SPC 2025: Rasheed Olajide Balogun [CSW1-10]

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On this page, you will find information about Rasheed Olajide Balogun, who is competing at the 2025 Scrabble Players Championship. This page was updated at least hourly between 09:00 A.M. and midnight local time. This player currently has a record of 16.5-14.5, +503, and is ranked #11 in Division CSW1.

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: Dallas, 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: 551 Average for: 428 Average against: 412
Round 1		Balogun played #18 Sam Kantimathi (Sacramento, CA) and won 383 to 316 (a spread of 67). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 1-0, +67.
Round 2		Balogun played #29 Emmanuel Egbele (Nigeria) and won 409 to 398 (a spread of 11). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 2-0, +78.
Round 3		Balogun played #1 Joshua Castellano (Vienna, VA) and lost 430 to 453 (a spread of -23). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 2-1, +55.
Round 4		Balogun played #8 Waseem Khatri (Pakistan) and won 458 to 418 (a spread of 40). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 3-1, +95.
Round 5		Balogun played #7 Jason Keller (Princeton, NJ) and won 519 to 376 (a spread of 143). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 4-1, +238. Balogun is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 6		Balogun played #19 Tim Weiss (Lewes, DE) and lost 279 to 490 (a spread of -211). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 4-2, +27.
Round 7		Balogun played #2 Alec Sjoholm (Lynnwood, WA) and won 467 to 323 (a spread of 144). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 5-2, +171.
Round 8		Balogun played #4 Ben Schoenbrun (Somerville, NJ) and won 505 to 450 (a spread of 55). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 6-2, +226.
Round 9		Balogun played #5 Dennis Ikekeregor (Nigeria) and lost 424 to 488 (a spread of -64). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 6-3, +162.
Round 10		Balogun played #11 Samson Okosagah (Baltimore, MD) and lost 342 to 436 (a spread of -94). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 6-4, +68.
Round 11		Balogun played #3 Austin Shin (Metairie, LA) and won 477 to 469 (a spread of 8). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 7-4, +76.
Round 12		Balogun played #17 Winter (Houston, TX) and lost 347 to 451 (a spread of -104). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 7-5, -28.
Round 13		Balogun played #27 Mpakaboari Jack (Nigeria) and won 541 to 256 (a spread of 285). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 8-5, +257.
Round 14		Balogun played #15 David Whitley (Monrovia, CA) and lost 343 to 412 (a spread of -69). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 8-6, +188.
Round 15		Balogun played #22 Eric Kinderman (Burlington, VT) and lost 382 to 404 (a spread of -22). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 8-7, +166.
Round 16		Balogun played #9 Olawale Fashina (Baltimore, MD) and won 439 to 377 (a spread of 62). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 9-7, +228.
Round 17		Balogun played #8 Waseem Khatri (Pakistan) again and lost 350 to 498 (a spread of -148). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 9-8, +80.
Round 18		Balogun played #22 Eric Kinderman (Burlington, VT) again and won 539 to 414 (a spread of 125). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 10-8, +205.
Round 19		Balogun played #6 Sam Rosin (Washington, DC) and lost 404 to 408 (a spread of -4). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 10-9, +201.
Round 20		Balogun played #17 Winter (Houston, TX) again and lost 347 to 419 (a spread of -72). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 10-10, +129.
Round 21		Balogun played #23 Mohammad Sulaiman (Shreveport, LA) and won 541 to 339 (a spread of 202). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 11-10, +331.
Round 22		Balogun played #9 Olawale Fashina (Baltimore, MD) again and won 413 to 309 (a spread of 104). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 12-10, +435.
Round 23		Balogun played #19 Tim Weiss (Lewes, DE) again and lost 350 to 532 (a spread of -182). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 12-11, +253.
Round 24		Balogun played #15 David Whitley (Monrovia, CA) again and won 490 to 363 (a spread of 127). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 13-11, +380.
Round 25		Balogun played #12 Joel Wapnick (Albuquerque, NM) and lost 402 to 480 (a spread of -78). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 13-12, +302.
Round 26		Balogun played #13 Bradley Whitmarsh (Attleboro, MA) and won 459 to 438 (a spread of 21). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 14-12, +323.
Round 27		Balogun played #14 Stefan Rau (Troy, NY) and lost 351 to 547 (a spread of -196). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 14-13, +127.
Round 28		Balogun played #14 Stefan Rau (Troy, NY) again and lost 408 to 424 (a spread of -16). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 14-14, +111.
Round 29		Balogun played #20 Jason Ubeika (Mississauga ON) and won 546 to 296 (a spread of 250). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 15-14, +361.
Round 30		Balogun played #1 Joshua Castellano (Vienna, VA) again and tied at 371. Current ranking: #14. Current record: 15.5-14.5, +361.
Round 31		Balogun played #13 Bradley Whitmarsh (Attleboro, MA) again and won 551 to 409 (a spread of 142). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 16.5-14.5, +503.

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