The 2013 Scrabble Champions Tournament (Open 1)

December 4–6, 2013

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SCTI 2013 Open 1: Gboye Balogun [#13]

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On this page, you will find information about Gboye Balogun, who is competing at the 2013 Scrabble Champions Tournament: Open 1. This page was updated at least hourly between 09:00 A.M. and midnight local time. This player currently has a record of 8.5-9.5, +194, and is ranked #28.

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): Gboye Surname(s): Balogun Home: Dunleer, Co. Louth, Ireland SCTI 2013 Team: Ireland

Round by Round
High score: 492 Average for: 410 Average against: 399
Round 1	United States	Balogun played #37 Robert Linn (USA) and won 492 to 398 (a spread of 94). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 1-0, +94.
Round 2	Australia	Balogun played #44 Sue-Ellen Cooper (AUS) and won 401 to 373 (a spread of 28). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 2-0, +122.
Round 3	England	Balogun played #31 Sree Sukumar (Eng) and won 427 to 350 (a spread of 77). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 3-0, +199.
Round 4	England	Balogun played #7 Christopher Vicary (Eng) and tied at 418. Current ranking: #4. Current record: 3.5-0.5, +199.
Round 5	Singapore	Balogun played #2 Weibin Toh (SGP) and lost 349 to 379 (a spread of -30). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 3.5-1.5, +169.
Round 6	England	Balogun played #1 Mark Nyman (Eng) and lost 430 to 475 (a spread of -45). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 3.5-2.5, +124.
Round 7	England	Balogun played #23 Ruth MacInerney (Eng) and lost 406 to 431 (a spread of -25). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 3.5-3.5, +99.
Round 8	Canada	Balogun played #35 Jesse Matthews (CAN) and lost 379 to 422 (a spread of -43). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 3.5-4.5, +56.
Round 9	Israel	Balogun played #17 Omri Rosenkrantz (ISR) and lost 352 to 366 (a spread of -14). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 3.5-5.5, +42.
Round 10	Norway	Balogun played #38 Rick Fawns (NOR) and lost 451 to 460 (a spread of -9). Current ranking: #38. Current record: 3.5-6.5, +33.
Round 11	New Zealand	Balogun played #43 Lewis Hawkins (NZL) and won 396 to 369 (a spread of 27). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 4.5-6.5, +60.
Round 12	France	Balogun played #16 Robert Springer (FRA) and won 385 to 304 (a spread of 81). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 5.5-6.5, +141.
Round 13	Malta	Balogun played #9 Cecil Muscat (MLT) and lost 409 to 452 (a spread of -43). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 5.5-7.5, +98.
Round 14	England	Balogun played #15 Elisabeth Jardine (Eng) and lost 328 to 429 (a spread of -101). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 5.5-8.5, -3.
Round 15	Israel	Balogun played #41 Nancy Alroy (ISR) and won 433 to 397 (a spread of 36). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 6.5-8.5, +33.
Round 16	United States	Balogun played #39 Michael Donegan (USA) and won 451 to 410 (a spread of 41). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 7.5-8.5, +74.
Round 17	India	Balogun played #29 Prithwiraj Mukherjee (IND) and lost 430 to 474 (a spread of -44). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 7.5-9.5, +30.
Round 18	Ireland	Balogun played #42 Mary Doyle (IRL) and won 447 to 283 (a spread of 164). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 8.5-9.5, +194.

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