Sri Lanka University Games Chess Championships 2025 - Men

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120 players participated in this 6-round tournament, held from 18 Sept 2025 to 21 Sept 2025 in Mihintale, Sri Lanka. 3 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 1991, and top seed was G M H Thilakarathne (🇱🇰 SRI, IM, 2341).

R K T Dissanayake (🇱🇰 SRI, 1944) won with 6.0/6, ahead of Rasindu Wijesooriya (6.0) and Achinthya Shamen Kaluarachchi (5.5). Dissanayake shared the lead from round 3, winning on tie-break.

The biggest upset came in round 2: Senuja Dilmith Udumullage (1590) beat Raguparan Ilampoornan (1847), a +257-point gap.

Location

🇱🇰Mihintale, Sri Lanka

Dates

18 Sept 2025 → 21 Sept 2025

Time control

Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 6 rounds

Top seed

🇱🇰IMG M H Thilakarathne2341

Avg top 10

1,991

Participants

120

Titled players · 3

IM×1

FM×2

Federations · 1 represented

🇱🇰Sri Lanka×96

Top 3

🥇
R K T Dissanayake
🇱🇰SRI·1944
6.0pts·2553perf+22.8
🥈
Rasindu Wijesooriya
🇱🇰SRI·1591
6.0pts·2318perf+16.2
🥉
Achinthya Shamen Kaluarachchi
🇱🇰SRI·1986
5.5pts·2114perf+12.6

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 6 rounds

Tight race until R6; 2 players tied at 6.0/6, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 7 co-leaders at R4 to 2 at the finish.

Co-leaders

Dissanayake6Wijesooriya6Kaluarachchi5.5Thilakarathne5.5Sujinth5.5Udumullage5.5

R6 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER

2 players finish on 6.0/6. Dissanayake takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (14.5).

WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers

R K T Dissanayake 6 wins (R1–R6)Rasindu Wijesooriya 6 wins (R1–R6)Achinthya Shamen Kaluarachchi 4 wins (R1–R4)

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Dissanayake, R K T	1944	SRI	+90N	+52B	+11N	+56B	+72N	+67B	6.0	14.5	15.5	15.50	2553	+22.8
2	Wijesooriya, Rasindu	1591	SRI	+25N	+102B	+64N	+110B	+109N	+104B	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.00	2318	+16.2
3	Kaluarachchi, Achinthya Shamen	1986	SRI	+47B	+34B	+44B	+57N	=15N	+84B	5.5	16.5	17.5	15.25	2114	+12.6
4	Thilakarathne, G M HIM	2341	SRI	+45B	=58B	+115B	+15B	+55N	+37N	5.5	16.0	16.0	14.75	2307	-1.0
5	Sujinth, Tharmalingam	1533	SRI	+63N	+116N	+81N	+82N	=43B	+88N	5.5	8.0	8.0	6.50	1894	+33.0
6	Udumullage, Senuja Dilmith	1590	SRI	+101B	+44B	+76B	=75B	+78B	+103N	5.5	7.5	7.5	6.75	1921	+24.0
7	Liyanage, Manith Dulwan	1630	SRI	+41B	+63N	+70N	+22N	=9N	=12B	5.0	18.5	20.5	15.75	1999	+53.0
8	Malhara, W.a. Hansana	1764	SRI	+60B	+27N	+43B	=20B	=42N	+34N	5.0	17.5	20.0	16.50	1946	+23.0
9	Piyumantha, M Sasith NipunFM	2064	SRI	+107N	+117B	=12N	+21N	=7B	+63B	5.0	15.5	15.5	10.75	1923	-9.6
10	Hettiarachchi, C U	1767	SRI	+102N	+57B	+29N	+78B	+114B	−13B	5.0	12.0	12.0	7.50	1827	+5.4
11	Doluweera, Minul SanjulaFM	2120	SRI	+75N	+55B	−1B	+111B	+118B	+66N	5.0	12.0	12.0	6.00	2030	-6.6
12	Upananda, K Y Sasmitha	1750	SRI	+37B	+76N	=9B	=35N	+26B	=7N	4.5	21.0	22.5	15.75	1885	+17.2
13	Kodithuwakku, Lisara	1864	SRI	+39N	+30B	−21B	+113B	=29B	+10N	4.5	19.5	19.5	13.75	1897	+5.2
14	Devnaka, Chamin	1678	SRI	+79N	−20N	=57N	+41N	+80N	+45B	4.5	14.0	15.0	9.75	1750	+9.2
15	Dharmakeerthi, G K Pasindu Nimsara	1901	SRI	+105N	+100B	+84N	−4N	=3B	+93B	4.5	13.0	13.0	4.75	1958	+6.4
16	Kiriella, K G Gimantha Gayasha	1636	SRI	+94N	+31B	+89N	−23B	=67N	+91B	4.5	11.5	12.5	7.50	1772	+10.8
17	Wickramasinghe, Seniya Manjula	1708	SRI	=33N	+65B	+82B	+77N	−50N	+80B	4.5	11.0	12.0	7.25	1678	-5.2
18	Nusrath, M H M	1401	SRI	+111N	=97N	+75N	−68B	+73B	+69N	4.5	8.0	8.0	5.75	2329	+54.0
19	Ranawaka, Nuran Lakshitha N	1696	SRI	+26B	+23B	+32N	+46N	−21N	−56N	4.0	18.5	21.0	14.50	1821	+19.8
20	Dabarera, G W D M	1986	SRI	+65B	+14B	+42B	=8N	=30N	F	4.0	18.0	18.0	13.75	1961	-1.6
21	Lahiru, N P G Sithija	1840	SRI	+46B	+89N	+13N	−9B	+19B	F	4.0	17.5	17.5	12.50	1986	+18.8
22	Kiruthikan, Kunasekaram	1586	SRI	+36N	+66N	+58B	−7B	−59B	+32N	4.0	17.0	19.0	11.50	1713	+17.2
23	Mirissage, D.o.	1809	SRI	+92B	−19N	F	+16N	+24N	+31B	4.0	17.0	17.0	13.00	1884	+7.6
24	Tennakoon, Lisara Samadhith	1831	SRI	+49B	+35N	+66B	−70B	−23B	+55N	4.0	15.0	17.0	11.00	1824	-0.4
25	Raveendran, Verroshan	1606	SRI	−2B	+84B	+33N	−42N	+86B	+105B	4.0	14.5	14.5	5.50	1679	+7.4
26	Vithyasagar, Kumukkesan	1577	SRI	−19N	+41B	+103N	+83B	−12N	+77B	4.0	14.0	14.0	5.50	1532	-3.0
27	Karunarathna, K P A V	1440	SRI	+109N	−8B	+87N	F	+51B	+38B	4.0	12.5	12.5	7.50	1672	+22.4
28	Herath, H M H C B	1714	SRI	F	+88N	+80B	+49B	+113B	−53N	4.0	8.0	8.0	5.00	1574	-6.6
29	Jayasundara, J J M Y Adithya B	1748	SRI	+50B	+80N	−10B	−53B	=13N	+30N	3.5	19.0	20.0	9.75	1747	+2.4
30	Ramanayaka, Y R P M	1806	SRI	+54N	−13N	+105B	+81B	=20B	−29B	3.5	16.0	16.0	6.00	1697	-11.0
31	Shanuka, Himash	1602	SRI	+97B	−16N	+56B	=61N	+69B	−23N	3.5	15.5	16.0	6.25	1607	-0.2
32	Peiris, K Bimsara	1723	SRI	=56B	+85B	−19B	+59B	+68N	−22B	3.5	15.0	16.0	6.75	1540	-19.6
33	Ariyaratne, P B L	1692	SRI	=17B	−62B	−25B	+47N	+100B	+81N	3.5	15.0	15.0	6.25	1597	-23.6
34	Malinda, Sudesh	1695	SRI	+104B	−3N	+120B	+65N	=62N	−8B	3.5	15.0	15.0	3.25	1667	-4.0
35	Thilakarathne, G M S	1853	SRI	+83N	−24B	=59B	=12B	=58B	+101N	3.5	14.5	14.5	5.75	1607	-26.0
36	FIDE 29988438	0	—	−22B	+67B	−41B	+79N	=85N	+71B	3.5	12.5	13.5	6.00	756	0.0
37	Kulasekara, G S	0	SRI	−12N	+96B	+100N	+107N	=76N	−4B	3.5	12.0	12.0	1.25	1686	0.0
38	Senanayake, K G J S	0	SRI	−51B	+?N	+108N	=99B	+60B	−27N	3.5	10.0	10.0	2.75	1355	0.0
39	Darshana, M A Pramod	1576	SRI	−13B	+112B	=77B	−95N	+103B	+119B	3.5	7.0	7.0	0.75	866	-32.4
40	Sathyajith, U V D Chamara	1464	SRI	+100N	−60N	+110N	+104B	=96N	−64N	3.5	5.0	5.0	0.25	1239	-24.0
41	Wijewardana, K D	1524	SRI	−7N	−26N	+36N	−14B	+48N	+83N	3.0	20.0	21.0	7.50	1407	-11.8
42	Withanage, Lakindu	1768	SRI	+64N	F	−20N	+25B	=8B	=43N	3.0	18.0	18.0	10.00	1757	0.0
43	Abeydeera, Adeesha	1638	SRI	+86N	+98B	−8N	F	=5N	=42B	3.0	15.5	16.0	5.75	1637	-0.2
44	Ilampoornan, Raguparan	1847	SRI	+81N	−6N	−3N	F	+63B	+87B	3.0	15.0	15.0	4.00	1673	-15.8
45	Anujan, S	1575	SRI	−4N	+101N	+112N	−63B	+47B	−14N	3.0	15.0	15.0	3.00	1499	-9.8
46	Nawarathna, N M K K	1579	SRI	−21N	+106N	+69B	−19B	+75N	−52B	3.0	14.5	14.5	3.50	1484	-19.6
47	Samarakoon, S M S P	1452	SRI	−3N	+114N	+96N	−33B	−45N	+82N	3.0	13.5	13.5	1.50	1535	+16.4
48	Pituwalage, C Sasanka	1521	SRI	−53B	+68B	+71N	=55N	−41B	=58N	3.0	13.0	15.0	6.50	1435	-17.6
49	Abilash, S	0	SRI	−24N	+83N	−55N	−28N	+101B	+76N	3.0	13.0	13.0	2.50	1492	0.0
50	Assalaarachchi, Tharusha Dewmin	1552	SRI	−29N	+108N	−63B	+102N	+17B	−57B	3.0	12.5	12.5	4.50	1461	-18.8
51	Tharindu, K M Sanjaya	1618	SRI	+38N	F	+98N	+64B	−27N	−65B	3.0	12.0	12.0	6.00	1463	-25.6
52	Weerasinghe, Isum	1639	SRI	+106B	−1N	F	F	+61B	+46N	3.0	11.5	11.5	5.50	1855	+16.2
53	De Silva, S S Gayashan	1725	SRI	+48N	F	F	+29N	F	+28B	3.0	10.5	10.5	10.50	2461	+25.2
54	Boghawaththa, D T P	1436	SRI	−30B	+64B	−65B	+108B	F	+96B	3.0	8.0	8.0	2.50	1543	+18.8
55	Abhayarathne, K A K P	1632	SRI	+112N	−11N	+49B	=48B	−4B	−24B	2.5	20.5	20.5	4.50	1532	-11.0
56	Nethsara, W M Daham	1662	SRI	=32N	+61B	−31N	−1N	F	+19B	2.5	19.5	19.5	8.25	1725	+7.8
57	Ajinthan, Balakrishnan	1495	SRI	+96N	−10N	=14B	−3B	−87N	+50N	2.5	19.0	19.5	5.75	1666	+39.6
58	Mendis, B M A	1633	SRI	+68N	=4N	−22N	F	=35N	=48B	2.5	18.0	18.0	8.00	1662	-0.2
59	Dayawansa, Panduka Dulisha	1560	SRI	−66B	+77B	=35N	−32N	+22N	−70B	2.5	15.0	16.5	7.25	1576	+1.0
60	Fahath, M F Vahaful	0	SRI	−8N	+40B	+93B	−86B	−38N	=98B	2.5	14.0	14.5	4.75	1569	0.0
61	Dissanayaka, Dayantha Randil	1670	SRI	F	−56N	+97B	=31B	−52N	+106N	2.5	9.5	9.5	2.25	1361	-45.6
62	Pallie, Tuan Ehshan	1765	SRI	F	+33N	F	F	=34B	+86N	2.5	8.0	8.0	6.25	1887	+6.0
63	Wijetunga, Isitha Uvishka	1664	SRI	−5B	−7B	+50N	+45N	−44N	−9N	2.0	21.5	24.5	6.00	1575	-16.8
64	Fernando, W Nipuna Chamikara	1425	SRI	−42B	−54N	−2B	−51N	+81B	+40B	2.0	18.5	19.5	4.50	1424	-2.8
65	Dilukshan, D J	1501	SRI	−20N	−17N	+54N	−34B	F	+51N	2.0	18.0	18.0	6.00	1592	+9.2
66	Movindu, Anusara I.H.	1667	SRI	+59N	−22B	−24N	+74B	−71N	−11B	2.0	17.5	19.5	4.50	1569	-12.4
67	Perera, M A R R	0	SRI	F	−36N	=74B	+91B	=16B	−1N	2.0	17.0	17.0	4.25	1597	0.0
68	Jasinthan, S	0	SRI	−58B	−48N	+85B	+18N	−32B	−74N	2.0	15.5	16.5	5.50	1375	0.0
69	Buhari, A M M	0	SRI	−72B	+75N	−46N	+73B	−31N	−18B	2.0	15.0	16.5	3.50	1301	0.0
70	Fernando, J S Aloka	1801	SRI	F	F	−7B	+24N	F	+59N	2.0	11.5	11.5	6.50	1799	+0.4
71	Sivabavan, Arulrasa	0	SRI	F	F	−48B	+85N	+66B	−36N	2.0	9.5	9.5	3.00	1594	0.0
72	Dharmasena, K Kavinu Ransara	1581	SRI	+69N	F	F	+90B	−1B	F	2.0	9.0	9.0	3.00	1144	-2.2
73	FIDE 80853250	0	—	F	+91B	+106B	−69N	−18N	−75B	2.0	9.0	9.0	1.00	668	0.0
74	Edirisinghe, K E A H Pathum	0	SRI	=85B	F	=67N	−66N	F	+68B	2.0	7.0	7.0	3.50	867	0.0
75	De Alwis, Shashira Shehan	1534	SRI	−11B	−69B	−18B	=6N	−46B	+73N	1.5	20.0	22.0	4.75	1304	-44.8
76	Karenthiran, K	1540	SRI	+99B	−12B	−6N	F	=37B	−49B	1.5	17.0	17.0	2.25	870	-28.8
77	Aludeniya, U W S W M R U Eranga	0	SRI	F	−59N	=39N	−17B	+83B	−26N	1.5	15.5	15.5	2.75	1282	0.0
78	Jayathilake, K M T H	0	SRI	+82B	F	F	−10N	−6N	=79B	1.5	13.0	13.0	1.75	1487	0.0
79	FIDE 80858511	0	—	−14B	−81N	−83N	−36B	+107B	=78N	1.5	11.5	11.5	0.75	765	0.0
80	Leelarathne, G G D P	1425	SRI	+108N	−29B	−28N	F	−14B	−17N	1.0	19.5	19.5	0.00	912	-12.8
81	Liyanage, Udith	1451	SRI	−44B	+79B	−5B	−30N	−64N	−33B	1.0	17.5	19.0	1.50	860	-52.8
82	Jayasooriya, I P G I L	1479	SRI	−78N	+107N	−17N	−5B	−88B	−47B	1.0	15.5	15.5	0.00	764	-47.2
83	FIDE 80822622	0	—	−35B	−49B	+79B	−26N	−77N	−41B	1.0	15.0	16.5	1.50	849	0.0
84	Visura, I M A	1664	SRI	+87B	−25N	−15B	F	F	−3N	1.0	15.0	15.0	1.00	1032	-18.2
85	FIDE 80883885	0	—	=74N	−32N	−68N	−71B	=36B	−?N	1.0	13.0	13.0	2.75	915	0.0
86	FIDE 80883923	0	—	−43B	F	F	+60N	−25N	−62B	1.0	12.0	12.0	2.50	871	0.0
87	Malshan, B Niluminda Kalpitha	0	SRI	−84N	F	−27B	F	+57B	−44N	1.0	10.5	10.5	2.50	1419	0.0
88	Bandara, G G T W	0	SRI	F	−28B	F	F	+82N	−5B	1.0	10.5	10.5	1.00	1449	0.0
89	Wickramasinghe, Sonal	1531	SRI	F	−21B	−16B	+92N	F	F	1.0	9.5	9.5	1.00	938	-10.0
90	FIDE 80838545	0	—	−1B	F	F	−72N	+92B	F	1.0	9.0	9.0	1.00	968	0.0
91	FIDE 80883800	0	—	F	−73N	F	−67N	+106B	−16N	1.0	8.5	8.5	0.00	836	0.0
92	FIDE 80858457	0	—	−23N	F	+94N	−89B	−90N	F	1.0	7.0	7.0	1.00	870	0.0
93	Wickramasinghe, K A M I	1478	SRI	F	+115B	−60N	F	F	−15N	1.0	7.0	7.0	0.00	1719	+21.2
94	FIDE 80858333	0	—	−16B	F	−92B	+?N	F	F	1.0	5.5	5.5	0.00	836	0.0
95	Weerasekara, W M S D B	1467	SRI	F	F	F	+39B	F	F	1.0	3.5	3.5	3.50	2376	+26.0
96	Dileepa, O Hashan	1441	SRI	−57B	−37N	−47B	F	=40B	−54N	0.5	15.5	15.5	1.75	1141	-54.4
97	Rathnapriya, B M Pasindu Kanchana	0	SRI	−31N	=18B	−61N	F	F	F	0.5	10.5	10.5	2.25	1285	0.0
98	Kavinjai, M Anchanakumar	1522	SRI	F	−43N	−51B	F	F	=60N	0.5	8.5	8.5	1.25	809	-26.4
99	FIDE 80858317	0	—	−76N	F	F	=38N	F	F	0.5	5.0	5.0	1.75	763	0.0
100	Thithusan, R S	0	SRI	−40B	−15N	−37B	F	−33N	F	0.0	15.0	15.0	0.00	887	0.0
101	FIDE 80883907	0	—	−6N	−45B	F	F	−49N	−35B	0.0	15.0	15.0	0.00	873	0.0
102	FIDE 80858376	0	—	−10B	−2N	F	−50B	F	F	0.0	14.0	14.0	0.00	836	0.0
103	Miranda, J J	0	SRI	F	F	−26B	F	−39N	−6B	0.0	13.0	13.0	0.00	779	0.0
104	FIDE 80883915	0	—	−34N	F	F	−40N	F	−2N	0.0	13.0	13.0	0.00	784	0.0
105	FIDE 80858473	0	—	−15B	F	−30N	F	F	−25N	0.0	12.0	12.0	0.00	972	0.0
106	FIDE 80883869	0	—	−52N	−46B	−73N	F	−91N	−61B	0.0	11.5	11.5	0.00	829	0.0
107	FIDE 80883850	0	—	−9B	−82B	F	−37B	−79N	F	0.0	11.0	11.0	0.00	971	0.0
108	Wijesundara, W A M L	0	SRI	−80B	−50B	−38B	−54N	F	F	0.0	10.5	10.5	0.00	671	0.0
109	FIDE 80883818	0	—	−27B	F	F	F	−2B	F	0.0	10.0	10.0	0.00	715	0.0
110	FIDE 80883842	0	—	F	F	−40B	−2N	F	F	0.0	9.5	9.5	0.00	729	0.0
111	Dayarathne, R S T	1523	SRI	−18B	F	F	−11N	F	F	0.0	9.5	9.5	0.00	862	-15.0
112	Bandara, D A K	0	SRI	−55B	−39N	−45B	F	F	F	0.0	9.0	9.0	0.00	794	0.0
113	Herath, H M S S	0	SRI	F	F	F	−13N	−28N	F	0.0	8.5	8.5	0.00	989	0.0
114	FIDE 80858350	0	—	F	−47B	F	F	−10N	F	0.0	8.0	8.0	0.00	810	0.0
115	Samarasekara, C Lakintha	1560	SRI	F	−93N	−4N	F	F	F	0.0	6.5	6.5	0.00	919	-13.8
116	FIDE 80883761	0	—	F	−5B	F	F	F	F	0.0	5.5	5.5	0.00	731	0.0
117	FIDE 80883834	0	—	F	−9N	F	F	F	F	0.0	5.0	5.0	0.00	1264	0.0
118	Dissanayake , Sithila C	1632	SRI	F	F	F	F	−11N	F	0.0	5.0	5.0	0.00	1232	-1.6
119	FIDE 80881092	0	—	F	F	F	F	F	−39N	0.0	3.5	3.5	0.00	776	0.0
120	FIDE 80883796	0	—	F	F	−34N	F	F	F	0.0	3.5	3.5	0.00	895	0.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Nusrath, M H MSRI
+54.0
4.5 pts · #41
2Liyanage, Manith DulwanSRI
+53.0
5.0 pts · #2
3Ajinthan, BalakrishnanSRI
+39.6
2.5 pts · #27

Top rating losers

1Dileepa, O HashanSRI
-54.4
0.5 pts · #78
2Liyanage, UdithSRI
-52.8
1.0 pts · #112
3Jayasooriya, I P G I LSRI
-47.2
1.0 pts · #89

Biggest upsets

R2+257 Elo gap
Udumullage, Senuja Dilmith1590 beat Ilampoornan, Raguparan1847
R5+178 Elo gap
Karunarathna, K P A V1440 beat Tharindu, K M Sanjaya1618
R3+176 Elo gap
Dissanayake, R K T1944 beat FMDoluweera, Minul Sanjula2120