Karen Merrill [#082] at NSC 2002

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Karen Merrill [#082] at NSC 2002

Congratulations to our new National Champion, Joel Sherman!

See also: video clip 1 (2 MB), video clip 2 (2 MB). (video courtesy Roger Cullman)

Background Information
	Given name(s): Karen Surname(s): Merrill Home: Portland, OR, United States Age: 54 Hobbies: weaving, piano Occupation: homemaker

Rank Diagram

[rank diagram]
See Legend

Round-by-Round
High score: 521 Average for: 377 Average against: 382
Round 1		Merrill played #034 Robert Felt (Atlanta, GA) and lost 310 to 463 (a spread of -153) . Current ranking: #123. Current record: 0-1, -153.
Round 2		Merrill played #117 Charnwit Sumrattanaporn (Thailand) and lost 342 to 371 (a spread of -29) . Current ranking: #115. Current record: 0-2, -182.
Round 3		Merrill played #019 Laurie Cohen (Tempe, AZ) and won 481 to 387 (a spread of 94) . Current ranking: #92. Current record: 1-2, -88.
Round 4		Merrill played #083 Mark Milan (San Juan Capistrano, CA) and won 437 to 314 (a spread of 123) . Current ranking: #60. Current record: 2-2, +35.
Round 5		Merrill played #058 Robert Kahn (Plantation, FL) and lost 355 to 377 (a spread of -22) . Current ranking: #79. Current record: 2-3, +13.
Round 6		Merrill played #035 Mark Fidler (Waltham, MA) and won 387 to 386 (a spread of 1) . Current ranking: #66. Current record: 3-3, +14.
Round 7		Merrill played #014 Gerald Carter (Thailand) and won 384 to 260 (a spread of 124) . Current ranking: #49. Current record: 4-3, +138.
Round 8		Merrill played #108 Dean Saldanha (Richmond BC) and lost 390 to 417 (a spread of -27) . Current ranking: #64. Current record: 4-4, +111.
Round 9		Merrill played #039 David Gibson (Spartanburg, SC) and lost 427 to 443 (a spread of -16) . Current ranking: #74. Current record: 4-5, +95.
Round 10		Merrill played #013 Jean Carol (Cincinnati, OH) and won 432 to 296 (a spread of 136) . Current ranking: #59. Current record: 5-5, +231.
Round 11		Merrill played #046 Randy Greenspan (Buffalo, NY) and lost 349 to 369 (a spread of -20) . Current ranking: #72. Current record: 5-6, +211.
Round 12		Merrill played #135 Trey Wright (Beverly Hills, CA) and won 344 to 328 (a spread of 16) . Current ranking: #59. Current record: 6-6, +227.
Round 13		Merrill played #097 Amnuay Ploysangngam (Thailand) and lost 199 to 485 (a spread of -286) . Current ranking: #84. Current record: 6-7, -59.
Round 14		Merrill played #050 Anne Hay (Raleigh, NC) and lost 380 to 452 (a spread of -72) . Current ranking: #94. Current record: 6-8, -131.
Round 15		Merrill played #055 Arnie Horowitz (Framingham, MA) and won 365 to 321 (a spread of 44) . Current ranking: #80. Current record: 7-8, -87.
Round 16		Merrill played #045 Howard Greenspan (Norwalk, CT) and lost 319 to 414 (a spread of -95) . Current ranking: #94. Current record: 7-9, -182.
Round 17		Merrill played #085 Pakorn Nemitrmansuk (Thailand) and won 412 to 377 (a spread of 35) . Current ranking: #83. Current record: 8-9, -147.
Round 18		Merrill played #051 Wendell Haynes (Miami, FL) and lost 350 to 383 (a spread of -33) . Current ranking: #90. Current record: 8-10, -180.
Round 19		Merrill played #057 Nuttakrit K (Thailand) and lost 291 to 343 (a spread of -52) . Current ranking: #100. Current record: 8-11, -232.
Round 20		Merrill played #037 Marty Gabriel (Berwyn, IL) and won 478 to 357 (a spread of 121) . Current ranking: #88. Current record: 9-11, -111.
Round 21		Merrill played #107 Craig Rowland (Mississauga ON) and lost 293 to 387 (a spread of -94) . Current ranking: #96. Current record: 9-12, -205.
Round 22		Merrill played #078 David Mallick (Andover, MA) and lost 291 to 421 (a spread of -130) . Current ranking: #104. Current record: 9-13, -335.
Round 23		Merrill played #042 Stuart Goldman (San Francisco, CA) and lost 335 to 406 (a spread of -71) . Current ranking: #110. Current record: 9-14, -406.
Round 24		Merrill played #084 Avi Moss (Brooklyn, NY) and won 443 to 332 (a spread of 111) . Current ranking: #102. Current record: 10-14, -295.
Round 25		Merrill played #050 Anne Hay (Raleigh, NC) and won 521 to 339 (a spread of 182) . Current ranking: #92. Current record: 11-14, -113.
Round 26		Merrill played #107 Craig Rowland (Mississauga ON) and lost 429 to 454 (a spread of -25) . Current ranking: #99. Current record: 11-15, -138.
Round 27		Merrill played #042 Stuart Goldman (San Francisco, CA) and lost 397 to 480 (a spread of -83) . Current ranking: #109. Current record: 11-16, -221.
Round 28		Merrill played #115 Alan Stern (Shadow Hills, CA) and lost 343 to 404 (a spread of -61) . Current ranking: #113. Current record: 11-17, -282.
Round 29		Merrill played #051 Wendell Haynes (Miami, FL) and lost 337 to 401 (a spread of -64) . Current ranking: #118. Current record: 11-18, -346.
Round 30		Merrill played #050 Anne Hay (Raleigh, NC) and won 469 to 309 (a spread of 160) . Current ranking: #112. Current record: 12-18, -186.
Round 31		Merrill played #057 Nuttakrit K (Thailand) and won 396 to 355 (a spread of 41) . Current ranking: #105. Current record: 13-18, -145.

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