	The DALLAS OPEN
	March 7–9, 2008
	Organized by Chris Cree

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DO 2008: Siri Tillekeratne [#50]

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On this page, you will find information about Siri Tillekeratne, who is competing at the 2008 Dallas Open. This page was updated at least hourly between 09:00 A.M. and midnight local time. This player currently has a record of 12-9, +524, and is ranked #31.

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

[photo of Siri Tillekeratne]

Given name(s): Siri
Surname(s): Tillekeratne
Home: Calgary, AB, Canada
Awards: NSA Director of the Year 1996, Canadian Sportsmanship Award in Scrabble, 2005
Hobbies: Reading, Country Music
Occupation: Consulting Engineer/College Lecturer
Notes: NSA AB member 1996-2002.
NSC 1992 Division: 1
NSC 1992 Rank: 54/176, 15-12 +245
NSC 1994 Division: 1
NSC 1994 Rank: 101/134, 12-15 -507
NSC 1996 Division: 1
NSC 1996 Rank: 68/108, 12.5-14.5 -90
NSC 1998 Division: 2
NSC 1998 Rank: 36/151, 17.5-13.5 +783
NSC 2000 Division: 1
NSC 2000 Rank: 90/98, 11.5-19.5 -638
NSC 2002 Division: 1
NSC 2002 Rank: 130/132, 9-22 -1464
NSC 2004 Division: 1
NSC 2004 Rank: 139/172, 13-17 -1319
NSC 2005 Division: 2
NSC 2005 Rank: 63/108, 13-15 +92
USSO 2006 Division: 2
USSO 2006 Rank: 53/102, 14-14 -294

Career History

6-year record against other players at this event	156-178 (0.467)
Past 1-12 months	19-31 (0.380)	W L W LLLLLL W L W LLLL W L WW L WWW LLLLL W LLL W LLL W L WW LL WW LL WW L
Past 13-24 months	43.5-38.5 (0.530)	W L WW L WW LL WWW L W LL WWWW L WW LLL WWW L WWW L W LLLL WW LL W LL W L W LL W LLL WW LL WW L WW LL WWW LLL WWTLL WW L WW
Past 25-36 months	21.5-27.5 (0.439)	WWW LTL W LL W L WW LL WWW LTLLLL W LLLLTW LL WWW LL WW LLL WW LLL W
Past 37-48 months	24-24 (0.500)	L W L WWW L WWW L WW L W L W LLLL W L WWW L WW L W LLLL WW LL WWW L W LLLL
Past 49-60 months	27-32 (0.458)	WW LLLL WW LLL WWWW LLL WWW LLLLLL W L W LL WW LLL WW L WWWW L W LL W LL WWW LL W LL
Past 61-72 months	21-25 (0.457)	WW LL WW LL W L WWWWWW LLLL W LL W LL WW LLLL W LLLL W L W L W LL WW

Rank Diagram
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Round by Round
High score: 473 Average for: 397 Average against: 372
Before the Tournament		Tillekeratne is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits).
Round 1		Tillekeratne played #22 Michael Early (Fort Worth, TX) and lost 298 to 419 (a spread of -121). The last time these two played was 2007-10 at: WESTERN CANADIAN CHAMPIONSHIP Tillekeratne’s record vs. Early in the 6 years leading up to this event: 2-2 (0.500). Past 1-12 months: LW. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: WL. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Current ranking: #100. Current record: 0-1, -121.
Round 2		Tillekeratne played #113 Keith Pries (Denver, CO) and lost 376 to 380 (a spread of -4). Before this event, Tillekeratne had not played Pries in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #87. Current record: 0-2, -125.
Round 3		Tillekeratne played #72 Rebecca Lambert (Columbia, MD) and lost 318 to 344 (a spread of -26). Before this event, Tillekeratne had not played Lambert in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #104. Current record: 0-3, -151.
Round 4		Tillekeratne played #108 Stephen Sneed (Ft. Worth, TX) and won 463 to 270 (a spread of 193). Before this event, Tillekeratne had not played Sneed in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #80. Current record: 1-3, +42. Tillekeratne is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 5		Tillekeratne played #87 Gretchen Cowan (San Clemente, CA) and won 421 to 384 (a spread of 37). The last time these two played was 2006-04 at: PIGEON FORGE, TN Tillekeratne’s record vs. Cowan in the 6 years leading up to this event: 1-0 (1.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: W. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Current ranking: #63. Current record: 2-3, +79.
Round 6		Tillekeratne played #58 Ryan Fischer (Charlotte, NC) and lost 382 to 384 (a spread of -2). Before this event, Tillekeratne had not played Fischer in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #79. Current record: 2-4, +77.
Round 7		Tillekeratne played #86 Samantha Southard (Albany, NY) and won 417 to 370 (a spread of 47). Before this event, Tillekeratne had not played Southard in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #60. Current record: 3-4, +124.
Round 8		Tillekeratne played #57 Terry Kang Rau (Newington, CT) and won 470 to 389 (a spread of 81). The last time these two played was 2007-08 at: PLAYERS CHAMPIONSHIP Tillekeratne’s record vs. Rau in the 6 years leading up to this event: 0-1 (0.000). Past 1-12 months: L. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Current ranking: #50. Current record: 4-4, +205.
Round 9		Tillekeratne played #55 Lila Crotty (Metairie, LA) and lost 418 to 451 (a spread of -33). Before this event, Tillekeratne had not played Crotty in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #61. Current record: 4-5, +172.
Round 10		Tillekeratne played #82 Carole Miller (Houston, TX) and won 447 to 443 (a spread of 4). Before this event, Tillekeratne had not played Miller in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #52. Current record: 5-5, +176. Tillekeratne is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Tillekeratne is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 11		Tillekeratne played #91 James Bahra (Metairie, LA) and won 390 to 286 (a spread of 104). Before this event, Tillekeratne had not played Bahra in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #44. Current record: 6-5, +280. Tillekeratne is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 12		Tillekeratne played #85 Miriam Green (Las Vegas, NV) and won 388 to 355 (a spread of 33). Before this event, Tillekeratne had not played Green in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #33. Current record: 7-5, +313.
Round 13		Tillekeratne played #62 Emely Weissman (Menlo Park, CA) and lost 380 to 482 (a spread of -102). The last time these two played was 2007-02 at: PHOENIX, AZ Tillekeratne’s record vs. Weissman in the 6 years leading up to this event: 2-0 (1.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: WW. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Current ranking: #44. Current record: 7-6, +211.
Round 14		Tillekeratne played #48 Ann Mirabito (College Station, TX) and lost 291 to 451 (a spread of -160). Before this event, Tillekeratne had not played Mirabito in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #57. Current record: 7-7, +51.
Round 15		Tillekeratne played #90 Lee Brooks (Lawton, OK) and won 465 to 229 (a spread of 236). Before this event, Tillekeratne had not played Brooks in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #45. Current record: 8-7, +287.
Round 16		Tillekeratne played #73 Gregg Speicher (McKinney, TX) and lost 400 to 424 (a spread of -24). The last time these two played was 2007-03 at: DALLAS, TX Tillekeratne’s record vs. Speicher in the 6 years leading up to this event: 1-0 (1.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: W. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Current ranking: #50. Current record: 8-8, +263.
Round 17		Tillekeratne played #80 John Redding (Grand Prairie, TX) and won 423 to 351 (a spread of 72). Before this event, Tillekeratne had not played Redding in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #41. Current record: 9-8, +335.
Round 18		Tillekeratne played #64 Bennett Jacobstein (Milpitas, CA) and won 348 to 316 (a spread of 32). The last time these two played was 2007-08 at: PLAYERS CHAMPIONSHIP Tillekeratne’s record vs. Jacobstein in the 6 years leading up to this event: 1-2 (0.333). Past 1-12 months: W. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: LL. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Current ranking: #37. Current record: 10-8, +367.
Round 19		Tillekeratne played #43 Wallace Schultz (Las Vegas, NM) and won 473 to 381 (a spread of 92). The last time these two played was 2007-03 at: DALLAS, TX Tillekeratne’s record vs. Schultz in the 6 years leading up to this event: 2-2 (0.500). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: WLW. Past 25-36 months: L. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Current ranking: #30. Current record: 11-8, +459.
Round 20		Tillekeratne played #12 Darrell Day (Richardson, TX) and lost 364 to 380 (a spread of -16). Before this event, Tillekeratne had not played Day in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #38. Current record: 11-9, +443.
Round 21		Tillekeratne played #1 David Gibson (Spartanburg, SC) and won 408 to 327 (a spread of 81). Before this event, Tillekeratne had not played Gibson in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #31. Current record: 12-9, +524.

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