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WESPAC 2017: Cheryl Melvin [#101]

[ Congratulations to our finalists, Akshay Bhandarkari (BHR) and Moses Peter (NGA). ]

On this page, you will find information about Cheryl Melvin, who is competing at the World English-language Scrabble Players Association Championship 2017. This page was updated at least hourly between 09:00 A.M. and midnight local time. This player currently has a record of 9-23, -1433, and is ranked #115.

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 WESPA Championship 2017 Team: United States

Round by Round
High score: 507 Average for: 376 Average against: 421
Round 1	Canada	Melvin played #16 Adam Logan (CAN) and lost 374 to 394 (a spread of -20). Current ranking: #67. Current record: 0-1, -20.
Round 2	Australia	Melvin played #2 Adam Kretschmer (AUS) and lost 296 to 409 (a spread of -113). Current ranking: #98. Current record: 0-2, -133.
Round 3	Sierra Leone	Melvin played #74 Emmanuel King (SLE) and lost 290 to 432 (a spread of -142). Current ranking: #110. Current record: 0-3, -275.
Round 4	New Zealand	Melvin played #54 Anderina McLean (NZL) and lost 351 to 409 (a spread of -58). Current ranking: #112. Current record: 0-4, -333.
Round 5	United States	Melvin played #100 Daniel Milton (USA) and lost 262 to 468 (a spread of -206). Current ranking: #117. Current record: 0-5, -539. Melvin is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 6	Kenya	Melvin played #113 John Mbote (KEN) and lost 427 to 441 (a spread of -14). Current ranking: #119. Current record: 0-6, -553.
Round 7	United States	Melvin played #96 Paula Catanese (USA) and lost 352 to 426 (a spread of -74). Current ranking: #119. Current record: 0-7, -627. Melvin is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 8	Australia	Melvin played #13 Carol Johnsen (AUS) and lost 304 to 473 (a spread of -169). Current ranking: #119. Current record: 0-8, -796.
Round 9	Oman	Melvin played #68 Junaid Kardame (OMN) and won 367 to 356 (a spread of 11). Current ranking: #117. Current record: 1-8, -785. Melvin is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Melvin is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 10	Canada	Melvin played #21 Yvonne Lobo (CAN) and won 507 to 383 (a spread of 124). Current ranking: #115. Current record: 2-8, -661.
Round 11	Australia	Melvin played #11 Victor Tung (AUS) and won 415 to 369 (a spread of 46). Current ranking: #108. Current record: 3-8, -615.
Round 12	Japan	Melvin played #38 Kunihiko Kuroda (JPN) and won 399 to 372 (a spread of 27). Current ranking: #105. Current record: 4-8, -588.
Round 13	New Zealand	Melvin played #55 Val Mills (NZL) and won 409 to 399 (a spread of 10). Current ranking: #97. Current record: 5-8, -578.
Round 14	South Africa	Melvin played #80 Andrew Goldberg (ZAF) and lost 308 to 529 (a spread of -221). Current ranking: #106. Current record: 5-9, -799.
Round 15	Kenya	Melvin played #112 Akinyi Wenwa (KEN) and lost 331 to 421 (a spread of -90). Current ranking: #110. Current record: 5-10, -889.
Round 16	Sri Lanka	Melvin played #83 Janul De Silva (LKA) and lost 387 to 439 (a spread of -52). Current ranking: #112. Current record: 5-11, -941.
Round 17	France	Melvin played #31 Pierre Calendini (FRA) and won 421 to 349 (a spread of 72). Current ranking: #110. Current record: 6-11, -869.
Round 18	Tanzania	Melvin played #85 Toyo Kitua (TZA) and lost 387 to 412 (a spread of -25). Current ranking: #113. Current record: 6-12, -894.
Round 19	Kenya	Melvin played #114 John Sang (KEN) and won 506 to 347 (a spread of 159). Current ranking: #106. Current record: 7-12, -735.
Round 20	New Zealand	Melvin played #53 Lawson Sue (NZL) and lost 346 to 508 (a spread of -162). Current ranking: #110. Current record: 7-13, -897.
Round 21	Liberia	Melvin played #47 Malek Sherif (LBR) and lost 336 to 400 (a spread of -64). Current ranking: #113. Current record: 7-14, -961.
Round 22	United States	Melvin played #103 Tobey Roland (USA) and lost 375 to 405 (a spread of -30). Current ranking: #114. Current record: 7-15, -991.
Round 23	Canada	Melvin played #19 Steve Ozorio (CAN) and lost 417 to 480 (a spread of -63). Current ranking: #114. Current record: 7-16, -1054.
Round 24	Oman	Melvin played #69 Sanath Hemachandra (OMN) and won 503 to 385 (a spread of 118). Current ranking: #114. Current record: 8-16, -936.
Round 25	Tanzania	Melvin played #84 Mushtak Esmail (TZA) and lost 346 to 453 (a spread of -107). Current ranking: #114. Current record: 8-17, -1043.
Round 26	Philippines	Melvin played #71 Robbie Onate (PHL) and won 422 to 291 (a spread of 131). Current ranking: #111. Current record: 9-17, -912.
Round 27	Australia	Melvin played #12 Edie Mueller (AUS) and lost 313 to 505 (a spread of -192). Current ranking: #112. Current record: 9-18, -1104.
Round 28	Netherlands	Melvin played #51 Anand Buddhdev (NLD) and lost 403 to 512 (a spread of -109). Current ranking: #113. Current record: 9-19, -1213.
Round 29	Australia	Melvin played #3 Karen Richards (AUS) and lost 388 to 400 (a spread of -12). Current ranking: #113. Current record: 9-20, -1225.
Round 30	United States	Melvin played #95 Jennifer M Lee (USA) and lost 354 to 480 (a spread of -126). Current ranking: #114. Current record: 9-21, -1351. Melvin is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 31	England	Melvin played #30 Fidelis Olotu (Eng) and lost 381 to 395 (a spread of -14). Current ranking: #114. Current record: 9-22, -1365.
Round 32	Canada	Melvin played #20 Priya Fernando (CAN) and lost 349 to 417 (a spread of -68). Current ranking: #115. Current record: 9-23, -1433.

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