NASC 2017: Cheryl Melvin [CSW2-13]

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On this page, you will find information about Cheryl Melvin, who is competing at the 2017 North American 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 13-18, -164, and is ranked #16 in Division CSW2.

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): Cheryl Surname(s): Melvin Home: Grand Rapids, MI, United States Hobbies: travel, friends, family Occupation: retired labor advocate

Round by Round
High score: 498 Average for: 375 Average against: 380
Round 1		Melvin played #14 Keith Nishimi (League City, TX) and lost 324 to 384 (a spread of -60). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 0-1, -60.
Round 2		Melvin played #10 Heidi Robertson (Ottawa ON) and lost 320 to 409 (a spread of -89). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 0-2, -149.
Round 3		Melvin played #18 Lynda Woods Cleary (Princeton, NJ) and won 388 to 339 (a spread of 49). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 1-2, -100.
Round 4		Melvin played #5 Randi Goldberg (Phoenixville, PA) and lost 392 to 470 (a spread of -78). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 1-3, -178. Melvin is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 5		Melvin played #22 Norman Wei (Cape Coral, FL) and won 394 to 359 (a spread of 35). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 2-3, -143.
Round 6		Melvin played #2 Lila Crotty (Metairie, LA) and won 357 to 343 (a spread of 14). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 3-3, -129. Melvin is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 7		Melvin played #21 Cherish Amby-Okolo (Sugar Land, TX) and lost 316 to 470 (a spread of -154). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 3-4, -283. Melvin is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 8		Melvin played #6 Greg Feldkamp (Cleveland Heights, OH) and lost 356 to 432 (a spread of -76). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 3-5, -359.
Round 9		Melvin played #17 Bharath Balakrishnan (Redmond, WA) and lost 307 to 404 (a spread of -97). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 3-6, -456.
Round 10		Melvin played #11 Dallas Johnson (Stow, OH) and won 464 to 367 (a spread of 97). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 4-6, -359.
Round 11		Melvin played #1 Shauna Petrie (Mississauga ON) and lost 345 to 417 (a spread of -72). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 4-7, -431.
Round 12		Melvin played #15 Samuel Kennedy (Baton Rouge, LA) and lost 376 to 415 (a spread of -39). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 4-8, -470.
Round 13		Melvin played #9 Caroline Polak Scowcroft (Australia) and lost 312 to 435 (a spread of -123). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 4-9, -593.
Round 14		Melvin played #19 Liz Jackman (Australia) and lost 372 to 397 (a spread of -25). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 4-10, -618. Melvin is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 15		Melvin played #4 William Giblin (Hahnville, LA) and won 413 to 375 (a spread of 38). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 5-10, -580.
Round 16		Melvin played #23 Michael Gincel (Winter Garden, FL) and won 476 to 276 (a spread of 200). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 6-10, -380.
Round 17		Melvin played #3 Tobey Roland (Baltimore, MD) and lost 372 to 418 (a spread of -46). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 6-11, -426.
Round 18		Melvin played #20 Cecilia Huber (Cleveland, OH) and won 446 to 286 (a spread of 160). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 7-11, -266.
Round 19		Melvin played #7 Joe Roberdeau (Cincinnati, OH) and lost 279 to 503 (a spread of -224). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 7-12, -490. Melvin is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 20		Melvin played #16 Constance J Creech (Metamora, MI) and lost 284 to 366 (a spread of -82). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 7-13, -572. Melvin is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 21		Melvin played #12 Kaveri Raviraj (Mississauga ON) and lost 342 to 417 (a spread of -75). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 7-14, -647.
Round 22		Melvin played #19 Liz Jackman (Australia) again and won 395 to 370 (a spread of 25). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 8-14, -622.
Round 23		Melvin played #22 Norman Wei (Cape Coral, FL) again and won 346 to 303 (a spread of 43). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 9-14, -579. Melvin is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 24		Melvin played #20 Cecilia Huber (Cleveland, OH) again and lost 378 to 411 (a spread of -33). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 9-15, -612.
Round 25		Melvin played #18 Lynda Woods Cleary (Princeton, NJ) again and lost 313 to 319 (a spread of -6). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 9-16, -618. Melvin is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 26		Melvin played #16 Constance J Creech (Metamora, MI) again and lost 348 to 370 (a spread of -22). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 9-17, -640.
Round 27		Melvin played #23 Michael Gincel (Winter Garden, FL) again and won 498 to 339 (a spread of 159). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 10-17, -481.
Round 28		Melvin played #16 Constance J Creech (Metamora, MI) for the third time and won 447 to 315 (a spread of 132). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 11-17, -349.
Round 29		Melvin played #4 William Giblin (Hahnville, LA) again and lost 367 to 423 (a spread of -56). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 11-18, -405.
Round 30		Melvin played #18 Lynda Woods Cleary (Princeton, NJ) for the third time and won 434 to 359 (a spread of 75). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 12-18, -330.
Round 31		Melvin played #20 Cecilia Huber (Cleveland, OH) for the third time and won 461 to 295 (a spread of 166). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 13-18, -164.

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