Sri Lanka Major Division Women's Chess Championships 2026 - Southern

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86 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 14 Feb 2026 to 17 Feb 2026 in Hikkaduwa, Sri Lanka. Top 10 Elo average was 1628, and top seed was Meenu Vihansa Hewapathirana (🇱🇰 SRI, 1664).

Meenu Vihansa Hewapathirana (🇱🇰 SRI, 1664) won with 6.0/7, ahead of Lithuli Chanara Ravisinghe (5.5) and M Sanindee Niwetha Kularathna (5.5). Hewapathirana took the lead from round 6.

The biggest upset came in round 2: I D Sawrandi Kameshik Semasingha (1442) beat G S Hitheshi Keshavee (1629), a +187-point gap.

Location

🇱🇰Hikkaduwa, Sri Lanka

Dates

14 Feb 2026 → 17 Feb 2026

Time control

Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 7 rounds

Top seed

🇱🇰Meenu Vihansa Hewapathirana1664

Avg top 10

1,628

Participants

Federations · 1 represented

🇱🇰Sri Lanka×63

Top 3

🥇
Meenu Vihansa Hewapathirana
🇱🇰SRI·1664
6.0pts·1818perf+36.8
🥈
Lithuli Chanara Ravisinghe
🇱🇰SRI·1651
5.5pts·1757perf+32.4
🥉
M Sanindee Niwetha Kularathna
🇱🇰SRI·1661
5.5pts·1780perf+41.2

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 7 rounds

Meenu Vihansa Hewapathirana led from R6; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R6.

Co-leaders

Hewapathirana6Kularathna5.5Ravisinghe5.5Chanseya5.5Pate5.5Sethumsa5

R6 · LEADER CHANGE16 Feb

Meenu Vihansa Hewapathirana takes the sole lead (5.5/6).

R7 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

Meenu Vihansa Hewapathirana drew with M Sanindee Niwetha Kularathna (Black).

WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers

Meenu Vihansa Hewapathirana 4 wins (R3–R6)M Sanindee Niwetha Kularathna 4 wins (R1–R4)Lithuli Chanara Ravisinghe 5 wins (R1–R5)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1Meenu Vihansa Hewapathirana	*	½	1	—
2M Sanindee Niwetha Kularathna	½	*	0	—
3Lithuli Chanara Ravisinghe	0	1	*	½
4K G Dewli Abinadi Chanseya	—	—	½	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Hewapathirana, Meenu Vihansa	1664	SRI	+35B	=64N	+22B	+13N	+24B	+2B	=3N	6.0	27.5	30.0	26.00	1818	+36.8
2	Ravisinghe, Lithuli Chanara	1651	SRI	+68N	+23B	+27N	+10B	+3B	−1N	=4B	5.5	30.0	32.5	23.75	1757	+32.4
3	Kularathna, M Sanindee Niwetha	1661	SRI	+42N	+28B	+19N	+7B	−2N	+30B	=1B	5.5	29.0	32.5	24.00	1780	+41.2
4	Chanseya, K G Dewli Abinadi	1624	SRI	+47B	=26N	+48B	+11N	+18B	=6B	=2N	5.5	27.0	30.0	22.75	1718	+18.9
5	Pate, Methmi Hasana	1454	SRI	+57N	−6B	+50N	+36B	+22N	=11N	+24B	5.5	24.5	27.5	20.00	1652	+37.2
6	Hansadi, R B Pumudi	1660	SRI	+46B	+5N	+15B	=18N	+9B	=4N	F	5.0	30.5	33.5	23.50	1774	+21.7
7	Sethumsa, R B Hasadi	1627	SRI	+49N	+41B	+14N	−3N	+34B	+19B	F	5.0	27.5	30.5	20.00	1752	+17.7
8	Dissanayake, T S	0	SRI	−19N	+85B	+28N	+20B	+10N	=25B	=12N	5.0	27.0	27.0	18.00	1545	0.0
9	Mandakini, A N N S	1487	SRI	+56N	+51B	=24N	+12B	−6N	+18N	=11B	5.0	26.5	29.5	20.00	1639	+43.2
10	Randeniya, Senethma Dewmi	1491	SRI	+61N	+16B	+25B	−2N	−8B	+46N	+30N	5.0	26.5	29.5	19.00	1710	+35.2
11	Bimansa, P K Lithuli	1545	SRI	+75N	+29B	+63N	−4B	+23N	=5B	=9N	5.0	26.5	28.5	17.75	1567	+6.0
12	Ransala, P K Adithi	1546	SRI	+71B	=43N	+26B	−9N	+38B	+37N	=8B	5.0	24.5	26.5	17.25	1537	+7.6
13	Dewmini, B K Nihansa	1531	SRI	+83B	=48N	+65B	−1B	+63N	=24N	+33B	5.0	22.0	22.5	13.00	1424	-8.8
14	Amasha, N W K Tanudi	1521	SRI	+33N	+50B	−7B	F	+52N	+45B	+22N	5.0	22.0	22.0	17.00	1531	+1.6
15	Ranasinghe, Sanuli Dulanya	1527	SRI	+52N	+36B	−6N	−45B	+49N	+53B	+23N	5.0	21.5	24.5	16.50	1558	+11.2
16	Samaraweera, Hoshithmi Pehansa	0	SRI	+?B	−10N	−73B	+71N	+31B	+28B	+27N	5.0	21.0	21.0	14.00	1474	0.0
17	Liyanage, E L Dihini Dihasa	1507	SRI	+78N	−63B	+75N	+29B	F	+36B	+25N	5.0	17.5	17.5	15.00	2294	+57.2
18	Rajapaksha, Sithmi Sahansa	1568	SRI	+37N	+45B	+39N	=6B	−4N	−9B	+43N	4.5	26.0	29.0	16.00	1573	+3.2
19	Githminie, H K Gihansa	1544	SRI	+8B	+70N	−3B	+73N	+35B	−7N	=20B	4.5	25.5	27.5	14.75	1470	-13.2
20	Ganewattha Kankanamge, Tesandi Sa	1495	SRI	+21B	−22N	+71B	−8N	+47B	+35N	=19N	4.5	24.5	26.5	15.25	1527	+2.0
21	Lehansa, N C Asini	0	SRI	−20N	=?B	+?N	=31N	=64B	+55B	+?N	4.5	14.0	14.0	6.25	1620	+53.6
22	Sanuthi, H H	0	SRI	+?N	+20B	−1N	+39B	−5B	+34N	−14B	4.0	28.5	28.5	12.00	1524	0.0
23	Kariyawasam, S Thimansa	1451	SRI	+32B	−2N	+33B	+59N	−11B	+44N	−15B	4.0	27.0	30.0	14.50	772	-42.4
24	Wathnara, Abeywardhana Saheli	1589	SRI	+77B	+73N	=9B	+38N	−1N	=13B	−5N	4.0	27.0	29.0	12.50	1498	-23.6
25	Geesari, Kavindi	1607	SRI	+54N	+53B	−10N	=58B	+43N	=8N	−17B	4.0	24.5	27.5	13.50	1464	-34.4
26	Liyathma, K G Senoli	1433	SRI	+79N	=4B	−12N	+67B	+41N	−27B	=32N	4.0	24.5	26.0	12.25	1419	-2.8
27	Methusari, K D G Dinara Yeheni	1523	SRI	+62B	+80N	−2B	−35N	+60B	+26N	−16B	4.0	24.0	25.0	11.00	1540	+5.6
28	Wedage, H W Thiseni Dinulya	1463	SRI	+66B	−3N	−8B	+80N	+72B	−16N	+46B	4.0	23.0	24.0	8.50	857	-8.8
29	Laksiri, L B Binuki Madara	1431	SRI	+82B	−11N	+32B	−17N	−44B	+70N	+51B	4.0	22.5	23.5	10.00	728	-29.2
30	Janulya KA Chanumi	1539	SRI	−50N	+83B	+54N	+53B	+45N	−3N	−10B	4.0	22.5	23.0	9.50	1501	-2.4
31	Mihinsa, K D Thinuli	1462	SRI	=67N	−38B	+78N	=21B	−16N	+52B	+49N	4.0	21.5	23.0	11.00	621	0.0
32	Sadesna, Ranmuthu Lahini	0	SRI	−23N	+68B	−29N	+54B	=?N	+41B	=26B	4.0	21.0	21.0	11.00	1371	-35.2
33	Ihansa, K K A Yenuli	0	SRI	−14B	+?N	−23N	+85B	+40N	+39B	−13N	4.0	21.0	21.0	7.00	1484	0.0
34	Kavindi, Y Githmi Ganesha	1448	SRI	−63N	+52B	+56N	+81B	−7N	−22B	+54N	4.0	20.5	21.5	10.00	849	-9.6
35	Rajaratne, Himandi Sehansa De Sil	0	SRI	−1N	+61B	+51N	+27B	−19N	−20B	=40N	3.5	25.5	28.5	11.75	1384	0.0
36	Nifal, Fathima Hasna	1416	SRI	+81B	−15N	+74B	−5N	+59B	−17N	=44B	3.5	24.0	25.0	7.75	702	-52.8
37	De Silva, D W Hesara Dhihansi	0	SRI	−18B	+44N	=40N	+55B	+58N	−12B	−?N	3.5	22.5	22.5	11.25	1460	0.0
38	Harshadi, S A Sanoli	1423	SRI	=65B	+31N	+64B	−24B	−12N	−40B	+63N	3.5	21.5	24.0	10.25	1323	-19.2
39	Siriwardhana, V M Vinudi Vathsan	1489	SRI	+84B	+59N	−18B	−22N	+70B	−33N	=42B	3.5	21.0	21.5	7.25	1300	-19.6
40	Pathirana, A P Dinali Sithumdi	1514	SRI	−70B	+62N	=37B	=47N	−33B	+38N	=35B	3.5	20.5	22.5	11.50	2221	+15.6
41	Aradhya, D A Ruchini	1445	SRI	+72B	−7N	=70B	+48N	−26B	−32N	+65B	3.5	20.5	22.5	8.50	738	-28.0
42	Aakifa, Mohamed Sarkhan Fathima	0	SRI	−3B	−66N	−72B	+84N	+62B	+74N	=39N	3.5	18.5	19.0	7.25	1379	-4.0
43	Wickramasekara, Sameeksha Neshara	1422	SRI	+85N	=12B	F	+65N	−25B	+64N	−18B	3.5	18.5	18.5	7.50	1453	+2.8
44	Sethumsa, P W Akithya Miheli	0	SRI	−45N	−37B	+83N	+?B	+29N	−23B	=36N	3.5	18.5	18.5	6.25	1442	0.0
45	Senaji, P H Hesanya	1433	SRI	+44B	−18N	+80B	+15N	−30B	−14N	F	3.0	25.0	26.0	9.50	1335	-14.8
46	FIDE 80863450	0	—	−6N	−56B	+86N	+57B	+51N	−10B	−28N	3.0	23.0	23.0	6.00	725	0.0
47	FIDE 80802680	0	—	−4N	+57B	=55N	=40B	−20N	+56B	F	3.0	22.5	25.5	9.25	1365	0.0
48	Minthuli, W A Dinuli	0	SRI	+?N	=13B	−4N	−41B	+67N	=58B	F	3.0	22.5	22.5	6.50	1423	0.0
49	FIDE 80875068	0	—	−7B	+72N	−59B	+66N	−15B	+76N	−31B	3.0	21.5	23.5	6.50	784	0.0
50	Enara, W P G Siheli Avindi	0	SRI	+30B	−14N	−5B	−74N	−76B	+69N	+72B	3.0	21.0	23.0	8.50	1483	0.0
51	Wickramathilaka, Shanudi Shehara	0	SRI	+69B	−9N	−35B	+62N	−46B	+71N	−29N	3.0	21.0	23.0	7.50	1323	0.0
52	FIDE 80875327	0	—	−15B	−34N	+82B	+76N	−14B	−31N	+81B	3.0	21.0	22.0	4.00	693	0.0
53	Menikpura, Sanupadi Sanaya	1438	SRI	+76B	−25N	+66B	−30N	+74B	−15N	F	3.0	20.5	22.5	6.50	741	-44.4
54	Bavoddyani, Kariyawasam Haputhant	0	SRI	−25B	+76N	−30B	−32N	+66B	+81N	−34B	3.0	20.5	21.5	5.50	717	0.0
55	Keshavee, G S Hitheshi	1629	SRI	+60B	−58N	=47B	−37N	+69B	−21N	=61B	3.0	20.0	22.5	8.50	1437	-18.8
56	FIDE 80885764	0	—	−9B	+46N	−34B	−60N	+77B	−47N	+71B	3.0	20.0	22.0	7.00	665	0.0
57	FIDE 29953715	0	—	−5B	−47N	+77B	−46N	+83B	−60N	+70B	3.0	18.5	19.0	4.50	676	0.0
58	Semasingha, I D Sawrandi Kameshik	1442	SRI	+74N	+55B	F	=25N	−37B	=48N	F	3.0	18.5	18.5	8.50	1799	+37.2
59	Weerasuriya, Sandinie Thasanya	0	SRI	F	−39B	+49N	−23B	−36N	+75B	+73N	3.0	18.0	18.0	7.00	1266	0.0
60	FIDE 575004860	0	—	−55N	+86B	−81N	+56B	−27N	+57B	F	3.0	17.0	17.0	6.00	751	0.0
61	FIDE 575001810	0	—	−10B	−35N	=?B	−69N	+79B	+78B	=55N	3.0	17.0	17.0	4.50	1300	0.0
62	FIDE 29972965	0	—	−27N	−40B	+79N	−51B	−42N	+85B	+80N	3.0	16.5	16.5	2.50	666	0.0
63	Sahabandu, G S A Jenuvi Dahamnee	0	SRI	+34B	+17N	−11B	=64N	−13B	−?N	−38B	2.5	25.0	25.0	10.25	1379	-56.8
64	De Silva, L H Sayuni Induwari	1479	SRI	+86N	=1B	−38N	=63B	=21N	−43B	F	2.5	22.5	22.5	6.50	1234	-39.2
65	FIDE 80803342	0	—	=38N	+67B	−13N	−43B	+68N	−?B	−41N	2.5	20.5	20.5	6.75	1087	0.0
66	Premachandra, K D Sadisi Sansari	0	SRI	−28N	+42B	−53N	−49B	−54N	=68B	+82N	2.5	19.0	20.0	5.75	1306	0.0
67	FIDE 80841600	0	—	=31B	−65N	+69B	−26N	−48B	+77N	F	2.5	18.5	20.5	6.50	1430	0.0
68	FIDE 80878822	0	—	−2B	−32N	−76B	+82N	−65B	=66N	+79B	2.5	18.0	19.0	3.75	852	0.0
69	Methdini, Makavita Palliyaguruge	1432	SRI	−51N	=78B	−67N	+61B	−55N	−50B	+83N	2.5	16.0	16.5	4.25	818	-10.4
70	Jayasekara, H K T Sadewda	0	SRI	+40N	−19B	=41N	=?B	−39N	−29B	−57N	2.0	22.0	22.0	5.25	1348	0.0
71	De Silva, N H Oneli Sehansa	0	SRI	−12N	+79B	−20N	−16B	+85N	−51B	−56N	2.0	22.0	22.0	1.50	695	0.0
72	Samarasinghe, Asandi Mihinya W	0	SRI	−41N	−49B	+42N	+75B	−28N	−73B	−50N	2.0	19.0	21.0	5.50	1231	0.0
73	Lamahewa, Anugi Kehansa	1429	SRI	F	−24B	+16N	−19B	F	+72N	−59B	2.0	18.5	18.5	7.00	748	-27.2
74	FIDE 80841708	0	—	−58B	+77N	−36N	+50B	−53N	−42B	F	2.0	18.0	20.0	5.00	640	0.0
75	FIDE 80833217	0	—	−11B	+82N	−17B	−72N	+80B	−59N	F	2.0	18.0	19.0	2.00	728	0.0
76	FIDE 80803288	0	—	−53N	−54B	+68N	−52B	+50N	−49B	F	2.0	17.5	19.0	5.50	644	0.0
77	FIDE 80805418	0	—	−24N	−74B	−57N	+86B	−56N	−67B	+85N	2.0	14.5	14.5	0.00	769	0.0
78	Kanakaratne, Sayuni Okithma	0	SRI	−17B	=69N	−31B	−?N	+84B	−61N	F	1.5	17.0	17.0	1.75	1186	0.0
79	FIDE 80869971	0	—	−26B	−71N	−62B	=83N	−61N	+86B	−68N	1.5	15.0	15.0	0.25	627	0.0
80	FIDE 80845193	0	—	F	−27B	−45N	−28B	−75N	+82N	−62B	1.0	17.0	17.0	1.00	642	0.0
81	FIDE 80898947	0	—	−36N	F	+60B	−34N	−?B	−54B	−52N	1.0	16.5	16.5	3.00	646	0.0
82	FIDE 80859968	0	—	−29N	−75B	−52N	−68B	+86N	−80B	−66B	1.0	15.0	15.0	0.00	630	0.0
83	FIDE 575001713	0	—	−13N	−30N	−44B	=79B	−57N	F	−69B	0.5	19.5	20.0	0.75	685	0.0
84	Methulya, Kande Dinuli	0	SRI	−39N	=?B	−?N	−42B	−78N	F	F	0.5	9.0	9.0	0.00	1135	0.0
85	FIDE 80876153	0	—	−43B	−8N	F	−33N	−71B	−62N	−77B	0.0	19.5	19.5	0.00	635	0.0
86	FIDE 80898580	0	—	−64B	−60N	−46B	−77N	−82B	−79N	F	0.0	13.0	13.0	0.00	701	0.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Liyanage, E L Dihini DihasaSRI
+57.2
5.0 pts · #12
2Lehansa, N C AsiniSRI
+53.6
4.5 pts · #8
3Mandakini, A N N SSRI
+43.2
5.0 pts · #11

Top rating losers

1Sahabandu, G S A Jenuvi DahamneeSRI
-56.8
2.5 pts · #20
2Nifal, Fathima HasnaSRI
-52.8
3.5 pts · #69
3Menikpura, Sanupadi SanayaSRI
-44.4
3.0 pts · #78

Biggest upsets

R2+187 Elo gap
Semasingha, I D Sawrandi Kameshik1442 beat Keshavee, G S Hitheshi1629
R7+135 Elo gap
Pate, Methmi Hasana1454 beat Wathnara, Abeywardhana Saheli1589
R3+116 Elo gap
Randeniya, Senethma Dewmi1491 beat Geesari, Kavindi1607