SPC 2024: Cheryl Melvin [CSW1-34]

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On this page, you will find information about Cheryl Melvin, who is competing at the 2024 Scrabble Players Championship. This page was updated at least hourly between 09:00 A.M. and midnight local time. This player currently has a record of 8-23, -2107, and is ranked #35 in Division CSW1.

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: 521 Average for: 363 Average against: 435
Round 1		Melvin played #8 Jason Keller (Princeton, NJ) and lost 391 to 423 (a spread of -32). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 0-1, -32. Melvin is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 2		Melvin played #13 Winter (Houston, TX) and lost 393 to 395 (a spread of -2). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 0-2, -34. Melvin is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 3		Melvin played #21 Sam Kantimathi (Sacramento, CA) and lost 335 to 480 (a spread of -145). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 0-3, -179.
Round 4		Melvin played #31 Paula Catanese (Mountain View, CA) and lost 281 to 483 (a spread of -202). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 0-4, -381. Melvin is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 5		Melvin played #19 Tim Weiss (Lewes, DE) and lost 299 to 443 (a spread of -144). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 0-5, -525.
Round 6		Melvin played #26 Terry Kang (Slingerlands, NY) and won 386 to 309 (a spread of 77). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 1-5, -448. Melvin is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 7		Melvin recorded a bye with a spread of 50 points. Current ranking: #30. Current record: 2-5, -398.
Round 8		Melvin played #27 Roger Cullman (Toronto ON) and lost 348 to 506 (a spread of -158). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 2-6, -556.
Round 9		Melvin played #35 Kaveri Warriar (Dyer, IN) and lost 265 to 522 (a spread of -257). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 2-7, -813.
Round 10		Melvin played #30 Joe Roberdeau (Cincinnati, OH) and won 521 to 312 (a spread of 209). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 3-7, -604.
Round 11		Melvin played #29 Emily Brodeur (Nashville, TN) and lost 286 to 483 (a spread of -197). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 3-8, -801.
Round 12		Melvin played #33 Caroline Polak Scowcroft (Australia) and lost 352 to 424 (a spread of -72). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 3-9, -873.
Round 13		Melvin played #24 James Porter (Mazeppa, MN) and lost 314 to 409 (a spread of -95). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 3-10, -968.
Round 14		Melvin played #25 Jacob Bergmann (Lexington, MA) and lost 321 to 394 (a spread of -73). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 3-11, -1041.
Round 15		Melvin played #14 Bradley Whitmarsh (Attleboro, MA) and lost 356 to 482 (a spread of -126). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 3-12, -1167.
Round 16		Melvin played #28 Kaia (Weston, WV) and lost 327 to 504 (a spread of -177). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 3-13, -1344.
Round 17		Melvin played #23 Wenwa Akinyi (Kenya) and lost 313 to 498 (a spread of -185). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 3-14, -1529.
Round 18		Melvin played #7 Josh Sokol (Montreal QC) and lost 369 to 469 (a spread of -100). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 3-15, -1629.
Round 19		Melvin played #15 Leslie Charles (Trinidad and Tobago) and lost 378 to 447 (a spread of -69). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 3-16, -1698.
Round 20		Melvin played #3 Matthew Tunnicliffe (Ottawa ON) and won 414 to 368 (a spread of 46). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 4-16, -1652.
Round 21		Melvin played #20 Jason Ubeika (Mississauga ON) and lost 434 to 439 (a spread of -5). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 4-17, -1657.
Round 22		Melvin played #16 Robert Linn (Potomac, MD) and lost 325 to 539 (a spread of -214). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 4-18, -1871.
Round 23		Melvin played #22 Mohammad Sulaiman (Shreveport, LA) and lost 351 to 468 (a spread of -117). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 4-19, -1988.
Round 24		Melvin played #26 Terry Kang (Slingerlands, NY) again and lost 351 to 388 (a spread of -37). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 4-20, -2025.
Round 25		Melvin played #30 Joe Roberdeau (Cincinnati, OH) again and won 398 to 386 (a spread of 12). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 5-20, -2013.
Round 26		Melvin played #35 Kaveri Warriar (Dyer, IN) again and won 451 to 322 (a spread of 129). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 6-20, -1884.
Round 27		Melvin played #33 Caroline Polak Scowcroft (Australia) again and lost 300 to 358 (a spread of -58). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 6-21, -1942.
Round 28		Melvin played #27 Roger Cullman (Toronto ON) again and won 435 to 383 (a spread of 52). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 7-21, -1890.
Round 29		Melvin played #31 Paula Catanese (Mountain View, CA) again and won 451 to 426 (a spread of 25). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 8-21, -1865.
Round 30		Melvin played #24 James Porter (Mazeppa, MN) again and lost 356 to 462 (a spread of -106). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 8-22, -1971.
Round 31		Melvin played #20 Jason Ubeika (Mississauga ON) again and lost 383 to 519 (a spread of -136). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 8-23, -2107.

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