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December 4–8, 2013

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SCTI 2013: Vannitha Balasingam [#8]

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On this page, you will find information about Vannitha Balasingam, who is competing at the 2013 Scrabble Champions Tournament: Invitational. This page was updated at least hourly between 09:00 A.M. and midnight local time. This player currently has a record of 18-13, +649, and is ranked #20.

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

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Given name(s): Vannitha
Surname(s): Balasingam
Home: Kuala Lumpur, Wilayah Persekutuan, Malaysia
Awards: (2nd) Malaysian Open 2003
Hobbies: Backpacking, road tripping, travel writing
SCTI 2013 Team: Malaysia

Round by Round

High score: 568
Average for: 425
Average against: 404

Round 1

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Thailand

Balasingam played #97 Taewan Sutthasin (THA) and won 472 to 382 (a spread of 90).

Current ranking: #23.

Current record: 1-0, +90.

Round 2

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Australia

Balasingam played #72 Edward Okulicz (AUS) and lost 388 to 475 (a spread of -87).

Current ranking: #53.

Current record: 1-1, +3.

Round 3

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England

Balasingam played #50 Wayne Kelly (Eng) and lost 431 to 434 (a spread of -3).

Current ranking: #67.

Current record: 1-2, +0.

Round 4

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Indonesia

Balasingam played #87 Fadlan Satria (IDN) and won 568 to 272 (a spread of 296).

Current ranking: #37.

Current record: 2-2, +296.

Round 5

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Thailand

Balasingam played #17 Gerald Carter (THA) and lost 394 to 441 (a spread of -47).

Current ranking: #63.

Current record: 2-3, +249.

Round 6

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Singapore

Balasingam played #110 Zhi Yuan Wong (SGP) and won 456 to 309 (a spread of 147).

Current ranking: #41.

Current record: 3-3, +396.

Round 7

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Sweden

Balasingam played #6 Gunnar Andersson (SWE) and lost 385 to 451 (a spread of -66).

Current ranking: #62.

Current record: 3-4, +330.

Round 8

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United States

Balasingam played #13 Brian Bowman (USA) and won 391 to 302 (a spread of 89).

Current ranking: #44.

Current record: 4-4, +419.

Round 9

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Malaysia

Balasingam played #98 Jin Chor Tan (MYS) and lost 324 to 400 (a spread of -76).

Current ranking: #56.

Current record: 4-5, +343.

Round 10

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Pakistan

Balasingam played #52 Waseem Khatri (PAK) and won 477 to 413 (a spread of 64).

Current ranking: #43.

Current record: 5-5, +407.

Round 11

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Canada

Balasingam played #58 Tony Leah (CAN) and won 447 to 358 (a spread of 89).

Current ranking: #34.

Current record: 6-5, +496.

Round 12

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Poland

Balasingam played #28 Rafal Dominiczak (POL) and lost 396 to 461 (a spread of -65).

Current ranking: #48.

Current record: 6-6, +431.

Round 13

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Thailand

Balasingam played #67 Pakorn Nemitrmansuk (THA) and won 471 to 469 (a spread of 2).

Current ranking: #35.

Current record: 7-6, +433.

Round 14

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Israel

Balasingam played #23 Evan Cohen (ISR) and lost 405 to 411 (a spread of -6).

Current ranking: #46.

Current record: 7-7, +427.

Round 15

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England

Balasingam played #107 Howard Wilde (Eng) and won 452 to 397 (a spread of 55).

Current ranking: #38.

Current record: 8-7, +482.

Round 16

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Scotland

Balasingam played #73 Lukeman Owolabi (Sco) and won 566 to 377 (a spread of 189).

Current ranking: #27.

Current record: 9-7, +671.

Round 17

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Northern Ireland

Balasingam played #51 Rik Kennedy (NIr) and won 448 to 351 (a spread of 97).

Current ranking: #23.

Current record: 10-7, +768.

Round 18

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Ghana

Balasingam played #2 George Addo-Quaye (GHA) and won 427 to 357 (a spread of 70).

Current ranking: #18.

Current record: 11-7, +838.

Round 19

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New Zealand

Balasingam played #92 Peter Sinton (NZL) and lost 289 to 467 (a spread of -178).

Current ranking: #22.

Current record: 11-8, +660.

Round 20

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Australia

Balasingam played #63 Chris May (AUS) and lost 385 to 469 (a spread of -84).

Current ranking: #31.

Current record: 11-9, +576.

Round 21

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United States

Balasingam played #7 Peter Armstrong (USA) and won 501 to 347 (a spread of 154).

Current ranking: #26.

Current record: 12-9, +730.

Round 22

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Ghana

Balasingam played #4 Michael Akonor (GHA) and won 420 to 407 (a spread of 13).

Current ranking: #20.

Current record: 13-9, +743.

Round 23

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England

Balasingam played #83 Phil Robertshaw (Eng) and won 463 to 283 (a spread of 180).

Current ranking: #15.

Current record: 14-9, +923.

Round 24

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United States

Balasingam played #106 Dave Wiegand (USA) and lost 387 to 489 (a spread of -102).

Current ranking: #19.

Current record: 14-10, +821.

Round 25

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England

Balasingam played #5 Paul Allan (Eng) and lost 381 to 536 (a spread of -155).

Current ranking: #25.

Current record: 14-11, +666.

Round 26

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South Africa

Balasingam played #46 Trevor Hovelmeier (ZAF) and won 395 to 352 (a spread of 43).

Current ranking: #20.

Current record: 15-11, +709.

Round 27

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Australia

Balasingam played #33 Cameron Farlow (AUS) and won 452 to 370 (a spread of 82).

Current ranking: #15.

Current record: 16-11, +791.

Round 28

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United States

Balasingam played #9 Conrad Bassett-Bouchard (USA) and won 429 to 402 (a spread of 27).

Current ranking: #13.

Current record: 17-11, +818.

Round 29

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Thailand

Balasingam played #55 Thacha Koowirat (THA) and won 437 to 373 (a spread of 64).

Current ranking: #11.

Current record: 18-11, +882.

Round 30

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United States

Balasingam played #56 Jim Kramer (USA) and lost 387 to 494 (a spread of -107).

Current ranking: #15.

Current record: 18-12, +775.

Round 31

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Australia

Balasingam played #76 Esther Perrins (AUS) and lost 364 to 490 (a spread of -126).

Current ranking: #20.

Current record: 18-13, +649.


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