The 2013 Scrabble Champions Tournament (Invitational)

December 4–8, 2013

Go to: Commentary Games Live Stream Players Teams tsh Reports Scoreboard Standings Photos Prizes

Back to SCTI 2013 Players

SCTI 2013: Vannitha Balasingam [#8]

[ ]

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
	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	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	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	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	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	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	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	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	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	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	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	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	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	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	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	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	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	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	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	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	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	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	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	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	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	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	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	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	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	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	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	Australia	Balasingam played #76 Esther Perrins (AUS) and lost 364 to 490 (a spread of -126). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 18-13, +649.

To report technical difficulties in reading this page, please contact webmaster John Chew at: poslfit.com HASBRO is the owner of the registered SCRABBLE® trademark in the United States and Canada. The SCRABBLE® trademark is owned by J.W. Spear and Sons, PLC, a subsidiary of Mattel, Inc. outside of the United States and Canada.