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SWILLLNS 2012: Michael Thelen [#8]
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On this page, you will find information about
Michael Thelen, who is competing
at the 2012 SWILLLNS.
This page was updated at least hourly between 09:00 A.M. and midnight local time.
This player currently has a record of 12-6, +690, and is ranked
#3.
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 | ![[photo of Michael Thelen]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/t/thelen_michael_2.jpg)
| Given name(s): Michael Surname(s): Thelen Home: West Jordan, UT, United States Hobbies: Programming, reading Occupation: Software engineer |
Round by Round | High score: 520 Average for: 422 Average against: 384 | Round 1 | ![[photo of Susan Beard]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/b/beard_susan.jpg)
| Thelen played #16 Susan Beard (Rio Rancho, NM) and won 520 to 347 (a spread of 173). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 1-0, +173. Thelen is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). | Round 2 | ![[photo of Pamina Deutsch]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/d/deutsch_pamina_2.jpg)
| Thelen played #23 Pamina Deutsch (Corrales, NM) and lost 412 to 464 (a spread of -52). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 1-1, +121. Thelen is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). | Round 3 | ![[photo of Dave Wiegand]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/w/wiegand_dave.jpg)
| Thelen played #1 Dave Wiegand (Portland, OR) and won 470 to 381 (a spread of 89). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 2-1, +210. | Round 4 | ![[photo of Chris Cree]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/c/cree_chris.jpg)
| Thelen played #5 Chris Cree (Dallas, TX) and lost 381 to 429 (a spread of -48). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 2-2, +162. | Round 5 | ![[photo of Jerry Lerman]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/l/lerman_jerry.jpg)
| Thelen played #2 Jerry Lerman (Foster City, CA) and lost 313 to 415 (a spread of -102). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 2-3, +60. | Round 6 | ![[photo of John Chew]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/c/chew_john_2.jpg)
| Thelen played #11 John Chew (Toronto ON) and won 440 to 362 (a spread of 78). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 3-3, +138. Thelen is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits). | Round 7 | ![[photo of Wallace Schultz]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/s/schultz_wallace_2.jpg)
| Thelen played #12 Wallace Schultz (Las Vegas, NM) and won 448 to 287 (a spread of 161). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 4-3, +299. | Round 8 | ![[photo of Karen Merrill]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/m/merrill_karen.jpeg)
| Thelen played #18 Karen Merrill (Wilsonville, OR) and won 468 to 406 (a spread of 62). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 5-3, +361. | Round 9 | ![[photo of Marjorie Schoneboom]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/s/schoneboom_marjorie.jpg)
| Thelen played #17 Marjorie Schoneboom (Deer Park, NY) and won 411 to 355 (a spread of 56). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 6-3, +417. | Round 10 | ![[photo of Trey Wright]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/w/wright_trey_2.jpg)
| Thelen played #7 Trey Wright (Sierra Madre, CA) and lost 298 to 438 (a spread of -140). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 6-4, +277. | Round 11 | ![[photo of Joey Mallick]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/m/mallick_joey.jpg)
| Thelen played #4 Joey Mallick (Cape Elizabeth, ME) and lost 380 to 408 (a spread of -28). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 6-5, +249. | Round 12 | ![[photo of Lisa Odom]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/o/odom_lisa_3.jpg)
| Thelen played #6 Lisa Odom (St Louis Park, MN) and won 442 to 409 (a spread of 33). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 7-5, +282. | Round 13 | ![[photo of Janet Buchbinder]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/b/buchbinder_janet_2.jpg)
| Thelen played #22 Janet Buchbinder (Albuquerque, NM) and won 423 to 417 (a spread of 6). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 8-5, +288. Thelen is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). | Round 14 | ![[no photo available]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/u/unknown_player.gif)
| Thelen played #20 John Dowaliby (Santa Fe, NM) and won 476 to 410 (a spread of 66). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 9-5, +354. | Round 15 | ![[photo of Michael Baker]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/b/baker_mike.jpeg)
| Thelen played #10 Michael Baker (Portland, OR) and won 458 to 332 (a spread of 126). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 10-5, +480. Thelen is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). | Round 16 | ![[photo of Dave Wiegand]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/w/wiegand_dave.jpg)
| Thelen played #1 Dave Wiegand (Portland, OR) again and won 410 to 341 (a spread of 69). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 11-5, +549. Thelen is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Thelen is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits). | Round 17 | ![[photo of Dave Wiegand]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/w/wiegand_dave.jpg)
| Thelen played #1 Dave Wiegand (Portland, OR) for the third time and won 488 to 307 (a spread of 181). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 12-5, +730. Thelen is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). | Round 18 | ![[photo of Chris Cree]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/c/cree_chris.jpg)
| Thelen played #5 Chris Cree (Dallas, TX) again and lost 357 to 397 (a spread of -40). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 12-6, +690. Thelen is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). | After the Tournament | | Thelen is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits). |
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