NASC 2018: Bharath Balakrishnan [CSW-52]

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On this page, you will find information about Bharath Balakrishnan, 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 11-20, -601, and is ranked #63 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): Bharath Surname(s): Balakrishnan Home: Redmond, WA, United States

Round by Round
High score: 530 Average for: 391 Average against: 410
Round 1		Balakrishnan played #19 Stefan Rau (Rhinebeck, NY) and lost 300 to 457 (a spread of -157). Current ranking: #66. Current record: 0-1, -157.
Round 2		Balakrishnan played #16 Winter (Houston, TX) and lost 353 to 449 (a spread of -96). Current ranking: #64. Current record: 0-2, -253.
Round 3		Balakrishnan played #60 Maureen Morris (Calgary AB) and won 419 to 345 (a spread of 74). Current ranking: #55. Current record: 1-2, -179.
Round 4		Balakrishnan played #46 Eric Kinderman (Burlington, VT) and lost 335 to 562 (a spread of -227). Current ranking: #60. Current record: 1-3, -406.
Round 5		Balakrishnan played #68 Ruth MacInerney (England) and lost 382 to 482 (a spread of -100). Current ranking: #67. Current record: 1-4, -506.
Round 6		Balakrishnan played #42 Randi Goldberg (Phoenixville, PA) and lost 439 to 472 (a spread of -33). Current ranking: #66. Current record: 1-5, -539.
Round 7		Balakrishnan played #51 Kevin Turner (Mississauga ON) and lost 367 to 402 (a spread of -35). Current ranking: #68. Current record: 1-6, -574.
Round 8		Balakrishnan played #70 Gboye Balogun (United Kingdom) and lost 344 to 407 (a spread of -63). Current ranking: #70. Current record: 1-7, -637.
Round 9		Balakrishnan played #65 Ayotunde Adeyeri (Holmdel, NJ) and won 424 to 307 (a spread of 117). Current ranking: #65. Current record: 2-7, -520.
Round 10		Balakrishnan played #55 Betty Cornelison (Portland, OR) and lost 323 to 477 (a spread of -154). Current ranking: #69. Current record: 2-8, -674.
Round 11		Balakrishnan played #63 Lynda Woods Cleary (Princeton, NJ) and won 439 to 413 (a spread of 26). Current ranking: #67. Current record: 3-8, -648.
Round 12		Balakrishnan played #64 Michael Gincel (Winter Garden, FL) and lost 362 to 373 (a spread of -11). Current ranking: #68. Current record: 3-9, -659.
Round 13		Balakrishnan played #58 Jeannie J Wilson (Livermore, CA) and won 390 to 345 (a spread of 45). Current ranking: #66. Current record: 4-9, -614.
Round 14		Balakrishnan played #59 Dallas Johnson (Stow, OH) and won 530 to 229 (a spread of 301). Current ranking: #59. Current record: 5-9, -313. Balakrishnan is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 15		Balakrishnan played #53 Shauna Petrie (Mississauga ON) and lost 370 to 423 (a spread of -53). Current ranking: #64. Current record: 5-10, -366.
Round 16		Balakrishnan played #67 Mahboob Khan (Bolingbrook, IL) and lost 327 to 409 (a spread of -82). Current ranking: #67. Current record: 5-11, -448.
Round 17		Balakrishnan played #36 Fidelis Olotu (United Kingdom) and lost 312 to 409 (a spread of -97). Current ranking: #68. Current record: 5-12, -545.
Round 18		Balakrishnan played #57 Caroline Polak Scowcroft (Australia) and lost 413 to 431 (a spread of -18). Current ranking: #68. Current record: 5-13, -563.
Round 19		Balakrishnan played #61 Cheryl Melvin (Grand Rapids, MI) and won 476 to 284 (a spread of 192). Current ranking: #66. Current record: 6-13, -371. Balakrishnan is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 20		Balakrishnan played #39 Mohammad Sulaiman (United Arab Emirates) and lost 358 to 502 (a spread of -144). Current ranking: #67. Current record: 6-14, -515.
Round 21		Balakrishnan played #49 Jennifer M Lee (Tacoma, WA) and won 523 to 450 (a spread of 73). Current ranking: #66. Current record: 7-14, -442. Balakrishnan is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 22		Balakrishnan played #50 Daniel Blake (Albany, NY) and lost 353 to 481 (a spread of -128). Current ranking: #66. Current record: 7-15, -570.
Round 23		Balakrishnan played #35 Noel Livermore (Sunrise, FL) and lost 384 to 386 (a spread of -2). Current ranking: #66. Current record: 7-16, -572.
Round 24		Balakrishnan played #56 Paula Catanese (Mountain View, CA) and won 370 to 363 (a spread of 7). Current ranking: #65. Current record: 8-16, -565.
Round 25		Balakrishnan played #48 Priya Fernando (Mississauga ON) and lost 346 to 364 (a spread of -18). Current ranking: #66. Current record: 8-17, -583.
Round 26		Balakrishnan played #41 Ruth Hamilton (Lake Oswego, OR) and lost 403 to 455 (a spread of -52). Current ranking: #66. Current record: 8-18, -635.
Round 27		Balakrishnan played #45 Mpakaboari Jack (Nigeria) and lost 381 to 458 (a spread of -77). Current ranking: #66. Current record: 8-19, -712.
Round 28		Balakrishnan played #43 Jason Ubeika (Mississauga ON) and lost 361 to 388 (a spread of -27). Current ranking: #67. Current record: 8-20, -739. Balakrishnan is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 29		Balakrishnan played #40 Terry Kang Rau (Rhinebeck, NY) and won 436 to 412 (a spread of 24). Current ranking: #64. Current record: 9-20, -715.
Round 30		Balakrishnan played #54 Daniel Milton (Vienna, VA) and won 406 to 379 (a spread of 27). Current ranking: #64. Current record: 10-20, -688.
Round 31		Balakrishnan played #65 Ayotunde Adeyeri (Holmdel, NJ) again and won 490 to 403 (a spread of 87). Current ranking: #63. Current record: 11-20, -601.

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