User:JohnnyCanuck/Letters and Numbers/Contestants/Naween Fernando

Naween Fernando was a viscount in and the runner-up of Series 1 of Letters and Numbers. In his début game, he was drawn against Kashi Ross, who was just one game away from retiring unbeaten, but this did not stop him from more than doubling her score, with the final outcome being 73 – 32.

Fernando very comfortably won five further heats (including the show's second highest score of 94), as well as his quarter-final, for which he returned as #2 seed. He then beat Dom Saric to advance to the Series 1 grand final, but was finally outclassed by his mind-sport rival Andrew Fisher who beat him here on a crucial conundrum.

Fernando returned to Letters and Numbers in 2012 to compete in its equivalent of a Championship of Champions. Here, he arguably gained revenge on Andrew Fisher by winning his quarter-final when Fisher did not, before succumbing in the semi-final to the tournament's eventual winner, Series 4 champion Sam Gaffney.

Episodes

#	Date	Type	Contestant 1	Score	Contestant 2	Presenters				Guest	Lex	Max
LAN026	6/09/2010	P	Kashi Ross	32 – 73	Naween Fernando	Richard Morecroft	Lily Serna						David Astle	76
LAN027	7/09/2010	P	Naween Fernando	60 – 21	Jim Bailey	Richard Morecroft	Lily Serna						David Astle	98
LAN028	8/09/2010	P	Naween Fernando	64 – 21	Daniel Pratt	Richard Morecroft	Lily Serna						David Astle	77
LAN029	9/09/2010	P	Naween Fernando	94 – 10	Frances Weinberg	Richard Morecroft	Lily Serna						David Astle	100
LAN030	10/09/2010	P	Naween Fernando	64 – 5	Andrew Bullen	Richard Morecroft	Lily Serna						David Astle	76
LAN031	13/09/2010	P	Naween Fernando	56 – 6	Paul Hughes	Richard Morecroft	Lily Serna						David Astle	77
LAN095	10/12/2010	QF	Naween Fernando	75 – 13	Veronica Corrigan	Richard Morecroft	Lily Serna						David Astle	97
LAN099	16/12/2010	SF	Naween Fernando	62 – 53	Dom Saric	Richard Morecroft	Lily Serna						David Astle	77
LAN100	17/12/2010	GF	Andrew Fisher	68 – 52	Naween Fernando	Richard Morecroft	Lily Serna						David Astle	78
LAN447	22/06/2012	CQF	Jacob Davey	35 – 58	Naween Fernando	Richard Morecroft	Lily Serna						David Astle	78
LAN449	26/06/2012	CSF	Sam Gaffney	54 – 39	Naween Fernando	Richard Morecroft	Lily Serna						David Astle	76