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MOST 2009: Gboye Balogun [#11]

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On this page, you will find information about Gboye Balogun, who is competing at the 2009 Malta Open Scrabble Tournament. This page was updated at least hourly between 09:00 A.M. and midnight local time. This player currently has a record of 13-7, +246, and is ranked #6.

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: Ireland 2009 Malta Open Scrabble Tournament Team: Ireland

Round by Round
High score: 538 Average for: 403 Average against: 391
Round 1	Malta	Balogun played #61 Maria Scicluna (MLT) and won 351 to 273 (a spread of 78). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 1-0, +78.
Round 2	Malta	Balogun played #33 Charles Micallef (MLT) and lost 320 to 407 (a spread of -87). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 1-1, -9.
Round 3	Israel	Balogun played #24 Naomi Landau (ISR) and won 411 to 387 (a spread of 24). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 2-1, +15.
Round 4	Malta	Balogun played #21 Mario Saliba (MLT) and won 502 to 317 (a spread of 185). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 3-1, +200.
Round 5	Malta	Balogun played #26 Nicky Vella-Laurenti (MLT) and won 382 to 369 (a spread of 13). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 4-1, +213.
Round 6	England	Balogun played #13 Bob Violett (Eng) and won 442 to 401 (a spread of 41). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 5-1, +254.
Round 7	England	Balogun played #1 Phil Robertshaw (Eng) and lost 405 to 495 (a spread of -90). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 5-2, +164.
Round 8	Israel	Balogun played #29 Omri Rosenkrantz (ISR) and won 366 to 313 (a spread of 53). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 6-2, +217.
Round 9	Israel	Balogun played #41 Liliane Servier (ISR) and won 405 to 373 (a spread of 32). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 7-2, +249.
Round 10	England	Balogun played #16 Sandie Simonis (Eng) and lost 324 to 444 (a spread of -120). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 7-3, +129.
Round 11	Malta	Balogun played #25 Christine Strawbridge (MLT) and won 538 to 251 (a spread of 287). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 8-3, +416.
Round 12	England	Balogun played #19 Mike O'Rourke (Eng) and won 441 to 393 (a spread of 48). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 9-3, +464.
Round 13	Malta	Balogun played #10 Cecil Muscat (MLT) and lost 385 to 398 (a spread of -13). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 9-4, +451.
Round 14	South Africa	Balogun played #20 Rael Hayman (ZAF) and lost 332 to 521 (a spread of -189). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 9-5, +262. Balogun is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 15	England	Balogun played #5 Jared Robinson (Eng) and won 419 to 416 (a spread of 3). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 10-5, +265.
Round 16	England	Balogun played #4 David Webb (Eng) and lost 370 to 469 (a spread of -99). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 10-6, +166. Balogun is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Balogun is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 17	Malta	Balogun played #15 David Delicata (MLT) and lost 294 to 508 (a spread of -214). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 10-7, -48. Balogun is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 18	Northern Ireland	Balogun played #22 Nuala O'Rourke (NIr) and won 513 to 340 (a spread of 173). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 11-7, +125.
Round 19	Malta	Balogun played #17 Jojo Delia (MLT) and won 424 to 392 (a spread of 32). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 12-7, +157.
Round 20	England	Balogun played #6 Philip Nelkon (Eng) and won 436 to 347 (a spread of 89). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 13-7, +246. Balogun is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).

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