NASC 2019: Bharath Balakrishnan [CSW-32]

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On this page, you will find information about Bharath Balakrishnan, who is competing at the 2019 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 12-19, -1036, and is ranked #29 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: 491 Average for: 401 Average against: 437
Round 1		Balakrishnan played #5 Jason Keller (Princeton, NJ) and lost 356 to 556 (a spread of -200). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 0-1, -200. Balakrishnan is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 2		Balakrishnan played #13 Tim Weiss (Jersey City, NJ) and lost 368 to 512 (a spread of -144). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 0-2, -344.
Round 3		Balakrishnan played #19 Jason Ubeika (Mississauga ON) and lost 410 to 522 (a spread of -112). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 0-3, -456.
Round 4		Balakrishnan played #3 Peter Armstrong (Portland, CA) and lost 356 to 465 (a spread of -109). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 0-4, -565.
Round 5		Balakrishnan recorded a bye with a spread of 50 points. Current ranking: #33. Current record: 1-4, -515.
Round 6		Balakrishnan played #30 Paula Catanese (Mountain View, CA) and lost 416 to 450 (a spread of -34). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 1-5, -549.
Round 7		Balakrishnan played #33 Caroline Polak Scowcroft (Australia) and lost 413 to 419 (a spread of -6). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 1-6, -555.
Round 8		Balakrishnan played #24 Mark Francillon (Marlboro, VT) and lost 342 to 483 (a spread of -141). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 1-7, -696.
Round 9		Balakrishnan played #29 Priya Fernando (Mississauga ON) and won 456 to 387 (a spread of 69). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 2-7, -627.
Round 10		Balakrishnan played #35 Lynda Woods Cleary (Princeton, NJ) and won 347 to 328 (a spread of 19). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 3-7, -608. Balakrishnan is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 11		Balakrishnan played #34 Betty Cornelison (Portland, OR) and won 491 to 409 (a spread of 82). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 4-7, -526.
Round 12		Balakrishnan played #22 Jacob Bergmann (Lexington, MA) and lost 359 to 456 (a spread of -97). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 4-8, -623.
Round 13		Balakrishnan played #28 Terry Kang Rau (Rhinebeck, NY) and lost 452 to 479 (a spread of -27). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 4-9, -650. Balakrishnan is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 14		Balakrishnan played #20 Mohammad Sulaiman (United Arab Emirates) and won 425 to 402 (a spread of 23). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 5-9, -627.
Round 15		Balakrishnan played #15 Sam Kantimathi (Sacramento, CA) and lost 319 to 493 (a spread of -174). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 5-10, -801.
Round 16		Balakrishnan played #25 Randi Goldberg (Phoenixville, PA) and won 373 to 371 (a spread of 2). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 6-10, -799. Balakrishnan is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 17		Balakrishnan played #31 Yvonne Lobo (Mississauga ON) and lost 412 to 420 (a spread of -8). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 6-11, -807.
Round 18		Balakrishnan played #10 Tony Leah (Toronto ON) and lost 471 to 511 (a spread of -40). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 6-12, -847.
Round 19		Balakrishnan played #21 Dielle Pinto (Richmond BC) and lost 381 to 475 (a spread of -94). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 6-13, -941.
Round 20		Balakrishnan played #18 Manop Phiphatboonserm (Thailand) and lost 355 to 423 (a spread of -68). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 6-14, -1009.
Round 21		Balakrishnan played #6 Matthew O'Connor (DeWitt, NY) and lost 372 to 433 (a spread of -61). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 6-15, -1070.
Round 22		Balakrishnan played #11 Puneet Sharma (Redwood City, CA) and lost 334 to 390 (a spread of -56). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 6-16, -1126.
Round 23		Balakrishnan played #24 Mark Francillon (Marlboro, VT) again and lost 474 to 475 (a spread of -1). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 6-17, -1127. Balakrishnan is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 24		Balakrishnan played #1 Dave Wiegand (Portland, OR) and won 460 to 399 (a spread of 61). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 7-17, -1066.
Round 25		Balakrishnan played #35 Lynda Woods Cleary (Princeton, NJ) again and won 400 to 381 (a spread of 19). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 8-17, -1047.
Round 26		Balakrishnan played #17 Robert Linn (Potomac, MD) and lost 350 to 426 (a spread of -76). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 8-18, -1123.
Round 27		Balakrishnan played #34 Betty Cornelison (Portland, OR) again and won 452 to 407 (a spread of 45). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 9-18, -1078.
Round 28		Balakrishnan played #20 Mohammad Sulaiman (United Arab Emirates) again and won 402 to 380 (a spread of 22). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 10-18, -1056.
Round 29		Balakrishnan played #31 Yvonne Lobo (Mississauga ON) again and won 482 to 431 (a spread of 51). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 11-18, -1005.
Round 30		Balakrishnan played #24 Mark Francillon (Marlboro, VT) for the third time and lost 372 to 447 (a spread of -75). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 11-19, -1080.
Round 31		Balakrishnan played #33 Caroline Polak Scowcroft (Australia) again and won 416 to 372 (a spread of 44). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 12-19, -1036.

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