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Methmani, Nelunika
WIM🇱🇰FIDE 9910050· Female· Sri Lanka· Born in 1998
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Nelunika Methmani, a 28-year-old Sri Lankan Woman International Master, is rated 1751 — just 17 short of her peak of 1768 (Jul 2015, age 17) and ranked 29th among Sri Lankan women. She plays occasionally (5 games in the last 12 months) and took a 15-month break between Jul 2023 and Nov 2024. Recent appearance: 2025 New Zealand Women's Championship.
Awarded WIM in 2013 (age 15). At junior level, she reached #8, #7, #10, #18 and #9 nationally in U20, U18, U16, U14 and U12.
Current rating
1751
Standard
Rpd1802·Blz1728
All-time high
1768
−17 pts below
Jul 2015 · age 17
Jul 2015 · age 17
Activity
3
games / yr avg.
5 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#29
#29 · Sri Lankan women · of 845
Career timeline
21 entries2024
Best 12-month gain (+192 Elo)
1549 → 1741
Nov 2024
Re-crossed 1600
at age 26
Mar 2024
2023
Inactive for 15 months
paused at 1549 → returned at 1741
Jul 2023
2020
90th Sri Lankan 20-35 player
at age 22 · rated 1601
Oct 2020
Re-crossed 1600
at age 22
Sep 2020
2017
8th Sri Lankan U20 player
at age 19 · rated 1710
Oct 2017
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+10
1741 → 1751
Tournaments
1
6 games
Score
4/ 666.7%
3W2D1L
Top 3 wins
Top 1 loss
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 4/5 | #7 | 2008 | +11.4 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsR M Nisakya Bandara
🇱🇰SRI·1669
+7 −2 =2
11 games·last met Apr 2015
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vsS D RanasingheWIM
🇱🇰SRI·1782
+3 −6 =1
10 games·last met Jul 2020
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vsT H D Niklesha TharushiWCM
🇱🇰SRI·1864
+4 −3 =2
9 games·last met Aug 2020
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vsK K M Sachintha KodikaraWFM
🇱🇰SRI·1721
+5 −3 =1
9 games·last met Jul 2019
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vsManisha Suchini GunaratneWFM
🇱🇰SRI·1761
+5 −3 =1
9 games·last met Apr 2018
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Rankings
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Sri Lanka
#252
out of 3,598 players
Asia-Pacific
#11,750
in continent
World
#92,207
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
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