Naween Tharanga Fernando (#17) at WSC 2001

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Naween Tharanga Fernando (#17) at WSC 2001

Background Information

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Given name(s): Naween Tharanga
Surname(s): Fernando
Home: Box Hill South, Victoria, Australia
Age: 22
Awards: 1990 1992 1994 1995 1996 Bahrain Champion, 1992 1994 1995 1997 Gulf Champion, 1999 Channel News Asia, 2001 Sydney Masters
Hobbies: Cricket, Table Tennis, Clubbing
Occupation: Student
Notes: See also a better but dated photo
WSC 1995 Rank: 23
WSC 1997 Rank: 19
WSC 1999 Rank: 13
WSC 2001 Team: Sri Lanka

Tournament Ups and Downs

Each pole is labelled at the top with the tournament round. The player's rank that round is shown below.

Round-by-Round
High score: 568 Average for: 430 Average against: 398
Before Round 1		Fernando is mentioned in this round's photo captions (1 hit).
Round 1	Larger photo available	Fernando played #61 Aaron Clottey (Ghana) and won 463 to 313 (a spread of 150) . Current ranking: #8. Current record: 1-0, +150.
Round 2		Fernando played #39 Karl Khoshnaw (Kurdistan-Iraq) and won 506 to 438 (a spread of 68) . Current ranking: #7. Current record: 2-0, +218. Fernando is mentioned in this round's commentary (1 hit).
Round 3		Fernando played #08 Robert Felt (United States) and won 429 to 413 (a spread of 16) . Current ranking: #11. Current record: 3-0, +234. Fernando is mentioned in this round's commentary (1 hit).
Round 4	Larger photo available	Fernando played #23 Jakkrit Klaphajone (Thailand) and won 412 to 378 (a spread of 34) . Current ranking: #5. Current record: 4-0, +268.
Round 5		Fernando played #84 Evan Simpson (England) and won 410 to 336 (a spread of 74) . Current ranking: #2. Current record: 5-0, +342. Fernando is mentioned in this round's commentary (1 hit).
Round 6		Fernando played #10 Bob Lipton (United States) and lost 343 to 352 (a spread of -9) . Current ranking: #10. Current record: 5-1, +333. Fernando is mentioned in this round's commentary (1 hit). Fernando is mentioned in this round's photo captions (1 hit).
Round 7	Larger photo available	Fernando played #50 Peter Sinton (New Zealand) and won 430 to 334 (a spread of 96) . Current ranking: #5. Current record: 6-1, +429. Fernando is mentioned in this round's commentary (2 hits).
Round 8		Fernando played #41 Brett Smitheram (England) and lost 346 to 472 (a spread of -126) . Current ranking: #10. Current record: 6-2, +303. Fernando is mentioned in this round's commentary (1 hit).
Round 9		Fernando played #46 Ganesh Asirvatham (Malaysia) and won 501 to 396 (a spread of 105) . Current ranking: #8. Current record: 7-2, +408. Fernando is mentioned in this round's commentary (1 hit).
Round 10		Fernando played #03 David William Boys (Canada) and won 438 to 385 (a spread of 53) . Current ranking: #5. Current record: 8-2, +461. Fernando is mentioned in this round's commentary (1 hit). Fernando is mentioned in this round's photo captions (3 hits).
Round 11		Fernando played #37 James A. Cherry (Canada) and won 446 to 370 (a spread of 76) . Current ranking: #3. Current record: 9-2, +537. Fernando is mentioned in this round's commentary (2 hits). Fernando is mentioned in this round's photo captions (2 hits).
Round 12		Fernando played #06 Joe Edley (United States) and lost 324 to 421 (a spread of -97) . Current ranking: #6. Current record: 9-3, +440. Fernando is mentioned in this round's commentary (1 hit).
Round 13	Larger photo available	Fernando played #22 David Wiegand (United States) and lost 379 to 450 (a spread of -71) . Current ranking: #11. Current record: 9-4, +369.
Round 14		Fernando played #64 Andrew Davis (England) and won 405 to 387 (a spread of 18) . Current ranking: #10. Current record: 10-4, +387.
Round 15		Fernando played #04 Brian Cappelletto (United States) and lost 379 to 491 (a spread of -112) . Current ranking: #12. Current record: 10-5, +275. Fernando is mentioned in this round's commentary (2 hits). Fernando is mentioned in this round's photo captions (1 hit).
Round 16		Fernando played #40 Pakorn Nemitrmansuk (Thailand) and won 568 to 312 (a spread of 256) . Current ranking: #5. Current record: 11-5, +531. Fernando is mentioned in this round's commentary (1 hit). Fernando is mentioned in this round's photo captions (2 hits).
Round 17		Fernando played #43 Jere Mead (United States) and won 515 to 342 (a spread of 173) . Current ranking: #5. Current record: 12-5, +704.
Round 18		Fernando played #09 Adam Logan (Canada) and won 495 to 471 (a spread of 24) . Current ranking: #5. Current record: 13-5, +728. Fernando is mentioned in this round's commentary (1 hit).
Round 19		Fernando played #41 Brett Smitheram (England) and won 536 to 373 (a spread of 163) . Current ranking: #2. Current record: 14-5, +891. Fernando is mentioned in this round's commentary (1 hit).
Round 20		Fernando played #12 Andrew Fisher (England) and lost 363 to 442 (a spread of -79) . Current ranking: #5. Current record: 14-6, +812. Fernando is mentioned in this round's commentary (1 hit).
Round 21		Fernando played #41 Brett Smitheram (England) and lost 426 to 504 (a spread of -78) . Current ranking: #8. Current record: 14-7, +734. Fernando is mentioned in this round's commentary (1 hit). Fernando is mentioned in this round's photo captions (1 hit).
Round 22		Fernando played #01 Joel Wapnick (World Champion) and lost 370 to 418 (a spread of -48) . Current ranking: #12. Current record: 14-8, +686.
Round 23		Fernando played #06 Joe Edley (United States) and won 454 to 275 (a spread of 179) . Current ranking: #7. Current record: 15-8, +865.
Round 24		Fernando played #12 Andrew Fisher (England) and lost 376 to 469 (a spread of -93) . Current ranking: #11. Current record: 15-9, +772.
Final Game 1		Fernando is mentioned in this round's commentary (1 hit).
Final Game 2		Fernando is mentioned in this round's commentary (1 hit).
Final Game 4		Fernando is mentioned in this round's commentary (1 hit).
After the Finals		Fernando is mentioned in this round's photo captions (1 hit).

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