NASC 2017: Bharath Balakrishnan [CSW2-17]

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On this page, you will find information about Bharath Balakrishnan, 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 20-11, +31, and is ranked #3 in Division CSW2.

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): Bharath Surname(s): Balakrishnan Home: Redmond, WA, United States

Round by Round
High score: 482 Average for: 395 Average against: 394
Round 1		Balakrishnan played #18 Lynda Woods Cleary (Princeton, NJ) and won 358 to 310 (a spread of 48). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 1-0, +48. Balakrishnan is mentioned in this round’s commentary (3 hits).
Round 2		Balakrishnan played #14 Keith Nishimi (League City, TX) and won 431 to 394 (a spread of 37). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 2-0, +85. Balakrishnan is mentioned in this round’s commentary (3 hits).
Round 3		Balakrishnan played #22 Norman Wei (Cape Coral, FL) and won 449 to 373 (a spread of 76). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 3-0, +161. Balakrishnan is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 4		Balakrishnan played #10 Heidi Robertson (Ottawa ON) and lost 285 to 450 (a spread of -165). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 3-1, -4. Balakrishnan is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 5		Balakrishnan played #21 Cherish Amby-Okolo (Sugar Land, TX) and lost 378 to 425 (a spread of -47). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 3-2, -51. Balakrishnan is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 6		Balakrishnan played #5 Randi Goldberg (Phoenixville, PA) and lost 415 to 532 (a spread of -117). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 3-3, -168. Balakrishnan is mentioned in this round’s commentary (3 hits).
Round 7		Balakrishnan played #1 Shauna Petrie (Mississauga ON) and lost 423 to 448 (a spread of -25). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 3-4, -193. Balakrishnan is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 8		Balakrishnan played #2 Lila Crotty (Metairie, LA) and lost 363 to 417 (a spread of -54). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 3-5, -247.
Round 9		Balakrishnan played #13 Cheryl Melvin (Grand Rapids, MI) and won 404 to 307 (a spread of 97). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 4-5, -150. Balakrishnan is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 10		Balakrishnan played #6 Greg Feldkamp (Cleveland Heights, OH) and lost 410 to 609 (a spread of -199). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 4-6, -349. Balakrishnan is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 11		Balakrishnan played #9 Caroline Polak Scowcroft (Australia) and won 426 to 315 (a spread of 111). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 5-6, -238. Balakrishnan is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 12		Balakrishnan played #11 Dallas Johnson (Stow, OH) and won 374 to 326 (a spread of 48). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 6-6, -190. Balakrishnan is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 13		Balakrishnan played #4 William Giblin (Hahnville, LA) and won 419 to 399 (a spread of 20). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 7-6, -170. Balakrishnan is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 14		Balakrishnan played #15 Samuel Kennedy (Baton Rouge, LA) and won 386 to 347 (a spread of 39). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 8-6, -131. Balakrishnan is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 15		Balakrishnan played #3 Tobey Roland (Baltimore, MD) and lost 369 to 400 (a spread of -31). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 8-7, -162. Balakrishnan is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 16		Balakrishnan played #19 Liz Jackman (Australia) and won 361 to 349 (a spread of 12). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 9-7, -150. Balakrishnan is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 17		Balakrishnan played #7 Joe Roberdeau (Cincinnati, OH) and won 370 to 356 (a spread of 14). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 10-7, -136. Balakrishnan is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 18		Balakrishnan played #23 Michael Gincel (Winter Garden, FL) and won 389 to 336 (a spread of 53). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 11-7, -83. Balakrishnan is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 19		Balakrishnan played #12 Kaveri Raviraj (Mississauga ON) and won 482 to 365 (a spread of 117). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 12-7, +34. Balakrishnan is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 20		Balakrishnan played #20 Cecilia Huber (Cleveland, OH) and won 446 to 366 (a spread of 80). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 13-7, +114. Balakrishnan is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 21		Balakrishnan played #16 Constance J Creech (Metamora, MI) and won 466 to 342 (a spread of 124). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 14-7, +238. Balakrishnan is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 22		Balakrishnan played #10 Heidi Robertson (Ottawa ON) again and won 415 to 408 (a spread of 7). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 15-7, +245. Balakrishnan is mentioned in this round’s commentary (3 hits).
Round 23		Balakrishnan played #7 Joe Roberdeau (Cincinnati, OH) again and won 419 to 288 (a spread of 131). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 16-7, +376. Balakrishnan is mentioned in this round’s commentary (3 hits).
Round 24		Balakrishnan played #2 Lila Crotty (Metairie, LA) again and lost 342 to 387 (a spread of -45). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 16-8, +331. Balakrishnan is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 25		Balakrishnan played #6 Greg Feldkamp (Cleveland Heights, OH) again and lost 361 to 465 (a spread of -104). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 16-9, +227. Balakrishnan is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 26		Balakrishnan played #14 Keith Nishimi (League City, TX) again and won 407 to 383 (a spread of 24). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 17-9, +251. Balakrishnan is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 27		Balakrishnan played #9 Caroline Polak Scowcroft (Australia) again and won 445 to 399 (a spread of 46). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 18-9, +297. Balakrishnan is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 28		Balakrishnan played #3 Tobey Roland (Baltimore, MD) again and won 407 to 367 (a spread of 40). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 19-9, +337. Balakrishnan is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 29		Balakrishnan played #5 Randi Goldberg (Phoenixville, PA) again and won 432 to 426 (a spread of 6). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 20-9, +343. Balakrishnan is mentioned in this round’s commentary (3 hits).
Round 30		Balakrishnan played #6 Greg Feldkamp (Cleveland Heights, OH) for the third time and lost 331 to 466 (a spread of -135). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 20-10, +208.
Round 31		Balakrishnan played #6 Greg Feldkamp (Cleveland Heights, OH) for the fourth time and lost 285 to 462 (a spread of -177). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 20-11, +31.

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