SPC 2023: Chan Fonseka [3-26]

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On this page, you will find information about Chan Fonseka, who is competing at the 2023 Scrabble Players Championship. This page was updated at least hourly between 09:00 A.M. and midnight local time. This player currently has a record of 16-15, +349, and is ranked #32 in Division 3.

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 Occupation: Software Engineer

Round by Round
High score: 505 Average for: 384 Average against: 372
Round 1		Fonseka played #55 Marina A Villena (Daytona Beach, FL) and won 375 to 285 (a spread of 90). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 1-0, +90. Fonseka is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 2		Fonseka played #76 Jeffrey Polan (Toluca Lake, CA) and won 397 to 367 (a spread of 30). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 2-0, +120. Fonseka is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 3		Fonseka played #9 Paul Avrin (New York, NY) and lost 301 to 426 (a spread of -125). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 2-1, -5. Fonseka is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 4		Fonseka played #60 Robin Chua (Unknown city, AL) and lost 346 to 456 (a spread of -110). Current ranking: #47. Current record: 2-2, -115.
Round 5		Fonseka played #46 Hannah Rozear (Durham, NC) and lost 375 to 403 (a spread of -28). Current ranking: #49. Current record: 2-3, -143.
Round 6		Fonseka played #3 Victor S Torres (Murray, UT) and lost 281 to 420 (a spread of -139). Current ranking: #60. Current record: 2-4, -282.
Round 7		Fonseka played #36 Brian Garnett (Saint Louis, MO) and won 423 to 336 (a spread of 87). Current ranking: #50. Current record: 3-4, -195.
Round 8		Fonseka played #5 Bennett Jacobstein (Moraga, CA) and lost 308 to 400 (a spread of -92). Current ranking: #62. Current record: 3-5, -287.
Round 9		Fonseka played #51 Corina Farwig (Littleton, CO) and won 415 to 355 (a spread of 60). Current ranking: #49. Current record: 4-5, -227.
Round 10		Fonseka played #66 Jane Geary (Glendale, AZ) and lost 374 to 400 (a spread of -26). Current ranking: #60. Current record: 4-6, -253.
Round 11		Fonseka played #38 Kent Croswell (Hot Springs Village, AR) and won 427 to 401 (a spread of 26). Current ranking: #49. Current record: 5-6, -227.
Round 12		Fonseka played #8 Gary Perman (Blairsville, PA) and won 402 to 298 (a spread of 104). Current ranking: #40. Current record: 6-6, -123.
Round 13		Fonseka played #67 Mark Hamilton (Toronto ON) and won 355 to 340 (a spread of 15). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 7-6, -108.
Round 14		Fonseka played #40 Pamina Deutsch (Corrales, NM) and lost 305 to 456 (a spread of -151). Current ranking: #46. Current record: 7-7, -259.
Round 15		Fonseka played #6 Ken Louie (Whittier, CA) and lost 320 to 405 (a spread of -85). Current ranking: #51. Current record: 7-8, -344.
Round 16		Fonseka played #33 Ralph Ireland (Lithonia, GA) and lost 322 to 333 (a spread of -11). Current ranking: #55. Current record: 7-9, -355.
Round 17		Fonseka played #43 Thomas Tremont (Santa Rosa, CA) and lost 361 to 369 (a spread of -8). Current ranking: #60. Current record: 7-10, -363.
Round 18		Fonseka played #63 Jesse Wornum (Portland, OR) and won 396 to 338 (a spread of 58). Current ranking: #54. Current record: 8-10, -305.
Round 19		Fonseka played #22 Nancy Bowen (Charlottesville, VA) and won 505 to 330 (a spread of 175). Current ranking: #47. Current record: 9-10, -130.
Round 20		Fonseka played #16 Marvin Kraus (Newton, MA) and lost 335 to 364 (a spread of -29). Current ranking: #53. Current record: 9-11, -159.
Round 21		Fonseka played #64 Peter Filandro (Wilmington, DE) and won 450 to 344 (a spread of 106). Current ranking: #48. Current record: 10-11, -53.
Round 22		Fonseka played #28 Carol Tillson (Silver Spring, MD) and lost 373 to 438 (a spread of -65). Current ranking: #52. Current record: 10-12, -118.
Round 23		Fonseka played #74 Linda Iannetti (Donora, PA) and won 389 to 330 (a spread of 59). Current ranking: #48. Current record: 11-12, -59.
Round 24		Fonseka played #12 Jeffrey Moore (Lafayette, LA) and lost 419 to 427 (a spread of -8). Current ranking: #53. Current record: 11-13, -67. Fonseka is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 25		Fonseka played #44 Josephine Flowers (West Memphis, AR) and won 468 to 394 (a spread of 74). Current ranking: #46. Current record: 12-13, +7.
Round 26		Fonseka played #72 Don Erbe (Parker, CO) and won 379 to 323 (a spread of 56). Current ranking: #40. Current record: 13-13, +63.
Round 27		Fonseka played #57 Gerianne Abriano (Staten Island, NY) and lost 331 to 351 (a spread of -20). Current ranking: #46. Current record: 13-14, +43.
Round 28		Fonseka played #49 James W Flomo (Lanham, MD) and lost 395 to 419 (a spread of -24). Current ranking: #54. Current record: 13-15, +19.
Round 29		Fonseka played #68 Cecilia Huber (Cleveland, OH) and won 438 to 332 (a spread of 106). Current ranking: #47. Current record: 14-15, +125.
Round 30		Fonseka played #59 Wilma Pitzer (Englewood, OH) and won 481 to 319 (a spread of 162). Current ranking: #40. Current record: 15-15, +287.
Round 31		Fonseka played #46 Hannah Rozear (Durham, NC) again and won 444 to 382 (a spread of 62). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 16-15, +349.

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