NSC 2008: Yukari Balabanov [#3]

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On this page, you will find information about Yukari Balabanov, who is competing at the 2008 National SCRABBLE® Championship. This page was updated at least hourly between 09:00 A.M. and midnight local time. This player currently has a record of 14-14, +642, and is ranked #43 in Division 5.

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): Yukari Surname(s): Balabanov Home: Vancouver, BC, Canada Occupation: Housewife

Round by Round
High score: 486 Average for: 379 Average against: 357
Round 1		Balabanov played #17 Catherine Day (Cambridge, MA) and lost 367 to 411 (a spread of -44). Current ranking: #64. Current record: 0-1, -44.
Round 2		Balabanov played #51 Maliha Mahmood (Tustin, CA) and won 486 to 289 (a spread of 197). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 1-1, +153.
Round 3		Balabanov played #68 Stella Russell (Manchester, NH) and won 397 to 348 (a spread of 49). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 2-1, +202.
Round 4		Balabanov played #77 Colleen Shea (Rocky Point, NY) and lost 331 to 386 (a spread of -55). Current ranking: #36. Current record: 2-2, +147.
Round 5		Balabanov played #90 Shereen E Weinstein (Tamarac, FL) and lost 384 to 409 (a spread of -25). Current ranking: #51. Current record: 2-3, +122.
Round 6		Balabanov played #49 Deborah Light (Napanee ON) and won 470 to 315 (a spread of 155). Current ranking: #37. Current record: 3-3, +277.
Round 7		Balabanov played #30 Billie Garver (Tuscaloosa, AL) and won 409 to 248 (a spread of 161). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 4-3, +438.
Round 8		Balabanov played #64 Sally Reeser (Allentown, PA) and won 440 to 321 (a spread of 119). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 5-3, +557.
Round 9		Balabanov played #37 Scott Hawkins (Effingham, IL) and won 367 to 299 (a spread of 68). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 6-3, +625.
Round 10		Balabanov played #7 Barbara Besadny (Madison, WI) and lost 370 to 375 (a spread of -5). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 6-4, +620.
Round 11		Balabanov played #18 Henry De Young (St. Marys ON) and won 419 to 296 (a spread of 123). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 7-4, +743.
Round 12		Balabanov played #43 Eileen Johnson (Freeport, NY) and won 409 to 350 (a spread of 59). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 8-4, +802.
Round 13		Balabanov played #53 Barbara McGrew (Burlington, VT) and lost 375 to 422 (a spread of -47). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 8-5, +755.
Round 14		Balabanov played #73 Debbie Scholz (Houston, TX) and won 394 to 337 (a spread of 57). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 9-5, +812.
Round 15		Balabanov played #23 Denise Dixon (Oneida, NY) and won 432 to 375 (a spread of 57). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 10-5, +869.
Round 16		Balabanov played #72 Marilyn Schmidt (Northampton, MA) and won 375 to 292 (a spread of 83). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 11-5, +952.
Round 17		Balabanov played #16 Aaron Daly (Sioux Falls, SD) and lost 232 to 396 (a spread of -164). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 11-6, +788.
Round 18		Balabanov played #34 Robb Griffith (Durham, NC) and lost 366 to 388 (a spread of -22). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 11-7, +766.
Round 19		Balabanov played #4 Ron Barker (Boise, ID) and lost 328 to 436 (a spread of -108). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 11-8, +658.
Round 20		Balabanov played #56 Brian Miller (Winter Park, FL) and lost 366 to 431 (a spread of -65). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 11-9, +593.
Round 21		Balabanov played #61 Georgia T Philpot (Decatur, GA) and lost 307 to 338 (a spread of -31). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 11-10, +562.
Round 22		Balabanov played #89 Ashley Walsh-Buie (Fort Lauderdale, FL) and lost 358 to 359 (a spread of -1). Current ranking: #41. Current record: 11-11, +561.
Round 23		Balabanov played #93 Zbigniew Wieckowski (Woodbury, MN) and won 410 to 335 (a spread of 75). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 12-11, +636.
Round 24		Balabanov played #66 Tobey Roland (Baltimore, MD) and lost 366 to 374 (a spread of -8). Current ranking: #41. Current record: 12-12, +628.
Round 25		Balabanov played #81 Nancy Sterngold (Los Angeles, CA) and lost 354 to 385 (a spread of -31). Current ranking: #44. Current record: 12-13, +597.
Round 26		Balabanov played #86 Thomas Tremont (Glen Ellyn, IL) and won 402 to 344 (a spread of 58). Current ranking: #41. Current record: 13-13, +655.
Round 27		Balabanov played #38 Cecilia Huber (Cleveland, OH) and won 377 to 350 (a spread of 27). Current ranking: #36. Current record: 14-13, +682.
Round 28		Balabanov played #36 Ingrid Hawkins (Palm Coast, FL) and lost 333 to 373 (a spread of -40). Current ranking: #43. Current record: 14-14, +642.

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