NASC 2018: Rasheed Olajide Balogun [CSW-11]

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On this page, you will find information about Rasheed Olajide Balogun, who is competing at the 2018 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 19-12, +624, and is ranked #9 in Division CSW.

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: Grand Prairie, 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: 560 Average for: 427 Average against: 407
Round 1		Balogun played #66 Russell Honeybun (Australia) and won 432 to 395 (a spread of 37). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 1-0, +37.
Round 2		Balogun played #39 Mohammad Sulaiman (United Arab Emirates) and lost 381 to 442 (a spread of -61). Current ranking: #38. Current record: 1-1, -24.
Round 3		Balogun played #24 Ying Ming Poh (Los Angeles, CA) and lost 355 to 484 (a spread of -129). Current ranking: #54. Current record: 1-2, -153.
Round 4		Balogun played #38 Mark Francillon (Marlboro, VT) and won 419 to 317 (a spread of 102). Current ranking: #45. Current record: 2-2, -51.
Round 5		Balogun played #30 Lucas Freeman (Nashville, TN) and won 464 to 406 (a spread of 58). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 3-2, +7.
Round 6		Balogun played #12 Joshua Castellano (Vienna, VA) and won 432 to 382 (a spread of 50). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 4-2, +57.
Round 7		Balogun played #16 Winter (Houston, TX) and lost 352 to 543 (a spread of -191). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 4-3, -134.
Round 8		Balogun played #71 Jeremy Khoo (Singapore) and lost 422 to 432 (a spread of -10). Current ranking: #40. Current record: 4-4, -144.
Round 9		Balogun played #31 Jason Broersma (Caledon ON) and won 451 to 447 (a spread of 4). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 5-4, -140.
Round 10		Balogun played #40 Terry Kang Rau (Rhinebeck, NY) and lost 422 to 444 (a spread of -22). Current ranking: #43. Current record: 5-5, -162.
Round 11		Balogun played #43 Jason Ubeika (Mississauga ON) and won 451 to 414 (a spread of 37). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 6-5, -125.
Round 12		Balogun played #19 Stefan Rau (Rhinebeck, NY) and lost 383 to 448 (a spread of -65). Current ranking: #42. Current record: 6-6, -190.
Round 13		Balogun played #48 Priya Fernando (Mississauga ON) and lost 412 to 445 (a spread of -33). Current ranking: #46. Current record: 6-7, -223.
Round 14		Balogun played #27 Albert Hahn (Calgary AB) and won 471 to 360 (a spread of 111). Current ranking: #36. Current record: 7-7, -112.
Round 15		Balogun played #23 Scott Garner (Memphis, TN) and won 404 to 384 (a spread of 20). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 8-7, -92.
Round 16		Balogun played #44 Nuala O'Rourke (Northern Ireland) and lost 383 to 391 (a spread of -8). Current ranking: #37. Current record: 8-8, -100.
Round 17		Balogun played #18 John Holgate (Australia) and lost 388 to 471 (a spread of -83). Current ranking: #43. Current record: 8-9, -183.
Round 18		Balogun played #56 Paula Catanese (Mountain View, CA) and won 514 to 318 (a spread of 196). Current ranking: #37. Current record: 9-9, +13.
Round 19		Balogun played #32 Robert Linn (Potomac, MD) and won 382 to 359 (a spread of 23). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 10-9, +36. Balogun is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 20		Balogun played #25 Becky Dyer (Austin, TX) and won 417 to 364 (a spread of 53). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 11-9, +89.
Round 21		Balogun played #72 Jin Chor Tan (Malaysia) and won 430 to 365 (a spread of 65). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 12-9, +154.
Round 22		Balogun played #37 David Whitley (Monrovia, CA) and won 401 to 386 (a spread of 15). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 13-9, +169.
Round 23		Balogun played #34 Karen Richards (Australia) and won 560 to 370 (a spread of 190). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 14-9, +359.
Round 24		Balogun played #8 Joel Wapnick (Cleveland Heights, OH) and won 423 to 407 (a spread of 16). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 15-9, +375.
Round 25		Balogun played #10 Chris Lipe (Saint Louis, MO) and lost 418 to 528 (a spread of -110). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 15-10, +265.
Round 26		Balogun played #28 Martin DeMello (Mountain View, CA) and won 461 to 434 (a spread of 27). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 16-10, +292.
Round 27		Balogun played #6 Jesse Day (New York, NY) and won 430 to 317 (a spread of 113). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 17-10, +405.
Round 28		Balogun played #14 Tim Weiss (Jersey City, NJ) and won 522 to 304 (a spread of 218). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 18-10, +623.
Round 29		Balogun played #2 Dave Wiegand (Portland, OR) and lost 382 to 452 (a spread of -70). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 18-11, +553.
Round 30		Balogun played #30 Lucas Freeman (Nashville, TN) again and lost 373 to 430 (a spread of -57). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 18-12, +496.
Round 31		Balogun played #12 Joshua Castellano (Vienna, VA) again and won 512 to 384 (a spread of 128). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 19-12, +624.

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