NASC 2018: Gboye Balogun [CSW-70]

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On this page, you will find information about Gboye 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 14-17, -20, and is ranked #56 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): Gboye Surname(s): Balogun Home: Manchester, United Kingdom

Round by Round
High score: 539 Average for: 402 Average against: 403
Round 1		Balogun played #17 Tony Leah (Toronto ON) and lost 356 to 490 (a spread of -134). Current ranking: #64. Current record: 0-1, -134.
Round 2		Balogun played #29 Puneet Sharma (Redwood City, CA) and lost 342 to 387 (a spread of -45). Current ranking: #62. Current record: 0-2, -179.
Round 3		Balogun played #46 Eric Kinderman (Burlington, VT) and lost 366 to 525 (a spread of -159). Current ranking: #68. Current record: 0-3, -338.
Round 4		Balogun played #48 Priya Fernando (Mississauga ON) and lost 305 to 528 (a spread of -223). Current ranking: #70. Current record: 0-4, -561.
Round 5		Balogun played #54 Daniel Milton (Vienna, VA) and lost 332 to 446 (a spread of -114). Current ranking: #71. Current record: 0-5, -675.
Round 6		Balogun played #61 Cheryl Melvin (Grand Rapids, MI) and won 440 to 310 (a spread of 130). Current ranking: #67. Current record: 1-5, -545.
Round 7		Balogun played #55 Betty Cornelison (Portland, OR) and lost 441 to 456 (a spread of -15). Current ranking: #67. Current record: 1-6, -560.
Round 8		Balogun played #52 Bharath Balakrishnan (Redmond, WA) and won 407 to 344 (a spread of 63). Current ranking: #64. Current record: 2-6, -497.
Round 9		Balogun played #64 Michael Gincel (Winter Garden, FL) and won 475 to 360 (a spread of 115). Current ranking: #63. Current record: 3-6, -382.
Round 10		Balogun played #66 Russell Honeybun (Australia) and lost 318 to 502 (a spread of -184). Current ranking: #64. Current record: 3-7, -566.
Round 11		Balogun played #35 Noel Livermore (Sunrise, FL) and won 539 to 346 (a spread of 193). Current ranking: #57. Current record: 4-7, -373.
Round 12		Balogun played #45 Mpakaboari Jack (Nigeria) and lost 323 to 427 (a spread of -104). Current ranking: #62. Current record: 4-8, -477.
Round 13		Balogun played #38 Mark Francillon (Marlboro, VT) and lost 371 to 481 (a spread of -110). Current ranking: #65. Current record: 4-9, -587.
Round 14		Balogun played #68 Ruth MacInerney (England) and won 414 to 361 (a spread of 53). Current ranking: #63. Current record: 5-9, -534.
Round 15		Balogun played #65 Ayotunde Adeyeri (Holmdel, NJ) and won 497 to 326 (a spread of 171). Current ranking: #56. Current record: 6-9, -363.
Round 16		Balogun played #63 Lynda Woods Cleary (Princeton, NJ) and won 458 to 305 (a spread of 153). Current ranking: #50. Current record: 7-9, -210. Balogun is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 17		Balogun played #40 Terry Kang Rau (Rhinebeck, NY) and lost 390 to 458 (a spread of -68). Current ranking: #55. Current record: 7-10, -278. Balogun is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 18		Balogun played #24 Ying Ming Poh (Los Angeles, CA) and lost 408 to 445 (a spread of -37). Current ranking: #60. Current record: 7-11, -315.
Round 19		Balogun played #59 Dallas Johnson (Stow, OH) and lost 366 to 407 (a spread of -41). Current ranking: #63. Current record: 7-12, -356.
Round 20		Balogun played #67 Mahboob Khan (Bolingbrook, IL) and won 507 to 247 (a spread of 260). Current ranking: #59. Current record: 8-12, -96.
Round 21		Balogun played #58 Jeannie J Wilson (Livermore, CA) and won 465 to 353 (a spread of 112). Current ranking: #55. Current record: 9-12, +16. Balogun is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 22		Balogun played #60 Maureen Morris (Calgary AB) and won 346 to 316 (a spread of 30). Current ranking: #48. Current record: 10-12, +46. Balogun is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 23		Balogun played #49 Jennifer M Lee (Tacoma, WA) and lost 351 to 480 (a spread of -129). Current ranking: #55. Current record: 10-13, -83. Balogun is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 24		Balogun played #50 Daniel Blake (Albany, NY) and won 486 to 295 (a spread of 191). Current ranking: #48. Current record: 11-13, +108. Balogun is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 25		Balogun played #57 Caroline Polak Scowcroft (Australia) and won 434 to 361 (a spread of 73). Current ranking: #45. Current record: 12-13, +181. Balogun is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 26		Balogun played #16 Winter (Houston, TX) and lost 307 to 425 (a spread of -118). Current ranking: #54. Current record: 12-14, +63. Balogun is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 27		Balogun played #32 Robert Linn (Potomac, MD) and lost 338 to 433 (a spread of -95). Current ranking: #57. Current record: 12-15, -32.
Round 28		Balogun played #53 Shauna Petrie (Mississauga ON) and lost 411 to 462 (a spread of -51). Current ranking: #60. Current record: 12-16, -83.
Round 29		Balogun played #41 Ruth Hamilton (Lake Oswego, OR) and lost 364 to 429 (a spread of -65). Current ranking: #59. Current record: 12-17, -148.
Round 30		Balogun played #47 Judy Romann (Bainbridge Island, WA) and won 454 to 401 (a spread of 53). Current ranking: #58. Current record: 13-17, -95.
Round 31		Balogun played #47 Judy Romann (Bainbridge Island, WA) again and won 465 to 390 (a spread of 75). Current ranking: #56. Current record: 14-17, -20.

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