NASC 2017: Rasheed Olajide Balogun [CSW1-10]

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On this page, you will find information about Rasheed Olajide Balogun, who is competing at the 2017 North American SCRABBLE Championship. This page was updated at least hourly between 09:00 A.M. and midnight local time. This player currently has a record of 17-14, +59, and is ranked #20 in Division CSW1.

Lower on this page, you can find brief self-reported biographical details of the player, statistics on the player’s past several years of rated tournament play in North America, a graphic showing the player’s ups and downs at this tournament, and a round-by-round report on the player’s opponents and games.

Background Information
	Given name(s): Rasheed Olajide Surname(s): Balogun Home: Dallas, TX, United States Awards: Played in 2003 WSC, 2005 2008 IGate, 2000 2008 PANASA Hobbies: Soccer, Scrabble Occupation: BANKING/ECONOMIST

Round by Round
High score: 536 Average for: 433 Average against: 431
Round 1		Balogun played #42 Tim Mason (Australia) and lost 413 to 431 (a spread of -18). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 0-1, -18.
Round 2		Balogun played #22 Scott Garner (Memphis, TN) and lost 458 to 494 (a spread of -36). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 0-2, -54. Balogun is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 3		Balogun played #18 Scott Jackson (Minneapolis, MN) and lost 386 to 427 (a spread of -41). Current ranking: #36. Current record: 0-3, -95.
Round 4		Balogun played #17 Tony Leah (Toronto ON) and won 446 to 414 (a spread of 32). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 1-3, -63.
Round 5		Balogun played #29 Martin DeMello (San Francisco, CA) and won 517 to 381 (a spread of 136). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 2-3, +73.
Round 6		Balogun played #25 David Whitley (Monrovia, CA) and won 462 to 431 (a spread of 31). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 3-3, +104.
Round 7		Balogun played #13 Peter Armstrong (Portland, CA) and lost 430 to 443 (a spread of -13). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 3-4, +91.
Round 8		Balogun played #3 Joel Wapnick (Cleveland Heights, OH) and lost 371 to 466 (a spread of -95). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 3-5, -4.
Round 9		Balogun played #20 Joanne Craig (Australia) and won 427 to 423 (a spread of 4). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 4-5, +0.
Round 10		Balogun played #11 Marty Gabriel (Charleston, IL) and lost 421 to 516 (a spread of -95). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 4-6, -95.
Round 11		Balogun played #43 Winter (Houston, TX) and won 383 to 359 (a spread of 24). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 5-6, -71.
Round 12		Balogun played #4 Geoff Thevenot (Crystal Lake, IL) and lost 413 to 477 (a spread of -64). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 5-7, -135.
Round 13		Balogun played #24 Puneet Sharma (Redwood City, CA) and won 503 to 450 (a spread of 53). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 6-7, -82. Balogun is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 14		Balogun played #8 Matthew O'Connor (DeWitt, NY) and won 413 to 406 (a spread of 7). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 7-7, -75.
Round 15		Balogun played #34 Bob Jackman (Australia) and won 396 to 361 (a spread of 35). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 8-7, -40. Balogun is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 16		Balogun played #33 Mark Francillon (Marlboro, VT) and won 406 to 310 (a spread of 96). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 9-7, +56. Balogun is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 17		Balogun played #15 Stefan Rau (Rhinebeck, NY) and won 414 to 389 (a spread of 25). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 10-7, +81.
Round 18		Balogun played #9 Bradley Whitmarsh (Attleboro, MA) and won 420 to 387 (a spread of 33). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 11-7, +114. Balogun is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 19		Balogun played #13 Peter Armstrong (Portland, CA) again and lost 361 to 536 (a spread of -175). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 11-8, -61.
Round 20		Balogun played #5 Sam Rosin (Bernardsville, NJ) and lost 377 to 475 (a spread of -98). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 11-9, -159.
Round 21		Balogun played #9 Bradley Whitmarsh (Attleboro, MA) again and lost 455 to 471 (a spread of -16). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 11-10, -175.
Round 22		Balogun played #28 Jason Ubeika (Mississauga ON) and won 536 to 422 (a spread of 114). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 12-10, -61.
Round 23		Balogun played #32 Mpakaboari Jack (Nigeria) and won 507 to 363 (a spread of 144). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 13-10, +83. Balogun is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 24		Balogun played #40 Supriya Devnani (Orlando, FL) and won 469 to 446 (a spread of 23). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 14-10, +106.
Round 25		Balogun played #30 Mina Le (West Palm Beach, FL) and won 437 to 397 (a spread of 40). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 15-10, +146.
Round 26		Balogun played #12 Austin Shin (United Kingdom) and won 507 to 386 (a spread of 121). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 16-10, +267. Balogun is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 27		Balogun played #6 Joey Krafchick (Atlanta, GA) and lost 430 to 518 (a spread of -88). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 16-11, +179.
Round 28		Balogun played #1 Dave Wiegand (Portland, OR) and lost 379 to 521 (a spread of -142). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 16-12, +37.
Round 29		Balogun played #31 Carmel Dodd (Australia) and won 489 to 318 (a spread of 171). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 17-12, +208.
Round 30		Balogun played #11 Marty Gabriel (Charleston, IL) again and lost 442 to 458 (a spread of -16). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 17-13, +192.
Round 31		Balogun played #17 Tony Leah (Toronto ON) again and lost 357 to 490 (a spread of -133). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 17-14, +59.

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