The 2014 Scrabble Champions Tournament

November 19–23, 2014

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SCT 2014: Vannitha Balasingam [#10]

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On this page, you will find information about Vannitha Balasingam, who is competing at the 2014 Scrabble Champions Tournament. This page was updated at least hourly between 09:00 A.M. and midnight local time. This player currently has a record of 15-9, +874, and is ranked #12.

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 SCT 2014 Team: Malaysia

Round by Round
High score: 654 Average for: 433 Average against: 396
Round 1	United States	Balasingam played #104 Walker Willingham (USA) and won 430 to 381 (a spread of 49). Current ranking: #39. Current record: 1-0, +49.
Round 2	Italy	Balasingam played #75 Mauro Pratesi (ITA) and won 410 to 333 (a spread of 77). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 2-0, +126.
Round 3	England	Balasingam played #40 Graham Haigh (Eng) and won 520 to 322 (a spread of 198). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 3-0, +324.
Round 4	England	Balasingam played #12 Craig Beevers (Eng) and lost 365 to 421 (a spread of -56). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 3-1, +268. Balasingam is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits).
Round 5	England	Balasingam played #5 Paul Allan (Eng) and won 401 to 374 (a spread of 27). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 4-1, +295. Balasingam is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits).
Round 6	Scotland	Balasingam played #37 Simon Gillam (Sco) and won 412 to 405 (a spread of 7). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 5-1, +302.
Round 7	Pakistan	Balasingam played #50 Waseem Khatri (PAK) and lost 457 to 509 (a spread of -52). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 5-2, +250.
Round 8	United States	Balasingam played #8 Peter Armstrong (USA) and lost 347 to 403 (a spread of -56). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 5-3, +194.
Round 9	Scotland	Balasingam played #7 Piotr Andronowski (Sco) and won 480 to 338 (a spread of 142). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 6-3, +336.
Round 10	Sierra Leone	Balasingam played #46 Mohamed Kamara (SLE) and lost 382 to 423 (a spread of -41). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 6-4, +295.
Round 11	New Zealand	Balasingam played #23 Joanne Craig (NZL) and lost 433 to 464 (a spread of -31). Current ranking: #43. Current record: 6-5, +264.
Round 12	United States	Balasingam played #69 John OLaughlin (USA) and won 445 to 386 (a spread of 59). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 7-5, +323.
Round 13	Malta	Balasingam played #27 David Delicata (MLT) and won 654 to 253 (a spread of 401). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 8-5, +724. Balasingam is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 14	Wales	Balasingam played #29 Penny Downer (Wal) and won 436 to 415 (a spread of 21). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 9-5, +745.
Round 15	England	Balasingam played #51 Terry Kirk (Eng) and won 381 to 346 (a spread of 35). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 10-5, +780.
Round 16	England	Balasingam played #90 Austin Shin (Eng) and won 362 to 341 (a spread of 21). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 11-5, +801. Balasingam is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 17	United States	Balasingam played #55 Chris Lipe (USA) and lost 367 to 448 (a spread of -81). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 11-6, +720. Balasingam is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 18	Australia	Balasingam played #32 David Eldar (AUS) and lost 428 to 497 (a spread of -69). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 11-7, +651. Balasingam is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 19	England	Balasingam played #83 Phil Robertshaw (Eng) and won 527 to 469 (a spread of 58). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 12-7, +709.
Round 20	Sri Lanka	Balasingam played #20 Suresh Thevakumar Samuel Chinnaiyah (LKA) and won 540 to 310 (a spread of 230). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 13-7, +939.
Round 21	England	Balasingam played #93 Brett Smitheram (Eng) and won 470 to 444 (a spread of 26). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 14-7, +965. Balasingam is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 22	Australia	Balasingam played #62 Chris May (AUS) and lost 350 to 448 (a spread of -98). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 14-8, +867.
Round 23	Canada	Balasingam played #101 Joel Wapnick (CAN) and won 422 to 386 (a spread of 36). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 15-8, +903.
Round 24	Australia	Balasingam played #62 Chris May (AUS) again and lost 363 to 392 (a spread of -29). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 15-9, +874.

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