Lyceum Wattala Scrabble players for UK
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Scrabble players of Lyceum International School, Wattala for
World Youth Scrabble Championship to be held in Birminghom,
United Kingdom – from left: Lambhotharam Yoganathan, Migara
Jayasinghe, Mrs. Dilmi Ratnayake (Director), Mrs. Shahila
Manorathne (Principal), Hayati Rassool.
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There student – Migara Jayasinghe, Lambhotharan Yoganathan and Hayati
Rassool of Lyceum International School, Wattala have been selected by
the Sri Lanka Scrabble League (SLSL) to represent Sri Lanka at the 7th
World Youth Scrabble Championship (WYSC) to be held in Birmingham,
United Kingdom from 7th to 9th December 2012.
World Youth Scrabble Championship is an under 18 tournament and Sri
Lanka has been allocated 8 places. The players were selected after a
gruelling selection process carried out by Sri Lanka Scrabble League
where the performances of the players during the last two years were
taken into consideration.
Migara Jayasinghe at 12 years, was selected for the third consecutive
year by achieving a Sri Lanka Rating of 1,134 points, Lambhotharan
Yoganathan at 13 years with a Sri Lanka of 849 and Hayati Rassool at 12
years with a Sri Lanka Rating of 831 secured places in the team for the
first time.
They are also the youngest players in this under 18 team. This is the
first time that three students from Lyceum International School –
Wattala have been selected to represent Sri Lanka at this prestigious
tournament.
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