Sri Lanka University Games Chess Championships 2025 - Women

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113 players participated in this 6-round tournament, held from 18 Sept 2025 to 21 Sept 2025 in Mihintale, Sri Lanka. 5 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 1749, and top seed was T H D Niklesha Tharushi (🇱🇰 SRI, WCM, 1864).

H K T Dewnethmie Dahampriya (🇱🇰 SRI, 1845) won with 6.0/6, ahead of H Y Nevanjee Dimanya Hewawasam (6.0) and Sandaruwi M Vithanage (5.0). Dahampriya shared the lead from round 1, winning on tie-break.

The biggest upset came in round 4: Sandaruwi M Vithanage (1644) beat G P Y Wijesuriya (WCM, 1850), a +206-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

🇱🇰WCMT H D Niklesha Tharushi1864

Avg top 10

1,749

Participants

113

Titled players · 5

WFM×3

WCM×2

Federations · 1 represented

🇱🇰Sri Lanka×78

Top 3

🥇
H K T Dewnethmie Dahampriya
🇱🇰SRI·1845
6.0pts·2342perf+14.8
🥈
WFMH Y Nevanjee Dimanya Hewawasam
🇱🇰SRI·1755
6.0pts·2346perf+24.6
🥉
Sandaruwi M Vithanage
🇱🇰SRI·1644
5.0pts·1893perf+36.2

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 3 co-leaders at R4 to 2 at the finish.

Co-leaders

Hewawasam6Dahampriya6Vithanage5Jayathilaka5Dissanayake5Tharushi5

R6 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER

2 players finish on 6.0/6. Dahampriya takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (14.0).

WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers

WFM H Y Nevanjee Dimanya Hewawasam 6 wins (R1–R6)H K T Dewnethmie Dahampriya 6 wins (R1–R6)

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Dahampriya, H K T Dewnethmie	1845	SRI	+30N	+92B	+82N	+95N	+23N	+19B	6.0	14.0	14.5	14.50	2342	+14.8
2	Hewawasam, H Y Nevanjee DimanyaWFM	1755	SRI	+73B	+80N	+65N	+51B	+62B	+35B	6.0	11.5	12.5	12.50	2346	+24.6
3	Vithanage, Sandaruwi M	1644	SRI	+66N	+8B	=15N	+11B	+17N	=96B	5.0	20.5	21.0	18.50	1893	+36.2
4	Dissanayake, D D M R G K	1589	SRI	+24B	+22N	−20B	+42N	+88B	+34N	5.0	18.5	19.5	15.50	1681	+7.2
5	Dissanayake, R K Janani	1636	SRI	+103B	=62N	+74B	+7N	=13B	+25N	5.0	17.0	17.0	13.75	1836	+24.4
6	Tharushi, T H D NikleshaWCM	1864	SRI	+78N	+61N	−11N	+57B	+12B	+65N	5.0	15.5	17.0	12.50	1839	0.0
7	Jayathilaka, W A Sachini Hansika	1587	SRI	+109B	+13B	+75N	−5B	+81B	+74B	5.0	13.5	13.5	8.50	1792	+25.4
8	Idamewattha, I W S S	1497	SRI	+27N	−3N	+73N	+81N	+61B	+104N	5.0	13.5	13.5	8.50	1657	+13.0
9	Chathurangi, A Lakshika	1442	SRI	+70N	+76B	−69N	+105B	+104N	+37N	5.0	9.0	9.0	7.00	1495	0.0
10	FIDE 80858619	0	—	−26B	+67B	+?N	+84B	+95N	+76B	5.0	9.0	9.0	5.00	850	0.0
11	Wijesuriya, G P YWCM	1850	SRI	+51N	+65B	+6B	−3N	+43N	=15N	4.5	20.0	22.0	14.75	1807	-2.0
12	Askey, Roshell Nathasha	1731	SRI	+32B	+43B	+108N	=19N	−6N	+64N	4.5	18.0	18.0	11.00	1754	+5.6
13	Weerasinghe, Asani Sankalpana	1681	SRI	+63B	−7N	+25B	+74N	=5N	+75B	4.5	17.5	19.0	11.50	1729	+7.0
14	Herath, Sanduni	1658	SRI	+52B	+59N	=16B	+46N	+60B	−21N	4.5	16.0	18.0	11.75	1640	-1.6
15	Mendis, Dasuni HansikaWFM	1739	SRI	+100N	+81N	=3B	=17N	+80B	=11B	4.5	16.0	16.5	9.50	1791	+8.2
16	Peththanayake, Naduni Rashmitha	1549	SRI	+99N	+21B	=14N	+90B	+28N	−60B	4.5	15.5	16.0	11.75	1684	+18.0
17	Yapa Bandara, Chamodya	1718	SRI	+33B	+110B	+96N	=15B	−3B	+80N	4.5	15.0	15.0	7.75	1722	+2.0
18	Rathnayake, R M Surani Gayana	1521	SRI	−71B	=72B	+57N	+96B	+91N	+43N	4.5	10.5	11.0	8.00	1660	+22.0
19	Wellage, Dilara Sesadi	1504	SRI	+37N	+64B	+61N	=12B	=35B	−1N	4.0	19.5	21.5	11.50	1746	+74.0
20	Irunika, S D Aruni	1575	SRI	+48N	+41B	+4N	−36B	−34B	+22N	4.0	19.0	22.0	15.00	1654	+11.0
21	Jayamanna, Tharindi Ruwangana	1563	SRI	+77B	−16N	+59B	−23N	+26N	+14B	4.0	19.0	20.5	12.00	1642	+10.8
22	Gayanjana, Savindi	1533	SRI	+107N	−4B	+41N	+40B	+36N	−20B	4.0	19.0	19.0	10.00	1598	+7.2
23	Bandara, D M Vihara Dewmini	1486	SRI	+84N	−39N	+35B	+21B	−1B	+82B	4.0	18.0	19.0	9.50	1726	+62.0
24	Lakshani, R Hirunika	0	SRI	−4N	+52B	−38N	+85B	+47N	+48N	4.0	17.0	18.0	9.50	743	0.0
25	Rathnayake, R M P N	1534	SRI	+53N	+75B	−13N	+54B	+89N	−5B	4.0	16.0	17.0	7.50	1481	-4.2
26	Yasaranga, B H Thisari	1650	SRI	+10N	=58B	+60B	+82B	−21B	=59N	4.0	15.5	16.5	10.25	1629	-2.2
27	Sawmithra, A	0	SRI	−8B	+66N	−44N	+53B	+63N	+55B	4.0	15.0	17.0	9.00	1490	0.0
28	Sooriyaarachchi, S L	1508	SRI	+40B	+60N	+105N	+58N	−16B	−56B	4.0	15.0	15.0	8.00	1491	-0.8
29	Weerasinghe, Liseni	1456	SRI	+87N	−36B	+85N	+38B	−41N	+42B	4.0	14.0	15.0	8.50	1538	+8.4
30	Wijekoon, S W G M A P M	1560	SRI	−1B	+49B	+83N	−37N	+111N	+106B	4.0	13.5	13.5	4.00	828	-35.2
31	Subashini, H D Sanduni Bhagya	1433	SRI	−34B	+102B	+77N	+86B	=40B	=52B	4.0	12.0	12.0	5.50	760	-13.2
32	Peiris, P Adithya Shenali	1465	SRI	−12N	+55N	+78B	+97B	=73B	=89B	4.0	11.0	11.5	5.75	926	-7.2
33	Thamilmathy, Thaneshkumar	1411	SRI	−17N	=51B	+97N	=76N	+98B	+73B	4.0	10.5	11.0	4.50	1367	-7.6
34	Peththanayake, Nuwani	1554	SRI	+31N	+88B	−36N	=41B	+20N	−4B	3.5	19.5	20.5	10.50	1565	+0.8
35	Gunawardana, I M T MWFM	1638	SRI	+97B	+45N	−23N	+64N	=19N	−2N	3.5	19.0	19.5	7.50	1552	-11.4
36	Wijesinghe, W A D Sumudu	1588	SRI	−47B	+29N	+34B	+20N	−22B	=41B	3.5	18.5	21.5	13.00	1702	+15.2
37	Paramthillairajan, Thamilini	1411	SRI	−19B	=56N	+106N	+30B	+67N	−9B	3.5	17.5	17.5	7.25	1537	+13.6
38	Dhanawalawithana, D W T N H	1497	SRI	+68N	+90B	+24B	−29N	=59B	−47B	3.5	15.0	16.0	8.00	1493	-0.4
39	Bandara, R M Sandadini	1589	SRI	−46N	+23B	+68B	+45B	−64N	=51N	3.5	14.5	16.5	10.25	1462	-16.8
40	Sewwandi, P S D	0	SRI	−28N	+86B	+99N	−22N	=31N	+85B	3.5	14.0	14.5	4.50	1218	0.0
41	Sirimewan, K Hasareli	1640	SRI	+42B	−20N	−22B	=34N	+29B	=36N	3.0	19.0	22.0	10.50	1471	-23.0
42	Ranaweera, I P G D M Tharushika	0	SRI	−41N	+48B	+87N	−4B	+52N	−29N	3.0	17.5	18.5	6.50	1336	0.0
43	Hetti Arachchige, Thisumi S	1530	SRI	+95B	−12N	+98N	+69N	−11B	−18B	3.0	16.0	16.5	3.00	899	-17.8
44	Idirisinghe, I M N H	1589	SRI	−55B	−74N	+27B	+62N	−71B	+54N	3.0	13.0	14.5	8.50	1471	-9.4
45	Amarathunga, Venuri	1457	SRI	+98N	−35B	+49N	−39N	−70N	+83B	3.0	13.0	13.5	4.50	775	-20.4
46	Gunarathne, W G I A	1408	SRI	+39B	−83N	−56B	−14B	+93B	+102N	3.0	12.5	12.5	4.50	1624	+22.0
47	Ansanayake, Aruni Prabodhi	0	SRI	+36N	−87B	F	+?B	−24B	+38N	3.0	12.0	12.0	7.00	1524	0.0
48	Shashima, B A Yathna	0	SRI	−20B	−42N	+?N	+107B	+85N	−24B	3.0	12.0	12.0	1.00	775	0.0
49	FIDE 80822673	0	—	−59B	−30N	−45B	+102N	+83B	+77B	3.0	11.5	11.5	2.50	711	0.0
50	FIDE 80883982	0	—	−75N	−53B	+?N	+63B	−54N	+103B	3.0	8.5	8.5	2.00	1462	0.0
51	Padmashantha, I H B B	1401	SRI	−11B	=33N	=95B	−2N	+101B	=39B	2.5	18.5	19.0	4.50	1450	+3.6
52	FIDE 80858716	0	—	−14N	−24N	+86B	+77B	−42B	=31N	2.5	17.0	18.0	4.50	1353	0.0
53	Karunasena, K M U A	0	SRI	−25B	+50N	=62N	−27N	+100B	−63B	2.5	15.0	15.5	4.50	1261	0.0
54	Nimasha, A G Kavini	0	SRI	F	+63N	=55B	−25N	+50B	−44B	2.5	14.5	14.5	6.25	1391	0.0
55	Gunasekara, D K	0	SRI	+44N	−32B	=54N	−80B	+103B	−27N	2.5	14.5	14.5	4.25	1423	0.0
56	Sisara, T A H	0	SRI	−82N	=37B	+46N	−61B	−76N	+28N	2.5	14.0	15.0	8.75	1501	0.0
57	FIDE 80884016	0	—	−81B	+84N	−18B	−6N	=66N	+98B	2.5	13.5	14.0	2.50	1239	0.0
58	FIDE 9959653	0	—	+67B	=26N	F	−28B	F	+86N	2.5	11.0	11.0	5.00	1386	0.0
59	Herath, H M N B	1505	SRI	+49N	−14B	−21N	F	=38N	=26B	2.0	19.0	19.0	6.75	1399	-21.6
60	Perera, Udari Dilrukshi	1433	SRI	+83B	−28B	−26N	F	−14N	+16N	2.0	18.0	18.0	5.50	1398	-3.4
61	Ranasinghe, Diyana Sithwanthi	1544	SRI	+79N	−6B	−19B	+56N	−8N	F	2.0	18.0	18.0	4.00	822	-25.2
62	Bandara, B A A S	1644	SRI	F	=5B	=53B	−44B	−2N	+84B	2.0	17.5	17.5	4.75	1387	-37.6
63	Wickramasinghe, M I	1421	SRI	−13N	−54B	+66B	−50N	−27B	+53N	2.0	16.5	18.5	4.50	1566	+14.4
64	Karunathilaka, D Piyumali	1560	SRI	F	−19N	+94N	−35B	+39B	−12B	2.0	16.5	16.5	4.50	1516	-12.4
65	Prathapasinghe, Hashini Rameesha	1455	SRI	F	−11N	−2B	+112N	+108N	−6B	2.0	15.5	15.5	0.00	1598	+26.4
66	Ananthitha, J	1451	SRI	−3B	−27B	−63N	+100B	=57B	=91B	2.0	14.5	15.0	2.25	734	-31.6
67	FIDE 80883990	0	—	−58N	−10N	F	+73N	−37B	+?B	2.0	12.5	12.5	1.50	611	0.0
68	FIDE 9967133	0	—	−38B	+93B	−39N	+79B	−77N	F	2.0	11.0	11.0	2.50	743	0.0
69	FIDE 9964339	0	—	+?B	F	+9B	−43B	F	F	2.0	8.0	8.0	5.00	730	0.0
70	Jayaweera, I G U Subandi	1499	SRI	−9B	F	F	F	+45B	+113N	2.0	8.0	8.0	3.00	2257	+8.8
71	Jayasundara, K M Sohanee Divyana	1610	SRI	+18N	F	F	F	+44N	F	2.0	7.5	7.5	7.50	2355	+17.0
72	FIDE 80883974	0	—	−?B	=18N	F	=78B	+?N	F	2.0	6.0	6.0	3.00	1521	0.0
73	Samaranayake, I M	0	SRI	−2N	+78B	−8B	−67B	=32N	−33N	1.5	21.0	22.5	3.50	1214	0.0
74	Pathirana, W P Voji Nimla	1538	SRI	F	+44B	−5N	−13B	=75N	−7N	1.5	19.0	19.0	3.75	1450	-11.0
75	Wijesiri, Dileka	1500	SRI	+50B	−25N	−7B	F	=74B	−13N	1.5	18.0	18.0	3.75	1262	-20.8
76	FIDE 80858643	0	—	F	−9N	F	=33B	+56B	−10N	1.5	16.5	16.5	4.50	1427	0.0
77	FIDE 80883931	0	—	−21N	=99B	−31B	−52N	+68B	−49N	1.5	15.5	16.0	2.25	698	0.0
78	FIDE 80858791	0	—	−6B	−73N	−32N	=72N	F	+97B	1.5	13.0	13.0	1.50	865	0.0
79	FIDE 80810136	0	—	−61B	=101N	F	−68N	+84B	−?B	1.5	5.5	5.5	1.25	744	0.0
80	Weerasinghe, J K	1590	SRI	F	−2B	F	+55N	−15N	−17B	1.0	17.5	17.5	2.50	937	-36.4
81	Nanayakkara, Januli A K	1408	SRI	+57N	−15B	F	−8B	−7N	F	1.0	17.0	17.0	2.50	808	-30.8
82	Gallage, Sudhara T P	1636	SRI	+56B	F	−1B	−26N	F	−23N	1.0	16.5	16.5	2.50	860	-56.4
83	FIDE 9922768	0	—	−60N	+46B	−30B	−93B	−49N	−45N	1.0	15.0	16.0	3.00	1274	0.0
84	FIDE 29989051	0	—	−23B	−57B	+101N	−10N	−79N	−62N	1.0	15.0	15.5	0.50	765	0.0
85	FIDE 80810284	0	—	F	+?B	−29B	−24N	−48B	−40N	1.0	14.5	14.5	0.00	658	0.0
86	FIDE 80858694	0	—	+?B	−40N	−52N	−31N	F	−58B	1.0	12.5	12.5	0.00	633	0.0
87	Nawanjana, M A K Theekshana	1429	SRI	−29B	+47N	−42B	F	F	F	1.0	10.0	10.0	3.00	658	-18.4
88	FIDE 80883958	0	—	+102B	−34N	F	F	−4N	F	1.0	8.5	8.5	0.00	775	0.0
89	FIDE 9952470	0	—	F	F	=?N	F	−25B	=32N	1.0	8.0	8.0	2.00	1307	0.0
90	Bandara, N D N	1516	SRI	+106B	−38N	F	−16N	F	F	1.0	8.0	8.0	0.00	723	-39.2
91	FIDE 80884040	0	—	F	F	=100B	F	−18B	=66N	1.0	7.0	7.0	1.25	1293	0.0
92	Basnayake, D N W	1512	SRI	F	−1N	F	+99B	F	F	1.0	6.5	6.5	0.50	1045	-4.8
93	FIDE 80857272	0	—	F	−68N	F	+83N	−46N	F	1.0	6.0	6.0	1.00	608	0.0
94	Nawarathna, Madara	1484	SRI	+101B	F	−64B	F	F	F	1.0	2.5	2.5	0.50	760	-8.0
95	Hansadee, K J T N	0	SRI	−43N	F	=51N	−1B	−10B	F	0.5	16.5	16.5	1.25	1319	0.0
96	Wickramanayake, Savithi Nimhara	1465	SRI	F	F	−17B	−18N	F	=3N	0.5	14.0	14.0	2.50	1355	-7.6
97	FIDE 9986677	0	—	−35N	=98N	−33B	−32N	F	−78N	0.5	13.5	13.5	0.25	710	0.0
98	FIDE 80883940	0	—	−45B	=97B	−43B	F	−33N	−57N	0.5	13.0	13.0	0.25	671	0.0
99	FIDE 80858600	0	—	−16B	=77N	−40B	−92N	F	F	0.5	10.5	10.5	0.75	731	0.0
100	FIDE 80858775	0	—	−15B	F	=91N	−66N	−53N	F	0.5	10.0	10.0	0.50	795	0.0
101	FIDE 9952446	0	—	−94N	=79B	−84B	F	−51N	F	0.5	6.0	6.0	0.75	643	0.0
102	FIDE 9980806	0	—	−88N	−31N	−?N	−49B	F	−46B	0.0	11.0	11.0	0.00	616	0.0
103	FIDE 80884008	0	—	−5N	F	F	F	−55N	−50N	0.0	10.5	10.5	0.00	836	0.0
104	FIDE 29988837	0	—	F	−?N	F	F	−9B	−8B	0.0	10.0	10.0	0.00	697	0.0
105	FIDE 80858597	0	—	F	F	−28B	−9N	F	−?N	0.0	9.0	9.0	0.00	708	0.0
106	FIDE 80884059	0	—	−90N	F	−37B	F	−?B	−30N	0.0	8.5	8.5	0.00	699	0.0
107	FIDE 80838081	0	—	−22B	F	F	−48N	F	F	0.0	7.0	7.0	0.00	733	0.0
108	Jayathilaka, G. K. N.	1443	SRI	F	F	−12B	F	−65B	F	0.0	6.5	6.5	0.00	791	-25.6
109	Thilakarathna, H H Thenuji Sethu	0	SRI	−7N	F	F	F	F	F	0.0	5.0	5.0	0.00	787	0.0
110	Kandegedara, Dihini Yevanya	0	SRI	F	−17N	F	F	F	F	0.0	4.5	4.5	0.00	918	0.0
111	FIDE 80858830	0	—	F	F	F	F	−30B	−?B	0.0	4.0	4.0	0.00	689	0.0
112	Abhayawardhana, Nirodhi Sachetha	1450	SRI	F	F	F	−65B	F	F	0.0	2.0	2.0	0.00	655	-19.6
113	FIDE 9955887	0	—	F	F	F	F	F	−70B	0.0	2.0	2.0	0.00	699	0.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Wellage, Dilara SesadiSRI
+74.0
4.0 pts · #9
2Bandara, D M Vihara DewminiSRI
+62.0
4.0 pts · #17
3Vithanage, Sandaruwi MSRI
+36.2
5.0 pts · #3

Top rating losers

1Gallage, Sudhara T PSRI
-56.4
1.0 pts · #86
2Bandara, N D NSRI
-39.2
1.0 pts · #113
3Bandara, B A A SSRI
-37.6
2.0 pts · #65

Biggest upsets

R4+206 Elo gap
Vithanage, Sandaruwi M1644 beat WCMWijesuriya, G P Y1850
R1+181 Elo gap
Gunarathne, W G I A1408 beat Bandara, R M Sandadini1589
R3+152 Elo gap
Bandara, D M Vihara Dewmini1486 beat WFMGunawardana, I M T M1638