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2017 Shediac SCRABBLE
September 29 - October 1, 2017
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September 29 - October 1, 2017
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Shediac 2017: John Merlau [A-11]
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On this page, you will find information about
John Merlau, who is competing
at the 2017 Shediac 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 8-7, +620, and is ranked
#10 in Division A.
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 | ![[no photo available]](http://scrabbleplayers.org/players/u/unknown_player.gif)
| Given name(s): John Surname(s): Merlau Home: Benton, IL, United States |
Round by Round | High score: 576 Average for: 430 Average against: 389 | Round 1 | ![[photo of Mary Dale Haddad]](http://scrabbleplayers.org/players/h/haddad_mary_dale_AA006481.jpg)
| Merlau played #24 Mary Dale Haddad (Eel Ground NB) and won 576 to 204 (a spread of 372). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 1-0, +372. Merlau is mentioned in this round’s commentary (3 hits). | Round 2 | ![[photo of Rick Reimer]](http://scrabbleplayers.org/players/r/reimer_rick_AA007054.jpg)
| Merlau played #22 Rick Reimer (Killaloe ON) and won 486 to 309 (a spread of 177). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 2-0, +549. Merlau is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). | Round 3 | ![[photo of Dave Krook]](http://scrabbleplayers.org/players/k/krook_dave.jpg)
| Merlau played #16 Dave Krook (Mississauga ON) and won 530 to 282 (a spread of 248). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 3-0, +797. Merlau is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). | Round 4 | ![[photo of John Stardom]](http://scrabbleplayers.org/players/s/stardom_john.jpg)
| Merlau played #6 John Stardom (Ottawa ON) and lost 405 to 423 (a spread of -18). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 3-1, +779. Merlau is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). | Round 5 | ![[photo of Max Panitch]](http://scrabbleplayers.org/players/p/panitch_maxim_2.jpg)
| Merlau played #5 Max Panitch (Toronto ON) and won 375 to 362 (a spread of 13). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 4-1, +792. Merlau is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). | Round 6 | ![[photo of Wayne Barclay]](http://scrabbleplayers.org/players/b/barclay_wayne.jpg)
| Merlau played #9 Wayne Barclay (Ottawa ON) and lost 289 to 551 (a spread of -262). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 4-2, +530. Merlau is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). | Round 7 | ![[photo of Dean Porporo]](http://scrabbleplayers.org/players/p/porporo_dean_AA002123.jpg)
| Merlau played #8 Dean Porporo (Nepean ON) and won 478 to 363 (a spread of 115). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 5-2, +645. Merlau is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). | Round 8 | ![[photo of Jackson Smylie]](http://scrabbleplayers.org/players/s/smylie_jackson_AA002226.jpg)
| Merlau played #2 Jackson Smylie (Toronto ON) and lost 434 to 475 (a spread of -41). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 5-3, +604. Merlau is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits). | Round 9 | ![[photo of Huguette Settle]](http://scrabbleplayers.org/players/s/settle_huguette_AA000200.jpg)
| Merlau played #13 Huguette Settle (Edmonton AB) and won 486 to 323 (a spread of 163). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 6-3, +767. Merlau is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). | Round 10 | ![[photo of Randall Thomas]](http://scrabbleplayers.org/players/t/thomas_randall.jpg)
| Merlau played #10 Randall Thomas (Calgary AB) and won 372 to 302 (a spread of 70). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 7-3, +837. Merlau is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). | Round 11 | ![[photo of Joey Krafchick]](http://scrabbleplayers.org/players/k/krafchick_joey_AA000733.jpg)
| Merlau played #4 Joey Krafchick (Atlanta, GA) and lost 404 to 429 (a spread of -25). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 7-4, +812. Merlau is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits). | Round 12 | ![[photo of Joshua Sokol]](http://scrabbleplayers.org/players/s/sokol_joshua_AA002968.jpg)
| Merlau played #3 Joshua Sokol (Montreal QC) and won 468 to 397 (a spread of 71). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 8-4, +883. Merlau is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits). | Round 13 | ![[photo of Cesar Del Solar]](http://scrabbleplayers.org/players/d/del_solar_cesar_AA000083.jpg)
| Merlau played #1 Cesar Del Solar (Albany, CA) and lost 373 to 511 (a spread of -138). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 8-5, +745. Merlau is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits). | Round 14 | ![[photo of Juraj Pivovarov]](http://scrabbleplayers.org/players/p/pivovarov_juraj.jpg)
| Merlau played #7 Juraj Pivovarov (Calgary AB) and lost 373 to 405 (a spread of -32). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 8-6, +713. Merlau is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). | Round 15 | ![[photo of Cesar Del Solar]](http://scrabbleplayers.org/players/d/del_solar_cesar_AA000083.jpg)
| Merlau played #1 Cesar Del Solar (Albany, CA) again and lost 408 to 501 (a spread of -93). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 8-7, +620. |
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