Merran Dunlop [#64] at PC 2007

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On this page, you will find information about Merran Dunlop, who is a contestant at the 2007 Players Championship. This page was updated at least hourly between 09:00 A.M. and midnight local time. Dunlop currently has a record of 15-16, +323, and is ranked #44 in Division 5.

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): Merran Surname(s): Dunlop Home: Brantford, ON, Canada Hobbies: rEADING, SWIMMING, CRAFTS Occupation: RETIRED NSC 1992 Division: 2 NSC 1992 Rank: 139/139, 6-21 -1867 NSC 1998 Division: 4 NSC 1998 Rank: 69/125, 15-16 +105 NSC 2000 Division: 6 NSC 2000 Rank: 49/77, 14.5-16.5 -300 NSC 2004 Division: 6 NSC 2004 Rank: 41/76, 15-15 -413

Career History

8-year record against other players at this event	20-20 (0.500)
Past 1-12 months	1-6 (0.143)	LLLLL W L
Past 13-24 months	4-3 (0.571)	WW LLL WW
Past 25-36 months	4-1 (0.800)	WW L WW
Past 37-48 months	4-6 (0.400)	W LL W L W LLL W
Past 49-60 months	4-2 (0.667)	WWW L W L
Past 61-72 months	3-2 (0.600)	LL WWW
Past 73-84 months	no games
Past 85-96 months	no games

Rank Diagram
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Round by Round
High score: 476 Average for: 350 Average against: 341
Round 1		Dunlop played #20 Betzy Collins (Thornhill ON) and lost 356 to 384 (a spread of -28). The last time these two played was 2002-06 at: LIVONIA, MI Dunlop’s record vs. Collins in the 8 years leading up to this event: 1-2 (0.333). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: LLW. Past 73-84 months: no games. Past 85-96 months: no games. Current ranking: #49. Current record: 0-1, -28.
Round 2		Dunlop played #27 Erica Moore (Chicago, IL) and lost 366 to 383 (a spread of -17). Before this event, Dunlop had not played Moore in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #61. Current record: 0-2, -45. Dunlop is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Dunlop is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (2 hits).
Round 3		Dunlop played #44 Carol Jones (Las Cruces, NM) and lost 313 to 419 (a spread of -106). Before this event, Dunlop had not played Jones in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #71. Current record: 0-3, -151.
Round 4		Dunlop played #63 Janet Griesel (Madison, WI) and won 329 to 306 (a spread of 23). Before this event, Dunlop had not played Griesel in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #63. Current record: 1-3, -128.
Round 5		Dunlop played #67 Percy Fernando (Mississauga ON) and lost 282 to 304 (a spread of -22). Before this event, Dunlop had not played Fernando in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #67. Current record: 1-4, -150.
Round 6		Dunlop played #40 Bernadette Buckley (Atlantic City, NJ) and won 378 to 338 (a spread of 40). Before this event, Dunlop had not played Buckley in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #59. Current record: 2-4, -110.
Round 7		Dunlop played #68 Debbie Scholz (Houston, TX) and won 380 to 283 (a spread of 97). Before this event, Dunlop had not played Scholz in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #45. Current record: 3-4, -13.
Round 8		Dunlop played #41 Angela Dancho (Thornton, CO) and lost 321 to 458 (a spread of -137). Before this event, Dunlop had not played Dancho in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #59. Current record: 3-5, -150.
Round 9		Dunlop played #55 Polly Lenzen (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) and lost 356 to 367 (a spread of -11). Before this event, Dunlop had not played Lenzen in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #66. Current record: 3-6, -161.
Round 10		Dunlop played #62 Sophia Murzin (Dearborn Heights, MI) and lost 338 to 352 (a spread of -14). The last time these two played was 2006-06 at: HAZEL PARK, MI Dunlop’s record vs. Murzin in the 8 years leading up to this event: 3-3 (0.500). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: L. Past 25-36 months: W. Past 37-48 months: LW. Past 49-60 months: LW. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Past 85-96 months: no games. Current ranking: #70. Current record: 3-7, -175.
Round 11		Dunlop played #29 Vi Greene (Erie, PA) and lost 330 to 391 (a spread of -61). Before this event, Dunlop had not played Greene in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #74. Current record: 3-8, -236.
Round 12		Dunlop played #74 Kathy Johnson (Houston, TX) and lost 307 to 315 (a spread of -8). Before this event, Dunlop had not played Johnson in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #76. Current record: 3-9, -244.
Round 13		Dunlop played #78 Jack Howe (Paragould, AR) and won 372 to 324 (a spread of 48). Before this event, Dunlop had not played Howe in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #71. Current record: 4-9, -196.
Round 14		Dunlop played #81 Florida Jones (Hazel Crest, IL) and won 369 to 283 (a spread of 86). Before this event, Dunlop had not played Jones in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #65. Current record: 5-9, -110.
Round 15		Dunlop played #73 Kaye Platts (Evansville, IN) and lost 318 to 387 (a spread of -69). Before this event, Dunlop had not played Platts in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #72. Current record: 5-10, -179.
Round 16		Dunlop played #61 Dianne Watson (Burlington ON) and won 476 to 256 (a spread of 220). The last time these two played was 2004-06 at: PORT HURON, MI Dunlop’s record vs. Watson in the 8 years leading up to this event: 1-0 (1.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: W. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Past 85-96 months: no games. Current ranking: #65. Current record: 6-10, +41.
Round 17		Dunlop played #56 Neva Slater (Manchester, CT) and lost 386 to 397 (a spread of -11). The last time these two played was 2004-08 at: NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP Dunlop’s record vs. Slater in the 8 years leading up to this event: 0-1 (0.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: L. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Past 85-96 months: no games. Current ranking: #70. Current record: 6-11, +30.
Round 18		Dunlop played #69 Janice Konkol (Amherst, WI) and lost 316 to 352 (a spread of -36). Before this event, Dunlop had not played Konkol in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #73. Current record: 6-12, -6.
Round 19		Dunlop played #46 Maliha Mahmood (Tustin, CA) and won 342 to 291 (a spread of 51). Before this event, Dunlop had not played Mahmood in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #69. Current record: 7-12, +45.
Round 20		Dunlop recorded a bye with a spread of 50 points. Current ranking: #65. Current record: 8-12, +95.
Round 21		Dunlop played #82 Lillian Zoller (Dayton, OH) and won 368 to 300 (a spread of 68). Before this event, Dunlop had not played Zoller in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #56. Current record: 9-12, +163.
Round 22		Dunlop played #77 Peggy Grant (Blythewood, SC) and lost 380 to 389 (a spread of -9). Before this event, Dunlop had not played Grant in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #64. Current record: 9-13, +154.
Round 23		Dunlop played #71 Noah Lieberman (Charlotte, NC) and won 299 to 297 (a spread of 2). Before this event, Dunlop had not played Lieberman in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #60. Current record: 10-13, +156.
Round 24		Dunlop played #79 Barbara Delano (Erie, PA) and won 413 to 344 (a spread of 69). Before this event, Dunlop had not played Delano in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #52. Current record: 11-13, +225.
Round 25		Dunlop played #80 Carolyn Boyd (Houston, TX) and won 366 to 264 (a spread of 102). Before this event, Dunlop had not played Boyd in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #46. Current record: 12-13, +327.
Round 26		Dunlop played #51 Barbara Major (Alexandria, VA) and lost 305 to 370 (a spread of -65). Before this event, Dunlop had not played Major in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #52. Current record: 12-14, +262.
Round 27		Dunlop played #34 Beulah Cooper (Austin, TX) and won 347 to 327 (a spread of 20). The last time these two played was 2005-04 at: PIGEON FORGE, TN Dunlop’s record vs. Cooper in the 8 years leading up to this event: 1-0 (1.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: W. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Past 85-96 months: no games. Current ranking: #42. Current record: 13-14, +282.
Round 28		Dunlop played #70 Henry De Young (St. Marys ON) and lost 326 to 368 (a spread of -42). The last time these two played was 2007-06 at: HAZEL PARK, MI Dunlop’s record vs. De Young in the 8 years leading up to this event: 0-1 (0.000). Past 1-12 months: L. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Past 85-96 months: no games. Current ranking: #53. Current record: 13-15, +240.
Round 29		Dunlop played #72 Melissa Brown (Eden Prairie, MN) and won 367 to 282 (a spread of 85). Before this event, Dunlop had not played Brown in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #45. Current record: 14-15, +325.
Round 30		Dunlop played #39 Jane Tacker (Sealy, TX) and lost 352 to 362 (a spread of -10). Before this event, Dunlop had not played Tacker in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #54. Current record: 14-16, +315.
Round 31		Dunlop played #65 Leah Patriarco (Chicago, IL) and won 354 to 346 (a spread of 8). Before this event, Dunlop had not played Patriarco in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #44. Current record: 15-16, +323.
Award Ceremony		Dunlop is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).

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