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WESPAC 2023: Vannitha Balasingam [#12]

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On this page, you will find information about Vannitha Balasingam, who is competing at the World English-language Scrabble Players Association Championship 2023. This page was updated at least hourly between 09:00 A.M. and midnight local time. This player currently has a record of 19-13, +500, and is ranked #21.

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): Vannitha Surname(s): Balasingam Home: Kuala Lumpur, Wilayah Persekutuan, Malaysia Awards: (2nd) Malaysian Open 2003 Hobbies: Backpacking, road tripping, travel writing WESPA Championship 2023 Team: Malaysia

Round by Round
High score: 568 Average for: 448 Average against: 433
Round 1	Canada	Balasingam played #15 Evan Berofsky (CAN) and lost 406 to 565 (a spread of -159). Current ranking: #125. Current record: 0-1, -159.
Round 2	United States	Balasingam played #26 Jesse Day (USA) and won 482 to 399 (a spread of 83). Current ranking: #84. Current record: 1-1, -76.
Round 3	Malta	Balasingam played #27 David Delicata (MLT) and lost 388 to 426 (a spread of -38). Current ranking: #96. Current record: 1-2, -114.
Round 4	Romania	Balasingam played #101 Dan Sandu (ROM) and won 471 to 420 (a spread of 51). Current ranking: #75. Current record: 2-2, -63.
Round 5	United States	Balasingam played #106 Puneet Sharma (USA) and won 506 to 417 (a spread of 89). Current ranking: #54. Current record: 3-2, +26.
Round 6	United Arab Emirates	Balasingam played #60 Eric Kinderman (ARE) and won 433 to 428 (a spread of 5). Current ranking: #39. Current record: 4-2, +31.
Round 7	United States	Balasingam played #85 Samson Okosagah (USA) and lost 410 to 445 (a spread of -35). Current ranking: #56. Current record: 4-3, -4.
Round 8	United States	Balasingam played #103 Ben Schoenbrun (USA) and lost 493 to 553 (a spread of -60). Current ranking: #70. Current record: 4-4, -64.
Round 9	Australia	Balasingam played #64 Adam Kretschmer (AUS) and won 519 to 395 (a spread of 124). Current ranking: #51. Current record: 5-4, +60.
Round 10	Canada	Balasingam played #139 Dean Saldanha (CAN) and won 568 to 349 (a spread of 219). Current ranking: #36. Current record: 6-4, +279.
Round 11	Scotland	Balasingam played #40 Stu Harkness (Sco) and lost 375 to 453 (a spread of -78). Current ranking: #53. Current record: 6-5, +201.
Round 12	United States	Balasingam played #108 Austin Shin (USA) and lost 354 to 415 (a spread of -61). Current ranking: #67. Current record: 6-6, +140.
Round 13	England	Balasingam played #119 Bob Violett (Eng) and won 421 to 372 (a spread of 49). Current ranking: #56. Current record: 7-6, +189.
Round 14	Sierra Leone	Balasingam played #61 Emmanuel King (SLE) and won 424 to 405 (a spread of 19). Current ranking: #48. Current record: 8-6, +208.
Round 15	Australia	Balasingam played #16 Anand Bharadwaj (AUS) and lost 415 to 473 (a spread of -58). Current ranking: #57. Current record: 8-7, +150.
Round 16	England	Balasingam played #19 Jason Carney (Eng) and won 480 to 405 (a spread of 75). Current ranking: #47. Current record: 9-7, +225.
Round 17	Singapore	Balasingam played #92 Wolfram Poh (SGP) and won 434 to 429 (a spread of 5). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 10-7, +230.
Round 18	United States	Balasingam played #133 Nick Ball (USA) and won 448 to 396 (a spread of 52). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 11-7, +282.
Round 19	Scotland	Balasingam played #104 Neil Scott (Sco) and won 516 to 366 (a spread of 150). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 12-7, +432.
Round 20	Philippines	Balasingam played #99 Odette Carmina Rio (PHL) and won 542 to 413 (a spread of 129). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 13-7, +561.
Round 21	Nigeria	Balasingam played #87 Prince Omosefe (NGA) and won 448 to 368 (a spread of 80). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 14-7, +641.
Round 22	Canada	Balasingam played #72 Adam Logan (CAN) and lost 380 to 449 (a spread of -69). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 14-8, +572.
Round 23	United States	Balasingam played #126 Dave Wiegand (USA) and lost 464 to 487 (a spread of -23). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 14-9, +549.
Round 24	United States	Balasingam played #13 Rasheed Olajide Balogun (USA) and won 435 to 350 (a spread of 85). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 15-9, +634.
Round 25	Nigeria	Balasingam played #84 Olatunde Oduwole (NGA) and won 479 to 449 (a spread of 30). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 16-9, +664.
Round 26	Canada	Balasingam played #20 Joshua Castellano (CAN) and lost 440 to 532 (a spread of -92). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 16-10, +572.
Round 27	Australia	Balasingam played #36 Andrew Fisher (AUS) and lost 423 to 427 (a spread of -4). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 16-11, +568.
Round 28	Thailand	Balasingam played #118 Norases Vesdapunt (THA) and won 427 to 395 (a spread of 32). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 17-11, +600.
Round 29	Australia	Balasingam played #43 Russell Honeybun (AUS) and lost 425 to 483 (a spread of -58). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 17-12, +542.
Round 30	United States	Balasingam played #53 Jason Keller (USA) and won 490 to 414 (a spread of 76). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 18-12, +618.
Round 31	Thailand	Balasingam played #62 Thacha Koowirat (THA) and lost 364 to 581 (a spread of -217). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 18-13, +401.
Round 32	Nigeria	Balasingam played #52 Eta Karo (NGA) and won 480 to 381 (a spread of 99). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 19-13, +500.

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