		Fonseka played #22 Richard Banker (Ankeny, IA) and won 441 to 429 (a spread of 12). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 11-6, +563. Fonseka is mentioned in this round’s commentary (3 hits).
Round 18		Fonseka played #28 Jim Laris (Altadena, CA) again and won 407 to 317 (a spread of 90). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 12-6, +653. Fonseka is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 19		Fonseka played #9 Hannah Rozear (Durham, NC) again and lost 325 to 446 (a spread of -121). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 12-7, +532.
Round 20		Fonseka played #42 Dustin Brown (Fairfield, CT) and won 353 to 317 (a spread of 36). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 13-7, +568. Fonseka is mentioned in this round’s commentary (3 hits).
Round 21		Fonseka played #5 Marvin Kraus (Newton, MA) and won 472 to 322 (a spread of 150). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 14-7, +718. Fonseka is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 22		Fonseka recorded a scoreless bye with a spread of 0 points. Current ranking: #3. Current record: 14-7, +718.
Round 23		Fonseka recorded a scoreless bye with a spread of 0 points. Current ranking: #3. Current record: 14-7, +718. Fonseka is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 24		Fonseka recorded a scoreless bye with a spread of 0 points. Current ranking: #5. Current record: 14-7, +718.
Round 25		Fonseka recorded a scoreless bye with a spread of 0 points. Current ranking: #7. Current record: 14-7, +718. Fonseka is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 26		Fonseka recorded a scoreless bye with a spread of 0 points. Current ranking: #9. Current record: 14-7, +718.
Round 27		Fonseka recorded a scoreless bye with a spread of 0 points. Current ranking: #13. Current record: 14-7, +718. Fonseka is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 28		Fonseka recorded a scoreless bye with a spread of 0 points. Current ranking: #18. Current record: 14-7, +718. Fonseka is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 29		Fonseka recorded a scoreless bye with a spread of 0 points. Current ranking: #22. Current record: 14-7, +718.
Round 30		Fonseka recorded a scoreless bye with a spread of 0 points. Current ranking: #29. Current record: 14-7, +718. Fonseka is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 31		Fonseka recorded a scoreless bye with a spread of 0 points. Current ranking: #30. Current record: 14-7, +718. Fonseka is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).

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